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I-Tiotropium kanye ne-olodaterol kuyinhlanganisela yomuthi wokuphefumula osiza abantu abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona zokuvimba umoya (i-COPD) ukuba baphefumule kalula. Lo muthi oqeda izinto ezimbili uhlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zama-bronchodilators—imithi evula imigudu yakho yomoya—ukuze inikeze ukukhululeka okuhlala isikhathi eside ezinkingeni zokuphefumula.
Uma wena noma othile omkhathalelayo enikezwe lo muthi, ungase uzizwe unentshisekelo noma ukhungathekile ngalokho okwenzayo nokuthi ungawusebenzisa kanjani ngokuphepha. Lokho kuvamile ngokuphelele, futhi ukuqonda imithi yakho kungakusiza ukuba uzizwe unethemba elikhulu mayelana nokuphatha isimo sakho.
I-Tiotropium kanye ne-olodaterol iyisiphefumulisi esinconywayo esiqukethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukusiza amaphaphu akho ukuba asebenze kangcono. Cabanga ngayo njengendlela yokusebenzisana yokuphatha ukuphefumula kwakho—isithako ngasinye sinomsebenzi othile owenza omunye.
I-Tiotropium ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-anticholinergics asebenza isikhathi eside, kuyilapho i-olodaterol iyi-beta2-agonist esebenza isikhathi eside. Zombili ziyi-bronchodilators, okusho ukuthi zisiza ukuphumuza nokuvula imisipha ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya. Le nhlanganisela yenzelwe ngokuqondile abantu abane-COPD abadinga ukwelashwa kwansuku zonke.
Umuthi uza njengesiphefumulisi esithambile esiletha umthamo oqondile wemithi yomibili ngqo emaphashini akho. Ngokuvamile kunqunywa njengokwelashwa kanye ngosuku, okwenza kube lula ukuphatha izimpawu zokuphefumula isikhathi eside.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha isifo esingamahlalakhona sokuvimba umoya (i-COPD), okuhlanganisa i-chronic bronchitis kanye ne-emphysema. Kusiza ukunciphisa ukuqubuka futhi kwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke efana nokuhamba, ukukhuphuka izitebhisi, noma ngisho nokuba nezingxoxo kuzizwe kungakhathazi kangako.
Udktela wakho angase akunike lo muthi uma uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula obuvamile obuphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Lusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abaqhubeka nokuba nezimpawu ngaphandle kokusebenzisa eminye imithi ye-COPD, noma labo abadinga inketho elula yansuku zonke.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lo muthi ungowokwelashwa kokugcinwa, hhayi ezimweni eziphuthumayo zokuphefumula. Uma ubhekene nobunzima bokuphefumula njengamanje, uzodinga i-inhaler yakho yokuhlenga esheshayo esikhundleni salokho. Le nhlanganisela isebenza kahle uma isetshenziswa njalo nsuku zonke ukuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingaveli.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokugxila ezindleleni ezimbili ezihlukene emaphashini akho ukuze kugcinwe imigudu yakho yomoya ivulekile futhi iphumule. Ingxenye ye-tiotropium ivimba izimpawu ezithile zemizwa ebangela ukuthi imisipha yakho yomoya iqine, kuyilapho i-olodaterol iqondisa ngqo le misipha ngendlela ehlukile.
Uma une-COPD, imigudu yakho yomoya ivame ukuncipha futhi ivuvukale, okwenza kube nzima ukuthi umoya ungene futhi uphume emaphashini akho. Le ndlela yokusebenza kabili isiza ukubhekana kokubili nokuqina kwemisipha kanye nokuthambekela okuyisisekelo kwemigudu yakho yomoya ukuthi iqine usuku lonke.
Imiphumela ivame ukuhlala amahora angama-24, yingakho udinga ukuyisebenzisa kanye kuphela ngosuku. Zombili izithako zithathwa njenge-bronchodilators eqinile, esebenzayo enikeza ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo kunokuthuthuka okusheshayo, kwesikhashana. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukugcina ukusebenza kokuphefumula okuzinzile usuku lonke nobusuku.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela udokotela wakho aku-oda ngayo, ngokuvamile ukuhogela okukodwa kanye ngosuku ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke. Ungayithatha nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuqina ngesikhathi kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqinile omuthi ohlelweni lwakho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-inhaler yakho, susa isisekelo esicacile bese ufaka i-cartridge entsha uma kudingeka. Bamba i-inhaler iqonde phezulu bese ujika isisekelo esicacile ngendlela yemicibisholo ize ichofoze. Bese ukhomba i-inhaler kude nobuso bakho bese ucindezela inkinobho yokukhulula umthamo ukuze ukhulule imithi emoyeni—lokhu kulungisa i-inhaler yakho.
Uma usulungele ukuhogela umthamo wakho, phephetha umoya kancane futhi ngokuphelele. Vala izindebe zakho ngomlomo ngaphandle kokumboza izimbobo zomoya, bese ucindezela inkinobho yokukhulula umthamo bese uphefumula kancane futhi ujule ngomlomo wakho. Bamba umoya wakho imizuzwana eyi-10 noma isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka, bese uphefumula kancane.
Ngemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye, buyisela ikepisi ku-inhaler yakho bese ugeza umlomo wakho ngamanzi. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela imiphumela engemihle engaba khona njenge-oral thrush futhi kunciphisa ukunambitheka komuthi emlonyeni wakho. Ungagwinyi amanzi okugeza.
Lo muthi uvame ukunqunyelwa ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside, okuqhubekayo kunokwelashwa kwesikhashana. Abantu abaningi abane-COPD badinga ukuyisebenzisa nsuku zonke izinyanga noma iminyaka ukuze bagcine ukusebenza kahle kokuphefumula futhi bavimbele ukuqubuka kwezimpawu.
Ungase uqale ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka kokuphefumula kwakho ngesonto lokuqala lokusebenzisa, kodwa kungathatha amasonto angu-4-6 ukuzwa izinzuzo eziphelele. Lokhu kuthuthuka kancane kancane kuvamile futhi akusho ukuthi umuthi awusebenzi—amaphaphu akho amane azivumela ekwelashweni.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. I-COPD yisimo esingapheli esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo, futhi ukuyeka imithi yakho yokugcinwa kungaholela ekubhebhethekeni kwezimpawu. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi lo muthi uqhubeka ukukufanela yini.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-tiotropium kanye ne-olodaterol kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukungabonakali ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa. Ukugeza umlomo wakho ngemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye nokuhlala unamanzi kahle kungasiza ekunciphiseni eminye yale miphumela.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi ekhathazayo edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, ikakhulukazi uma ziqhubeka noma ziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, abanye abantu bangase bathuthukise imiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukusabela okubi kakhulu komzimba, izinkinga zokuphefumula eziqhubekayo, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka njengomkhuhlane nokukhiqizwa okwengeziwe kwamafinyila. Uma uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula obungazelelwe, obunzima, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma izimpawu zokusabela komzimba, funa usizo lwezempilo oluphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Ukuqonda ukuthi ubani okungafanele asebenzise lo muthi kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha kwakho nokusebenza kahle kokwelashwa.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-tiotropium, i-olodaterol, noma ezinye izithako ezikule inhaler. Uma uke waba nokusabela komzimba okufana nalokhu emithini efanayo esikhathini esidlule, qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyakwazi lokhu.
Lo muthi ungowokwelapha i-COPD kuphela futhi akufanele neze usetshenziselwe ukwelapha isifuba somoya njengesimo esiyinhloko. Uma unesifuba somoya, udokotela wakho uzokhetha imithi ehlukene efaneleka kakhulu isimo sakho. Ukusebenzisa lo muthi ngesifuba somoya kungase kubhebhethekise izimpawu zakho.
Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha zidinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma zingenza lo muthi ungafaneleki kuwe. Yazisa udokotela wakho uma unesinye salezi zimo:
Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho. Ngenkathi kunolwazi olulinganiselwe mayelana nemiphumela yalo muthi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, udokotela wakho angasiza ekulinganiseni izinzuzo nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
Izinto ezihlobene nobudala nazo zibalulekile. Ngenkathi lo muthi ungasetshenziswa kubantu abadala, bangase bazwele kakhulu emiphumeleni ethile engemihle futhi bangase badinge ukuqapha okuseduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe uyatholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Stiolto Respimat. I-Stiolto iyona engajwayelekile ukunconywa yile inhaler yokwelapha kabili futhi iza njengedivayisi ye-inhaler yomoya othambile.
Idivayisi ye-Respimat iwuhlobo oluthile lwe-inhaler oludala inkungu ehamba kancane, ethambile kunokuthi isifutho esisheshayo. Lo mklamo usiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi eningi ifinyelela emaphashini akho kunokuhlala emlonyeni nasemphinjeni wakho.
Uma uthatha umuthi wakho, uzothola kokubili idivayisi ye-Respimat inhaler kanye nama-cartridges omuthi ahlukene. I-cartridge ngayinye inikeza umuthi owanele izinsuku ezingama-30 uma usetshenziswa kanye ngosuku njengoba kuyalelwe.
Uma lo muthi ungalungile kuwe, ziningi ezinye izindlela zokuphatha izimpawu ze-COPD. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi zindlela ezinye ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukene.
Ama-bronchodilators ahlala isikhathi eside anezithako ezilodwa enye indlela. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-tiotropium yodwa (Spiriva), i-olodaterol yodwa (Striverdi), noma eminye imithi efana ne-formoterol noma i-salmeterol. Abanye abantu benza kahle ngohlobo olulodwa nje lwe-bronchodilator kunokuhlanganiswa.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-inhalers zihlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zemithi. Ngokwesibonelo, ezinye zihlanganisa i-bronchodilator esebenza isikhathi eside ne-corticosteroid e-inhaled, kanti ezinye zihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zama-bronchodilators. Ezinye izindlela ezithandwayo zihlanganisa i-Symbicort, i-Advair, i-Anoro, ne-Bevespi.
Kubantu abakhetha imithamo eminingi yansuku zonke noma abanezinkinga ezithile zomshuwalense, ama-inhalers ahlanganisiwe kabili ngosuku angase afaneleke kakhulu. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa zidinga imithamo yasekuseni nakusihlwa esikhundleni sokulinganisa kanye ngosuku.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izici ezinjengobunzima bezimpawu zakho, izintandokazi zokuphila, ikhono lokusebenzisa amadivayisi ahlukene e-inhaler, kanye nomshuwalense lapho ekhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu kuwe.
Ukuthi lo muthi
Uma kuqhathaniswa nama-bronchodilator anesithako esisodwa, inhlanganisela ye-tiotropium kanye ne-olodaterol ivame ukunikeza ukulawulwa okungcono kwezimpawu kanye nokuthuthukiswa komsebenzi wamaphaphu. Ukulula kokuthatha umthamo kanye ngosuku nakho kusiza abantu abaningi ukuthi banamathele ohlelweni lwabo lokwelashwa ngokuqhubekayo.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlanganisela zokuphefumula, lo muthi usebenza ngendlela efanayo mayelana nokusebenza kwawo. Izinzuzo eziyinhloko kungase kube isimiso sokuthatha umthamo kanye ngosuku kanye nohlelo lokulethwa komoya othambile, abanye abantu abakuthola kulula ukukusebenzisa kune-inhalers yomuthi owomile wendabuko.
Umuthi
Uma uthatha umthamo owengeziwe ngengozi, ungangeni ekuvalelweni, kodwa qaphela ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Ukuthatha okungaphezu kokunqunyiwe kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi efana nokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukuthuthumela, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma isicanucanu.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi wenzeni ngokulandelayo. Bangase bancomise ukuqapha izimpawu zakho ekhaya noma ukuza ukuzohlolwa, kuye ngokuthi ungakanani umuthi owengeziwe owuthathile nokuthi uzizwa kanjani.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengobuhlungu besifuba, isiyezi esikhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuquleka, funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Lokhu kungaba yizimpawu zokweqisa okukhulu okudinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Uma udlula umthamo wakho wansuku zonke, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuyisikhathi esicishe sifike somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo odlulwe ngawo bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile ngosuku olulandelayo.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo odlulwe ngawo. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe. Ukuthatha imithamo emibili kubi kakhulu ngalo muthi ngoba zombili izithako zisebenza isikhathi eside futhi zihlala ohlelweni lwakho isikhathi eside.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise uhlelo lokusebenza lokukhumbuza imithi. Ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke okuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekulawuleni izimpawu ezinhle nokuvimbela ukuqubuka kwe-COPD.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Ngenxa yokuthi i-COPD yisimo esingamahlalakhona, abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nemithi yabo yokugcinwa isikhathi eside ukuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi noma zibe zimbi kakhulu.
Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukuyeka noma ukushintsha umuthi wakho uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ebalulekile, uma isimo sakho sithuthuka kakhulu, noma uma ukwelashwa okusha, okuphumelelayo kakhulu kutholakala esimweni sakho esithile.
Noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu, ungayeki ukuthatha imithi yakho ngaphandle kokugadwa ngudokotela. Izimpawu ze-COPD zingabuyela ngokushesha uma ukwelashwa kokulondoloza kuyekiswa, futhi kungathatha isikhathi ukubuyisela ukulawula izimpawu uma uqala kabusha ukwelashwa.
Yebo, kufanele uqhubeke nokuthwala nokusebenzisa i-rescue inhaler yakho uma kudingeka, ngisho nalapho uthatha lo muthi wokulondoloza. I-rescue inhaler yakho inikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo ezinkingeni zokuphefumula ezingazelelwe, kuyilapho lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usebenza ukuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingaveli.
Uma uzithola udinga i-rescue inhaler yakho kaningi kunokujwayelekile, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Lokhu kungase kubonise ukuthi i-COPD yakho iya iba yimbi noma ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kokulondoloza kudinga ukulungiswa.
Qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyazi ngawo wonke ama-inhaler nemithi oyisebenzisayo. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zisebenza kahle ndawonye, kanti ezinye zingase zidinge ukulungiswa kwesikhathi noma ukuqapha okukhethekile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwakho nokusebenza kahle kokwelashwa.
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