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I-Tolnaftate iyikhambi elithambile lokulwa nesikhunta ongayithola ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela ukuze welaphe izifo zesikhumba ezivamile ezibangelwa isikhunta. Sekuyiminyaka ithenjwa ochwepheshe bezempilo nemindeni njengendlela ephephile, esebenzayo yokususa izimo ezinjengezinyawo zomgijimi, ukulunywa kwe-jock, kanye nemvukuzane. Le mithi ethambile kodwa ethembekile isebenza ngokumisa ukukhula kwesikhunta esikhumbeni sakho, ikusize uzizwe ukhululekile futhi uzethembile futhi.
I-Tolnaftate iyikhilimu elilwa nesikhunta, impushana, noma isifutho esithengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela eselapha izifo zesikhumba ezibangelwa isikhunta. Ingaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-antifungals aphezulu, okusho ukuthi uyigcoba ngqo endaweni ethintekile kunokuyithatha ngomlomo. Le mithi isikhona kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1960 futhi isahlala ingenye yezinketho ezithambile zokwelapha izinkinga zesikhumba ezibangelwa isikhunta.
Uzothola i-tolnaftate emathunjini amaningi emithi nakumakhemisi ngaphandle kwesidingo semvume kadokotela. Ithathwa njengemithi elula yokulwa nesikhunta, okuyenza ibe yindlela enhle yokuqala kubantu abaningi ababhekene nezifo ezivamile ezibangelwa isikhunta. Umuthi uza ngezinhlobo eziningana, ngakho-ke ungakhetha okuzizwa kukhululekile esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Tolnaftate iphatha ngempumelelo izifo eziningana ezivamile zesikhumba ezibangelwa isikhunta ezithinta izigidi zabantu. Isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ezifweni eziqhamuka ezindaweni ezifudumele, ezinomswakama zomzimba wakho lapho isikhunta ngokwemvelo sithanda ukukhula khona. Abantu abaningi babona ngcono ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa, yize ukuphola okuphelele kuthatha isikhathi eside.
Nawa amakhambi amakhulu i-tolnaftate engakusiza ngawo:
Udkt wakho angase futhi ancome i-tolnaftate kwezinye izimo zesikhumba se-fungal. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi ekuvikeleni unyawo lomgijimi uma uthambekele ekulitholeni ngokuphindaphindiwe, ikakhulukazi uma uchitha isikhathi emzimbeni, emachibini, noma kwezinye izindawo ezimanzi.
I-Tolnaftate isebenza ngokungenelela ikhono le-fungus lokwakha nokugcina izindonga zayo zamaseli. Cabanga ngayo njengokuphazamisa isisekelo se-fungus, okugcina kubangele ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuthakele futhi kufe. Le nqubo ithambile futhi iyancipha, yingakho i-tolnaftate ithathwa njengemithi elula ye-antifungal.
Umuthi awubulali ama-fungi ngokushesha njengoba kwenza ezinye izidakamizwa eziqinile ze-antifungal. Esikhundleni salokho, ivimbela i-fungus ekukhuleni nasekusabalaleni ngenkathi izivikelo zomzimba wakho zemvelo zisiza ukususa ukutheleleka. Le ndlela ethambile isho ukuthi mancane amathuba okuthi uzwe ukucasuka noma imiphumela emibi, okwenza ifaneleke kubantu abaningi.
Ngenxa yokuthi i-tolnaftate ithambile, isebenza kahle ekuthelelekeni okusha noma okungathí sina kakhulu. Uma uke waba nokutheleleka nge-fungal izinyanga eziningi noma uma kunenkani, ungase udinge umuthi oqinile kadokotela wakho.
Ukuphuza i-tolnaftate ngendlela efanele kusiza ekuqinisekiseni imiphumela emihle kakhulu futhi kuvimbela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye. Okubalulekile ukuqina nokusebenzisa kahle, kanye nokugcina indawo ethintekile ihlanzekile futhi yomile. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi inqubo yokusebenzisa ilula futhi kulula ukuyifaka emsebenzini wabo wansuku zonke.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-tolnaftate, geza indawo ethintekile ngobumnene ngensipho namanzi, bese uyomisa ngokuphelele. Lesi sinyathelo sibalulekile ngoba amagciwane akhula ezindaweni ezinomswakama, ngakho-ke ufuna ukuqala ngesikhumba esihlanzekile, esomile. Faka ungqimba oluncane lomuthi endaweni enesifo kanye nentshi eyodwa ngaphandle komngcele wokutheleleka obonakalayo.
Kufanele usebenzise i-tolnaftate kabili ngosuku, ngokuvamile ekuseni nakusihlwa. Uma usebenzisa ifomu lempushana, qiniseka ukuthi uyinyakazisa kahle ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa. Ngama-spray, bamba isitsha cishe ngamasentimitha ayi-6 ukusuka esikhumbeni sakho bese ufutha ngokulinganayo. Geza izandla zakho ngamanzi ngemuva kokusebenzisa ukuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-tolnaftate nokudla ngoba isetshenziswa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuba igwinywe. Kodwa-ke, gwema ukuthola umuthi emehlweni akho, emlonyeni, noma ekhaleni, njengoba yakhelwe kuphela ukusetshenziswa ngaphandle esikhumbeni sakho.
Izifo eziningi zama-fungal zidinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo amasonto ama-2 kuya kwangu-4 ukuze zinyamalale ngokuphelele, ngisho nangemva kokuthi izimpawu zakho zithuthuke. Kubalulekile ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-tolnaftate okungenani isonto elilodwa ngemuva kokuthi isikhumba sakho sibukeka futhi sizizwa sijwayelekile futhi. Lesi sikhathi esengeziwe sisiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi wonke amagciwane aqediwe futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuthi ukutheleleka kubuye.
Ngezinyawo zomgijimi, ngokuvamile uzodinga ukusebenzisa i-tolnaftate amasonto ama-2 kuya kwangu-4. Ukulunywa kwe-Jock kuvame ukucaca emasontweni ama-2 kuya kwangu-3, ngenkathi i-ringworm ingathatha amasonto ama-2 kuya kwangu-4 kuye ngosayizi nendawo yokutheleleka. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala, kodwa ukuphola okuphelele kuthatha isikhathi eside.
Uma ungaboni ngcono ngemva kwamasonto amabili ukusebenzisa njalo, noma uma ukutheleleka kwakho kubonakala kubhebhetheka, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ungase udinge umuthi oqinile kadokotela noma kungase kube nenye imbangela edinga ukunakekelwa.
I-Tolnaftate ngokuvamile ithandwa kakhulu, futhi abantu abaningi ababi nemiphumela eceleni nhlobo. Uma imiphumela eceleni yenzeka, ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ilinganiselwe endaweni lapho usebenzisa khona umuthi. Ukusabela okungathi sína akuvamile ngalo muthi olula wokulwa nesikhunta.
Imiphumela eceleni evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emnene ngokuvamile iyanyamalala njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela emuthini. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, ungaqala ukusebenzisa umuthi kaningi noma ushintshele kwenye indlela ye-tolnaftate.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, abanye abantu bangase bathuthukise ukusabela komzimba ku-tolnaftate. Izimpawu zokusabela komzimba zihlanganisa ukubomvu okukhulu, ukuvuvukala, ukuqhekeka, noma ukuqubuka okusabalala ngaphandle kwendawo ephathwayo. Uma uthola noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Abantu abaningi bangasebenzisa i-tolnaftate ngokuphepha, kodwa zikhona izimo ezimbalwa lapho kufanele uyigweme noma uyisebenzise ngokuqapha. Okukhathaza kakhulu ukuthi ngabe uke waba nokusabela komzimba ku-tolnaftate noma imithi efanayo yokulwa nesikhunta esikhathini esidlule. Hlala uhlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi i-tolnaftate ikufanele yini.
Kufanele ukugweme i-tolnaftate uma une:
Kwabesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisayo, i-tolnaftate ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile njengoba kuncane kakhulu komuthi okumuncwa ngesikhumba sakho. Kodwa-ke, kuhlale kuhle ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa noma yimuphi umuthi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngenkathi uncelisa.
Izingane ngokuvamile zingasebenzisa i-tolnaftate ngokuphepha, kodwa kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho wezingane ngaphambi kokwelapha izifo zokukhunta ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-2 ubudala. Umuthi usebenza ngendlela efanayo ezinganeni njengoba wenza kubantu abadala, kodwa ukulinganisa nokusebenzisa kungadingeka kulungiswe.
I-Tolnaftate itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, yize izitolo eziningi zithwala nezazo izinhlobo ezivamile. Isithako esisebenzayo siyafana kungakhathalekile igama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke ungakhetha ngokuya ngentengo, ukutholakala, noma okuthandayo. Izinhlobo ezivamile zivame ukungabizi futhi zisebenza kahle.
Amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Tinactin, Aftate, nemikhiqizo ye-Dr. Scholl's Athlete's Foot. Uzothola futhi i-tolnaftate emikhiqizweni eminingi yesitolo efana ne-CVS, Walgreens, nemikhiqizo ejwayelekile yokulwa nesikhunta ye-Walmart. Ezinye izinhlobo zinikeza imikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe efaka i-tolnaftate kanye nezinye izithako ezinjengama-moisturizers noma ama-ejenti okupholisa.
Uma uthenga i-tolnaftate, funa imikhiqizo equkethe i-1% tolnaftate njengesithako esisebenzayo. Lena yingxenye ejwayelekile ebonakale isebenza ekwelapheni izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane. Ukugxila okuphezulu akudingeki kube ngcono futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesikhumba.
Uma i-tolnaftate ingasebenzi ngesifo sakho noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi, eminye imithi elwa namagciwane iyatholakala. Ezinye izindlela nazo ziyatholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, kanti ezinye zidinga incwadi kadokotela evela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi ukhethe inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Ezinye izindlela ezingatholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela zihlanganisa:
Ezifweni ezinzima noma eziqhubekayo, udokotela wakho angase akunikeze imithi eqinile efana ne-terbinafine yencwadi kadokotela, i-ketoconazole, noma imithi elwa namagciwane yomlomo. Lezi zivame ukugcinelwa izifo ezingasabeli ekwelashweni okungaphandle kwemvume kadokotela.
Kokubili i-tolnaftate ne-terbinafine ziyimithi elwa namagciwane esebenzayo, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezehlukile futhi zinamandla ahlukene. I-Terbinafine ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqinile futhi ingasebenza ngokushesha ezifweni eziqine, kuyilapho i-tolnaftate ithambile futhi mancane amathuba okuthi ibangele imiphumela emibi. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike esimweni sakho esithile nokuzwela kwesikhumba.
I-Tolnaftate ithambile futhi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka ngemiphumela emincane. Kuyindlela enhle yokuqala yokwelapha izifo ezingavamile zama-fungal, ikakhulukazi uma unesikhumba esibucayi noma welapha ingane. Umuthi ushibhile kakhulu futhi uyatholakala kabanzi ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Terbinafine ivame ukusebenza kahle ezifweni ezinzima noma eziqhubekayo. Ingasusa izifo ngokushesha kune-tolnaftate, kodwa ingase futhi ibangele ukucasuka kwesikhumba okwengeziwe kwabanye abantu. I-Terbinafine ivame ukunconywa uma i-tolnaftate ingasebenzi noma ezimweni eziqinile ze-athlete's foot.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo abaningi batusa ukuzama i-tolnaftate kuqala ngenxa yeprofile yayo enhle yokuphepha. Uma ukutheleleka kwakho kungathuthuki ngemva kwamasonto angu-2-3 okusetshenziswa njalo, khona-ke ukushintshela ku-terbinafine noma ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izinketho kunengqondo.
Yebo, i-tolnaftate ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela ukuthi bayisebenzise ngaphandle. Njengoba umuthi ufakwa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuthathwa ngomlomo, awuthinti amazinga kashukela egazini lakho noma uhlanganyele nemithi yesifo sikashukela. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela badinga ukuqapha kakhulu ngezifo zonyawo futhi kufanele baqaphele isikhumba sabo ngokucophelela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina izinyawo zakho zihlanzekile futhi zomile, njengoba izifo zama-fungal zingaba zimbi kakhulu futhi zibe nzima ukuzelapha. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa noma yimiphi imithi emisha, okuhlanganisa ama-antifungals angaphandle kwekhawunta, ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ahambisana kahle nohlelo lwakho lokulawula isifo sikashukela.
Ukusetshenziswa okuningi kakhulu kwe-tolnaftate ngezikhathi ezithile akuyingozi, kodwa kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesikhumba. Uma ngengozi ufaka okuningi kunokunconywayo, sula ngokucophelela okuningi ngendwangu ehlanzekile, emanzi. Ungakhathazeki kakhulu ngaleli phutha, njengoba i-tolnaftate iphephile impela ngisho nasezilinganisweni ezinkulu.
Uma uqaphela ukwanda kobubomvu, ukusha, noma ukucasuka ngemva kokufaka okuningi, ungaphumula emuthini usuku noma ezimbili ukuze uvumele isikhumba sakho silulame. Uma uqala kabusha ukwelashwa, sebenzisa ungqimba oluncane bese ulufaka ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ukucasuka kunzima noma kungathuthuki ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Uma weqa umthamo we-tolnaftate, vele uwufake ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula. Uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile. Ungafaki umuthi owengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe, njengoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesikhumba.
Ukuqina kubalulekile ekwelapheni izifo zokukhunta ngempumelelo, ngakho zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ukuhlanganisa ukusetshenziswa emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke. Ukuqa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulimaze ukwelashwa kwakho, kodwa imithamo eqeqeshwe njalo inganciphisa ukululama kwakho futhi ikhuphule ithuba lokuthi ukutheleleka kubuye.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokusebenzisa i-tolnaftate okungenani isonto elilodwa ngemva kokuthi izimpawu zakho zinyamalale ngokuphelele. Lesi sikhathi esengeziwe sisiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi konke ukukhunta kuqedwa futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuthi ukutheleleka kubuye. Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa umuthi amasonto angu-2 kuya kwangu-4 esewonke, kuye ngohlobo nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwabo.
Noma ngabe isikhumba sakho sibukeka futhi sizizwa ngendlela ejwayelekile, ezinye izinhlobo zesikhunta zingase zibe khona emazingeni ongenakukubona noma ukuzizwa. Ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungenye yezizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuthi kungani izifo zesikhunta zibuyela. Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ukutheleleka kwakho kuqediwe ngokuphelele, kungcono ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa izinsuku ezimbalwa ezengeziwe kunokubeka engozini yokuphindeka.
Ngenkathi i-tolnaftate ivikelekile ngokujwayelekile, ngokuvamile ayinconyelwe ukusetshenziswa ebusweni bakho ngaphandle uma kuqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Isikhumba ebusweni bakho sizwela kakhulu kunezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, futhi izifo zesikhunta ebusweni zivame ukudinga izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile. Ukutheleleka kwesikhunta ebusweni kungaba yinkimbinkimbi futhi kungadinga imithi kadokotela.
Uma usola ukuthi unokutheleleka kwesikhunta ebusweni bakho, kungcono ukubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma udokotela wesikhumba. Bangakwazi ukuxilonga kahle isimo futhi bancomela ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu. Ezinye izimo zesikhumba sobuso ezibukeka njengezifo zesikhunta empeleni zibangelwa ezinye izinto futhi zidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile ngokuphelele.
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