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Ukukhokha yindlela yomzimba wakho yokusabela lapho kukhona okuthile okukhungathekisa umlomo wakho noma izindlela zomoya. Into ekhungathekisayo ivusa izinzwa ezithumela umyalezo ebuchosheni bakho. Ubuchopho buyala-ke imisipha esifubeni nasesizathwini sakho ukuba ikhiphe umoya emaphaphweni ukuze ikhiphe into ekhungathekisayo. Ukukhokha kanye kanye ngezinye izikhathi kuyinto evamile futhi iphilile. Ukukhokha okuphela amasonto amaningana noma okukhipha ukhulu oluguqukile noma olunegazi kungaba uphawu lokuthi kukhona okuthile okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ngezinye izikhathi, ukukhokha kungaba namandla kakhulu. Ukukhokha okuqinile okuphela isikhathi eside kungakhungathekisa amaphaphu futhi kubangele ukukhokha okwengeziwe. Kubuye kudiniwe kakhulu futhi kubangele ukungalali, ukukhungatheka noma ukuhlupheka; izikhathi zikhanda; ukuvuza komchamo; ukugabha; ngisho nokweqa amathambo.

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Nakuba ukukhokha okwesikhathi esithile kuyinto evamile, ukukhokha okuphela amasonto amaningana noma okukhipha i-mucus eguqukile noma enegazi kungaba uphawu lokuthi kukhona isimo sezempilo. Ukukhokha kubizwa ngokuthi "ukukhokha okubuthakathaka" uma kuphela amasonto angaphansi kwamathathu. Kubizwa ngokuthi "ukukhokha okuqhubekayo" uma kuphela amasonto angaphezu kwamashumi ayisishiyagalombili kubantu abadala noma amasonto angaphezu kwamane ezinganeni. Ukutheleleka noma ukubhebhetheka kwezimo zephunga ezingapheli kuyimbangela yokukhokha okubuthakathaka. Ukukhokha okuningi okuqhubekayo kuhlobene nezimo zephunga, inhliziyo noma izimbobo. Izimbangela ezivamile zokutheleleka kokukhokha okubuthakathaka Izimbangela ezivamile zokutheleleka kokukhokha okubuthakathaka zihlanganisa: I-sinusitis ebuthakathaka I-Bronchiolitis (ikakhulukazi kubantwana abancane) I-Bronchitis Ukuqanduka okuvamile I-Croup (ikakhulukazi kubantwana abancane) I-Influenza (igciwane) I-Laryngitis I-Pneumonia I-Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Ukukhokha okukhulu Kunezinye izifo, ikakhulukazi ukukhokha okukhulu, kungabangela ukuvuvukala okukhulu kangangokuthi ukukhokha kungaphela amasonto amaningi noma ngisho nezinyanga ngemuva kokuba ukutheleleka sekuphelile. Izimbangela zephunga ezingapheli zokukhokha okuqhubekayo Izimbangela zephunga ezingapheli zokukhokha okuqhubekayo zihlanganisa: I-Asthma (evamile kakhulu ezinganeni) I-Bronchiectasis, eholela ekwakhekeni kwe-mucus engaba nemicu yegazi futhi ikhulise ingozi yokutheleleka I-Bronchitis engaqedi I-COPD I-Cystic fibrosis I-Emphysema Umdlavuza wephunga I-Pulmonary embolism I-Sarcoidosis (isimo lapho amaqoqo amancane amaseli avuvukayo angakha khona kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomzimba) I-Tuberculosis Ezinye izimbangela zokukhokha Ezinye izimbangela zokukhokha zihlanganisa: Uketshezi Ukuminca: Usizo lokuqala (ikakhulukazi ezinganeni) I-sinusitis engaqedi I-Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Ukwehluleka kwenhliziyo Ukuphefumula into ecasulayo, njengotshwala, uthuli, amakhemikhali noma into yangaphandle Imithi ebizwa ngokuthi yi-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, eyaziwa nangokuthi yi-ACE inhibitors Izifo ze-neuromuscular ezibuthakathaka ukuxhumanisa komoya ophezulu kanye nemisipha yokugwinya I-Postnasal drip, okusho ukuthi i-fluid evela ekhaleni ihamba phansi emuva komlomo Incazelo Nini kufanele ubona udokotela

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Shaya odokotela wakho uma ikhukhula lakho — noma ikhukhula lengane yakho — lingapheli ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa noma uma lihambisana nalokhu okulandelayo: Ukukhokha iflegm ebukhulu, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ukuphefumula ngokunzima. Ukuqabuka. Ukuphefumula buhlungu. Ukuphelelwa amandla. Ukukhula kwamagxolo noma ukulahlekelwa isisindo. Funani ukunakekelwa okuphaphandayo uma wena noma ingane yakho: Niphefumula noma nikhahlela. Kunzima ukuphefumula noma ukugwinya. Ukukhokha iflegm elikhulu legazi noma elibomvu. Ukuba nobuhlungu esifubeni. Izindlela zokunakekela ngokwakho Imithi yokukhwehlela ivame ukusetshenziswa kuphela uma ikhukhula liyisimo esisha, libonisa ukungakhululeki okukhulu, liphazamisa ubuthongo bakho futhi alihambisani nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezinobuhlungu ezibalwe ngenhla. Uma usebenzisa imithi yokukhwehlela, qiniseka ukuthi ulandela imiyalo yokulinganisela. Imithi yokukhwehlela nemiqondo obathenga eshalofini ihlose ukwelapha izimpawu zokukhwehlela nemiqondo, hhayi isifo esiyimbangela. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi le miithi ayisebenzi kangcono kunokungathathi lutho. Okubaluleke kakhulu, le miithi ayinconyelwe izingane ngenxa yezingozi zemiphumela emibi, kufaka phakathi ukudlula ngokweqile okubulalayo ezinganeni ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-2. Ungasebenzisi imithi ongayithenga ngaphandle kwesikripthi, ngaphandle kwezinto ezikwehlisa ubushushu bomzimba nezokunciphisa ubuhlungu, ukwelapha ukukhwehlela nemiqondo ezinganeni ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-6. Futhi, ungasebenzisi le miithi ezinganeni ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-12. Cela usizo lochwepheshe wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Ukuze ukhulule ikhukhula lakho, zama lezi zeluleko: Gwinya ama-cough drops noma amaswidi ahlwabile. Angase akhulule ikhukhula eliomile futhi apholile umlomo oqabukile. Kodwa ungawaphi ezinganeni ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-6 ngenxa yengozi yokukhahlela. Cabanga ngokuthatha uju. Isipuni esisodwa seju singasiza ekuqedeni ikhukhula. Unganiki uju izingane ezineminyaka engaphansi konyaka owodwa ngoba uju lungaba ne-bacteria eyingozi kubantwana. Gcina umoya unyakaze. Sebenzisa i-humidifier enomoya opholile noma thatha ishawa esishisayo. Phuza izinto ezinwetshiwe. Izinto ezinwetshiwe zisiza ekuqedeni i-mucus emlonyeni wakho. Izinto ezishisayo, njenge-broth, itiye noma ijusi lelemon, zingapholisa umlomo wakho. Gwema ukubhema. Ukubhema noma ukuphefumula umusi wokubhema kungenza ikhukhula lakho libi kakhulu. Izimbangela

Funda kabanzi: https://mayoclinic.org/symptoms/cough/basics/definition/sym-20050846

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