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Ukuvaleka kwamakhala kwenzeka lapho izicubu ezingaphakathi ekhaleni lakho zivuvukala futhi zivuvukala, okwenza kube nzima ukuphefumula ngamakhala akho. Ungase ukwazi lokhu kuzizwa njengokuba ne "khala eligcwele" noma uzizwe "uvalekile." Lesi simo esivamile sithinta cishe wonke umuntu ngesikhathi esithile futhi ngokuvamile sibonisa ukuthi umzimba wakho uyasabela ekucasukeni, ekutheleleni, noma kwenye into ebangela.
Ukuvaleka kwamakhala kwenzeka lapho imithambo yegazi nezicubu ezindaweni zakho zamakhala zivuvukala ngamanzi amaningi. Lokhu kuvuvukala kunciphisa isikhala ngaphakathi ekhaleni lakho, okwenza ukungena komoya kube nzima. Cabanga ngakho njengepayipi lengadi elivalekile - amanzi asengageleza, kodwa amancane kakhulu ayaqhubeka.
Ukuvuvukala kwenzeka ngoba umzimba wakho uthumela igazi elengeziwe namaseli omzimba ukulwa nanoma yini ecasula izindima zakho zamakhala. Ngenkathi le mpendulo ikusiza ukuthi uzivikele, futhi idala lokho kuzizwa okuvalekile okungakhululeki. Ikhala lakho lingase futhi likhiqize amafinyila engeziwe ngalesi sikhathi, okungangeza ekuvalekeni.
Abantu abaningi bachaza ukuvaleka kwamakhala njengokuzizwa sengathi ikhala labo "ligcwele" noma livaliwe. Ungase uzithole uphefumula ngomlomo wakho kaningi kunokujwayelekile, ikakhulukazi uma ulele phansi. Ukuzwa kungahluka kusuka ekugcwalaneni okulula kuya ekuvalekeni okuphelele ohlangothini olulodwa noma zombili zamakhala akho.
Ngokuhambisana nokuzizwa uvaliwe, ungase uqaphele ezinye izinzwa ezihambisana nokuvaleka:
Lezi zimpawu zingashintsha usuku lonke, ngokuvamile zizizwe zibi kakhulu uma uvuka ekuseni noma uma ulele phansi. Ukuminyana kungashintsha kusuka emgodini owodwa wamakhala kuya komunye, okuyingxenye ejwayelekile yokuthi ikhala lakho lisebenza kanjani.
Ukuminyana kwamakhala kuvela lapho okuthile kucasula izicubu ezibucayi ngaphakathi ekhaleni lakho. Umzimba wakho uphendula ngokuthumela ukusakazwa kwegazi okwengeziwe endaweni, okubangela ukuvuvukala nokukhiqizwa kwe-mucus okwandisiwe. Izinto eziqalisayo zingahluka kusuka ezintweni ezicasulayo zansuku zonke kuya ezimweni ezingaphansi ezingathi sína.
Nazi izizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuthi kungani ikhala lakho lingase liminyane:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zihlanganisa izinkinga zesakhiwo ekhaleni lakho, njengokuhlukaniswa kwe-septum, noma ukukhula okufana nama-polyps amakhala. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuminyana kuvela ekusebenziseni ngokweqile izifutho zokuvula amakhala, ezingakha umphumela wokubuyela emuva lapho ikhala lakho liminyana kakhulu lapho imithi iphela.
Ukuminyana kwamakhala kuvame ukubonisa ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba asebenza ukuvikela kuwe ezintweni ezicasulayo noma ekuthelelekeni. Izikhathi eziningi, kuyingxenye yezimo ezivamile, ezithambile ezizixazulula zodwa. Kodwa-ke, ukuqonda ukuthi yini engase ibangele ukuminyana kwakho kungakusiza ukuthi uthole indlela efanele yokwelapha.
Izimo ezivamile ezihlanganisa ukuminyana kwamakhala njengesimpawu esiyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Ukuminyana okuqhubekayo noma okukhulu kungase kubonise izimo ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Ngokuvamile, ukuminyana kwamakhala kungahambisana nezimo ezingathi sína njengamathumba, izifo ze-autoimmune, noma ukungalingani kwamahomoni. Uma ukuminyana kwakho kuqhubeka amasonto ngaphandle kokuthuthuka noma kuza nezimpawu ezikhathazayo, kufanelekile ukuxoxa nodokotela wakho.
Yebo, ukuminyana kwamakhala kuvame ukuzixazulula ngokwako, ikakhulukazi uma kubangelwa izimbangela zesikhashana njengokutheleleka ngamagciwane noma ukuchayeka okwesikhashana okucasulayo. Ukuminyana okuningi okuhlobene nomkhuhlane kucaca phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-7-10 njengoba amasosha akho omzimba elwa negciwane nokuvuvukala kuyancipha.
Isikhathi sokuthuthuka sincike kakhulu kulokho okubangela ukuminyana kwakho. Ukuminyana okuhlobene nokungezwani komzimba kungase kucace ngokushesha uma ususa okubangela noma uthatha imithi efanele. Ukuminyana okuvela emoyeni owomile kuvame ukuthuthuka lapho amazinga omswakama ebuyela kokujwayelekile noma uma usebenzisa i-humidifier.
Nokho, ezinye izinhlobo zokuminyana zidinga ukwelashwa okusebenzayo ukuze zixazululwe ngokuphelele. Ukutheleleka ngamathambo ekhanda ngamagciwane ngokuvamile kudinga ama-antibiotics, kuyilapho izinkinga zesakhiwo njenge-deviated septum zingase zidinge ukulungiswa ngokuhlinzwa. Izimo ezingamahlalakhona zivame ukuzuza ekuphathweni okuqhubekayo kunokulinda ukuthuthuka okuzenzakalelayo.
Imithi eminingi yasekhaya ethambile, esebenzayo ingasiza ukunciphisa ukuminyana emakhaleni futhi isekele inqubo yokuphulukisa yomzimba wakho. Lezi zindlela zisebenza ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ukunciphisa amafinyila, noma ukwengeza umswakama ezindaweni zamakhala ezomile.
Nazi izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ezifakazelwe ukuthi abantu abaningi bazithola zilusizo:
Ukugeza ngamanzi anosawoti kufanele kuqashelwe ngoba kuphephile futhi kuyasebenza kubantu abaningi. Amanzi anosawoti asiza ukugeza amafinyila nezinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba ngenkathi kunciphisa ukuvuvukala. Ungathenga izixazululo zamanzi anosawoti ezenziwe ngaphambilini noma uzenzele owakho ngamanzi ahlanzekile nosawoti.
Khumbula ukuthi imithi yasekhaya isebenza kahle ekuminyaneni okuncane kuya kokulingene. Uma izimpawu zakho zinzima noma zingathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, kungase kube isikhathi sokucabangela izinketho zokwelashwa.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kokuminyana emakhaleni kuqondiswe embangweni obangela izimpawu futhi kunikeze ukukhululeka okuqondiwe ngaphezu kwemithi yasekhaya yodwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome izindlela ezihlukene ngokusekelwe kulokho okubangela ukuminyana kwakho nokuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani.
Imithi ejwayelekile etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela ihlanganisa:
Ukuze ukhuhlane oluqhubekayo noma olukhulu, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi eqinile. Lokhu kungabandakanya ama-antihistamines kadokotela, ama-corticosteroids amakhala aqinile, noma ama-antibiotics uma kucatshangwa ukuthi kukhona ukutheleleka kwamagciwane.
Ezimweni lapho izinkinga zesakhiwo zibangela ukuminyana okungapheli, izinketho zokuhlinzwa zingase zicatshangelwe. Lezi zinqubo zingalungisa i-septum ekhubazekile, zisuse ama-polyps emakhaleni, noma zibhekane nezinye izinkinga ze-anatomical ezivimba ukugeleza komoya okujwayelekile.
Ukuminyana okuningi kwamakhala kulungiswa ngesikhathi nokunakekelwa ekhaya, kodwa izimo ezithile zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile. Ukwazi ukuthi ungasiza nini kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele kwezimo ezingaphansi ezingathi sína.
Kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha uma uthuthukisa izimpawu ezinzima njengobunzima bokugwinya, umkhuhlane ophezulu onama-chills, noma izimpawu zokuphendula okubi okukhulu komzimba. Izingane nabantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekayo kufanele babone udokotela ngokushesha kunokuba kamuva lapho ukuminyana kuvela.
Unganqikazi ukufinyelela kumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma ungaqiniseki ngezimpawu zakho noma uma ukwelashwa ekhaya kungahlinzeki ngosizo. Ukungenelela kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuvimbela izinkinga ezincane ekubeni izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi.
Izinto ezithile zingakwenza ukuthi uthole ukuminyana emakhaleni noma zikwenze kube kubi kakhulu uma kwenzeka. Ukuqonda lezi zinto eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi wazi ukuthi yini ongayilindela ngezikhathi ezahlukene zonyaka noma izigaba zempilo.
Izinto eziyingozi ezivamile ezikhuphula amathuba okuthi ube nokuminyana emakhaleni zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu banezici zesakhiwo ezibenza bathambekele ekuminyaneni, njengendlela encane yamakhala noma ama-adenoids andisiwe. Abanye bangase babe sensitive kakhulu ezingeni lezulu, ikakhulukazi izinguquko phakathi kwezinkathi zonyaka noma izinguquko ezingazelelwe zokushisa.
Ngenkathi ungeke ukwazi ukulawula zonke izinto eziyingozi, ukuqaphela izinto zakho ezikwenza ukuthi uthole ukuminyana kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi ufune ukwelashwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Ngenkathi ukuminyana emakhaleni kuvame ukungalimazi futhi kungokwesikhashana, ukuminyana okuqhubekayo noma okukhulu ngezinye izikhathi kungaholela ezinkingeni ezithinta induduzo yakho nempilo yakho. Izinkinga eziningi zenzeka lapho ukuminyana kuvimbela ukugeleza okuvamile noma lapho izifo ezingaphansi zisakazeka ezindaweni eziseduze.
Izinkinga ezingaba khona zokuminyana emakhaleni okungelashwanga noma okungapheli zihlanganisa:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukutheleleka okukhulu kwamathambo kungasakazekela ezindaweni ezingomakhelwane, okungase kuthinte amehlo noma ubuchopho. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu kubantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezihlaselwe noma labo abalibazisa ukwelashwa kokutheleleka okukhulu.
Izingane ezinokuminyana kwamakhala okungapheli zingase zibe nezinkinga ezengeziwe njengezinkinga zokuthuthukiswa kwenkulumo noma izinkinga zokusebenza esikoleni ngenxa yekhwalithi yokulala engalungile. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lezinkinga zingavinjwa ngokwelashwa nokunakekelwa okufanele.
Ukuminyana kwamakhala ngezinye izikhathi kungadidaniswa nezinye izimo ezibangela izimpawu ezifanayo noma imizwa yokuvinjwa kwamakhala. Ukuqonda lezi zinto eziqhelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uxhumane ngempumelelo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo futhi uthole indlela yokwelashwa efanele.
Izimo ezingase zizizwe zifana nokuminyana kwamakhala zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi abantu badida umuzwa wezindima zamakhala ezomile nokuminyana, yize izindlela zokwelapha zihluke kakhulu. Abanye bangase badide ukucindezela kwamathambo ekhanda nokuminyana, lapho zombili izimpawu zingase zibe khona kodwa zidinga amasu okuphatha ahlukene.
Uma ungaqiniseki ngalokho okwenzayo noma uma izimpawu zakho zingahambisani namaphethini ajwayelekile okuminyana, ukuxoxa ngezinkathazo zakho nomhlinzeki wezempilo kungasiza ukucacisa isimo futhi kuqinisekise ukwelashwa okufanele.
Yebo, lokhu kujwayelekile ngokuphelele futhi empeleni kubonisa ukuthi ikhala lakho lisebenza ngendlela okufanele. Le ndlela yokushintsha ibizwa ngokuthi "umjikelezo wamakhala," futhi kwenzeka usuku lonke kubantu abaningi abanempilo. Umzimba wakho ngokwemvelo ushintshana ukuthi yiliphi ikhala elenza umsebenzi omningi wokuphefumula, unike ithuba ngalinye lokuthi liphumule futhi lilulame.
Ngesikhathi sokuminyana, ungase uqaphele lokhu kushintsha kakhulu ngoba izindlela ezincishisiwe kakade zenza umjikelezo ubonakale kakhulu. Ukuminyana akushintshi ngempela kusuka ohlangothini olulodwa kuya kolunye - uvele uqaphele kakhulu isigqi semvelo sekhala lakho.
Ukucindezeleka kungahle kubangele ukuminyana emakhaleni, nakuba ngokuvamile kungeyona yona kuphela into ebandakanyekayo. Uma ucindezelekile, umzimba wakho ukhipha amahomoni angathinta amasosha akho omzimba futhi akwenze uthambekele ekuvukeni kwamagciwane noma ekuphenduleni komzimba okungalungile. Ukucindezeleka kungase futhi kwenze izimo ezikhona zibe zimbi njengokungezwani komzimba noma kukwenze uzwe kakhulu izinto ezibangela ukucasuka emvelweni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucindezeleka kungase kuholele ekuziphatheni okwandisa ingozi yokuminyana, njengokulala kabi, ukunganaki ukugwema izinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba, noma ukwanda kokuchayeka ezintweni ezicasulayo. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokuphumula, ukulala okwanele, kanye namaqhinga okunqoba anempilo kungasiza ukunciphisa izigameko zokuminyana.
Ukuvaleka kwamakhala kuvame ukuzwakala kubi ebusuku ngezizathu eziningi ezihlobene nesikhundla somzimba wakho kanye nemizila yemvelo yansuku zonke. Uma ulala phansi, amandla adonsela phansi awasizi ukukhipha amafinyila emithanjeni yakho njengoba esebenza kahle uma uqonde. Lokhu kuvumela uketshezi ukuthi luqongelele futhi kwenze ukuvaleka kuzwakale kubi kakhulu.
Umzimba wakho futhi ukhiqiza ama-hormone athile ebusuku angakhuphula ukuvuvukala nokukhiqizwa kwamafinyila. Umoya ekamelweni lakho lokulala ungase ube womile kunosuku, ikakhulukazi uma usebenzisa izinhlelo zokushisa noma zokupholisa. Ukusebenzisa i-humidifier nokulala nekhanda lakho liphakanyiswe kancane kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukuvaleka ebusuku.
Yebo, ukuvaleka kwamakhala kungathinta kakhulu ikhono lakho lokunambitha ukudla kahle. Okuningi esikuzwayo njengokuthi "ukunambitheka" empeleni kuvela emuzweni wethu wokuhogela, othumela amasignali ebuchosheni bethu mayelana nokunambitheka kokudla. Uma izindima zakho zamakhala zivaliwe, la masignali e-smell awakwazi ukufinyelela ama-receptor emakhaleni akho ngempumelelo.
Yingakho ukudla kungase kunambitheke kabi noma kuhluke uma unekhala elivaliwe. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi umuzwa wakho wokunambitheka uvame ukubuyela kokujwayelekile uma ukuvaleka kuphela. Okwamanje, ukugxila ekuthungeni kokudla kanye namazinga okushisa kungasiza ekwenzeni ukudla kujabulise kakhulu.
Ukudla okuningi kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukuvaleka kwamakhala ngokwemvelo ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala noma ukunciphisa amafinyila. Ukudla okunezinongo okuqukethe i-capsaicin (njengama-pepper ashisayo) kungavula okwesikhashana izindima zamakhala, nakuba umphumela uvame ukuba mfushane. Uketshezi olufudumele njengetiye le-herbal, ama-broths, kanye namasobho kungasiza ekunciphiseni amafinyila futhi kunikeze umswakama opholile.
Ukudla okunothe ngovithamini C kanye nama-antioxidants kungase kusekele ikhono lomzimba lokuzivikela ekulweni nezifo ezibangela ukuminyana. Igalikhi nojinja banemvelo yokulwa nokuvuvukala abanye abantu abakuthola kuwusizo. Nokho, khumbula ukuthi izinguquko ekudleni zisebenza kahle kakhulu njengengxenye yendlela ebanzi ehlanganisa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezifakazelwe.
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