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I-Ciprofloxacin ne-fluocinolone acetonide otic yiconsi lendlebe elinikezwa ngudokotela elihlanganisa i-antibiotic ne-steroid elwa nokuvuvukala. Lo muthi oqeda izinto ezimbili welapha izifo zendlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane ngenkathi kunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nokucasuka okuvame ukuhambisana nazo. Cabanga ngayo njengomuthi oqondiswe ngqo olwa nokutheleleka futhi uthobise indlebe yakho ngasikhathi sinye.
Lo muthi uyiconsi lendlebe eliwuketshezi eliqukethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye. I-Ciprofloxacin iyi-antibiotic ye-fluoroquinolone ebulala amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwendlebe yakho. I-Fluocinolone acetonide iyi-corticosteroid enciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi inikeze ukukhululeka ebuhlungwini nasekukhukhumeni.
Inhlanganisela yenza lokhu kwelashwa kuphumelele ikakhulukazi ngoba kubhekana kokubili nokutheleleka nezimpawu ezingakhululeki. Udokotela wakho ukunikeza lokhu uma unokutheleleka kwendlebe okubangelwa amagciwane okudinga kokubili ukwelashwa ngama-antimicrobial nokulawulwa kokuvuvukala.
Lawa maconsi endlebe aphatha i-otitis externa eyingozi, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi indlebe yomubhukudi. Lesi simo senzeka lapho amagciwane ethelela umsele wendlebe wangaphandle, okubangela ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukukhipha. Lokhu kutheleleka kuvame ukuthuthuka lapho amanzi evalelwa endlebeni yakho, okudala indawo ephelele yokuthi amagciwane akhule.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akunikeze lo muthi wezinye izifo zendlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane ezithinta umsele wendlebe wangaphandle. Inhlanganisela ilusizo ikakhulukazi lapho ukutheleleka kubangela ukuvuvukala okukhulu nokungakhululeki kanye nokukhula ngokweqile kwamagciwane.
Lo muthi usebenza kahle kakhulu ezifweni ezibangelwa amagciwane futhi ngeke usize ngezinkinga zendlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane noma ezingaveli emvelweni. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe izimpawu zakho zihambisana yini nalokhu kwelashwa.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi wezindlebe onamandla aphakathi nendawo osebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene. Ingxenye ye-ciprofloxacin iphazamisa ukuziphinda kwe-DNA yamagciwane, ngempumelelo ibulale amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho. Okwamanje, i-fluocinolone acetonide inciphisa izimpendulo zokuvuvukala ezicutshini zakho zendlebe.
I-antibiotic iqondise amagciwane ahlukahlukene avame ukutholakala ekuthelelekeni kwezindlebe. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ngokumelene ne-Pseudomonas aeruginosa ne-Staphylococcus aureus, amagciwane amabili avame ukubangela indlebe yomubhukudi.
Ingxenye ye-steroid isiza ukulawula ukusabela komzimba wakho ekuvuvukeni, okunciphisa ukuvuvukala emseleni wezindlebe. Lesi senzo esiphindwe kabili sisho ukuthi cishe uzothola ukukhululeka okusheshayo kokubili ekuthelelekeni nasezimpawini ezibuhlungu.
Njalo sebenzisa lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo. Umthamo ovamile ngamaconsi ama-4 endlebeni ethintekile kabili ngosuku izinsuku eziyi-7. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase alungise lokhu ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle ukuze uvimbele ukwethula amagciwane amasha. Fudumeza ibhodlela kancane ngokulibamba ezandleni zakho imizuzu embalwa, njengoba amaconsi abandayo angabangela isiyezi noma ukuphatheka kabi.
Nakhu ukuthi ungafaka kanjani kahle amaconsi endlebe:
Ungafaki ithiphu le-dropper ngqo emseleni wakho wendlebe, ngoba lokhu kungadala ukulimala noma ukungcola. Gcina ibhodlela livaliwe ngokuqinile uma lingasetshenziswa futhi uligcine ekamelweni lokushisa.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa lo muthi izinsuku eziyi-7, okuyisikhathi esijwayelekile sokwelashwa sezifo zendlebe ezingamahlalakhona. Kufanele uqhubeke ukuwusebenzisa isikhathi esinqunyiwe, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kwalokho.
Ukuwuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi umuthi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi kubangele ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye. Qeda lonke ikhosi ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi wonke amagciwane aqediwe futhi unciphise ingozi yokuthuthukisa ukumelana nama-antibiotic.
Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthukanga ngemuva kwezinsuku ezi-3-4 zokwelashwa, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangase badinge ukuhlola kabusha isimo sakho noma bacabange ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Abantu abaningi bawuthola kahle lo muthi wamaconsi endlebeni, kodwa eminye imiphumela emibi ingenzeka. Izimpawu ezivamile zenzeka ngqo endaweni yokusebenzisa futhi zivame ukuba mnene futhi zesikhashana.
Ungase uhlangabezane nale miphumela emibi ejwayelekile:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukunyamalala ngemizuzu embalwa ngemuva kokusebenzisa futhi zithambekele ekunciphiseni njengoba ukwelashwa kwakho kuqhubeka.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, okungavamile kodwa kungaba kubi:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, njengoba zingase zibonise ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile noma izinkinga zokwelashwa.
Lo muthi awulungele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanezinto ezithile abazwelana nazo noma izimo zendlebe badinga ezinye izindlela zokwelashwa.
Akufanele usebenzise leli thonsi lendlebe uma:
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha uma unomlando wezinkinga zendlebe ezingamahlala-mandla noma uma usebenzisa eminye imithi yezindlebe. Tshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa nokwelashwa okungathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisa izingane kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, njengoba kukhona ulwazi olulinganiselwe ngale nhlanganisela ethile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Igama lomkhiqizo elitholakala kakhulu lale nhlanganisela yi-Otovel. Leli yigama lomkhiqizo okungenzeka ukuthi uzolibona ebhodleleni lakho lemithi uma udokotela wakho ekubhala le nhlanganisela ethile yamaconsi endlebe.
Amanye amakhemisi angase abe nezinhlobo ezivamile zalo muthi, oqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa ezingabiza kancane. Izinhlobo ezivamile nezegama lomkhiqizo zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni izifo zendlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela zokwelapha izifo zendlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi zinketho uma ungenakukwazi ukusebenzisa inhlanganisela ye-ciprofloxacin-fluocinolone.
Ezinye izidakamizwa zendlebe ezinama-antibiotic zihlanganisa i-ofloxacin yodwa, esebenza kahle ekuqhumeni kwamagciwane amaningi endlebeni kodwa ayifaki isici esilwa nokuvuvukala. Izinhlanganisela ze-Neomycin-polymyxin B zikunye okunye okungakhethwa, nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi zibangele ukusabela komzimba.
Kubantu abadinga ukugwema ama-antibiotic e-fluoroquinolone, udokotela wakho angase anikeze izinhlanganisela ze-antibiotic-steroid ezinama-antibiotic ahlukene. Ukukhetha kuncike emagciwaneni athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho kanye nomlando wakho wokungezwani komzimba.
Zombili lezi zithako ziyizidakamizwa ezinama-antibiotic e-fluoroquinolone eziphumelelayo zokwelapha izifo zendlebe, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezibalulekile ezingafani. Inhlanganisela ye-ciprofloxacin-fluocinolone ihlanganisa isici se-steroid esingatholakali ku-ofloxacin yodwa.
Ukwengezwa kwe-fluocinolone acetonide kusho ukuthi uthola kokubili imiphumela elwa namagciwane kanye nokuvuvukala emuthini owodwa. Lokhu kungahlinzeka ngokusheshisa ukukhululeka kobuhlungu nokuvuvukala uma kuqhathaniswa ne-ofloxacin yodwa, elwa kuphela nokutheleleka kwamagciwane.
Nokho, i-ofloxacin ingase ithandwe kubantu abadinga ukugwema ama-steroid noma abaye baba nokusabela kuma-corticosteroids. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nobukhulu bokuvuvukala okuhambisana nokutheleleka kwakho.
Yebo, lezi zithako zendlebe ngokuvamile ziphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba zifakwa ngqo endlebeni futhi kancane okungena egazini lakho, akunakwenzeka ukuthi zithinte amazinga kashukela egazini lakho ngendlela enkulu.
Noma kunjalo, kufanele usazise udokotela wakho ngesifo sakho sikashukela lapho ekunika lo muthi. Bangakwazi ukukuqapha nganoma yikuphi ukusebenzisana okungalindelekile nemithi yakho yesifo sikashukela futhi baqinisekise ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lonke luhlala luhlelekile.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa amaconsi amaningi kunalawo abekiwe, ungabi nexhala. Njengoba lo muthi ufakwa endlebeni yakho, ukweqisa akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu.
Ungase uzwe ukucasuka okwengeziwe endlebeni noma ukungakhululeki okwesikhashana ngenxa yomuthi owengeziwe. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane ukuze uvumele noma yimaphi amaconsi amaningi ukuthi ageleze, bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho lokulinganisa olujwayelekile ngomthamo olandelayo ohleliwe. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uba nezimpawu ezingavamile noma ukungakhululeki okuqhubekayo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, uwusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Noma kunjalo, uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okushodayo, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ukugcina ukulinganisa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo ngokumelene nokutheleleka kwakho kwendlebe.
Kufanele uqedele inkambo ephelele ebekiwe, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-7, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi abangele ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye.
Misa imithi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kuphela uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Uma ungaqiniseki ngokuqhubeka nokwelashwa, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Kungcono ukugwema ukubhukuda ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, ikakhulukazi emachibini, emachibini, noma olwandle. Amanzi angageza umuthi ngaphambi kokuba nesikhathi sokusebenza ngempumelelo, futhi ukuchayeka kumagciwane emanzini kungase kubhebhethekise ukutheleleka kwakho kwendlebe.
Uma kufanele umanzise izindlebe zakho, sebenzisa ama-earplugs angangeni manzi noma ibhola likakotini elinokhilimu we-petroleum jelly ukuvikela izindlebe zakho. Udokotela wakho angakweluleka ngokuthi kuphephile nini ukuqala kabusha ukubhukuda ngemuva kokuqeda ukwelashwa kwakho.
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