I-COPD ne-Allergies: Ukugwema ukungcola kanye ne-Allergen

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• Yini ukuxhumana phakathi kwe-COPD, i-asthma, kanye ne-allergener?
• Ungakugwema kanjani ukungezwani komzimba okuvamile endlini?
• Impova
• Izibungu zothuli
• Pet Dander
• Isikhunta
• Umusi wamakhemikhali
• Imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko enamakha
• Ukuthatha

Ukubuka konke

Isifo samaphaphu esingapheliyo (COPD) yisifo samaphaphu esiqhubekayo esenza kube nzima ukuphefumula. Uma une-COPD, kubalulekile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokugwema izimbangela ezingenza izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi kakhulu. Isibonelo, intuthu, intuthu yamakhemikhali, ukungcoliswa komoya, amazinga aphezulu e-ozone, namazinga okushisa omoya abandayo angandisa izimpawu zakho.

Abanye abantu abane-COPD nabo banesifo somoya noma ukungezwani komzimba nemvelo. Ama-allergen ajwayelekile, njenge-pollen kanye nezibungu zothuli, angenza futhi ukuthi i-COPD yakho ibe yimbi kakhulu.

Yini ukuxhumana phakathi kwe-COPD, i-asthma, kanye ne-allergener?

Ku-asthma, izindiza zakho zivutha njalo. Ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa yisifuba somoya okukhubayo bavuvukala ngokwengeziwe futhi bakhiqize amafinyila aminyene. Lokhu kungavimba imigwaqo yakho yomoya, kwenze kube nzima ukuphefumula. Izimbangela ezivamile zesifuba somoya zifaka izinto ezibangela ukungezwani kwemvelo, njengezibungu zothuli nedander yezilwane.

Izimpawu ze-asthma ne-COPD kwesinye isikhathi kunzima ukuzihlukanisa. Zombili lezi zimo zidala ukuvuvukala okungapheli kwemigwaqo yakho yomoya futhi ziphazamise amandla akho okuphefumula. Abanye abantu bane-asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) - igama elisetshenziselwa ukuchaza abantu abanezici zezifo zombili.

Bangaki abantu abane-COPD abane-ACOS? Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kusuka kumaphesenti angaba ngu-12 kuya kwangu-55, kubika abacwaningi ku-Respiratory Medicine. Ngokusho kososayensi ku-International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, ungahle ube sesibhedlela uma une-ACOS kune-COPD kuphela. Lokho akumangazi, lapho ubheka izindlela zombili lezifo ezithinta ngayo umoya wakho. Ukuhlaselwa yisifuba somoya kuyingozi kakhulu lapho amaphaphu akho esevele esengcupheni ngeCOPD.

Ungakugwema kanjani ukungezwani komzimba okuvamile endlini?

Uma une-COPD, zama ukukhawulela ukuvezwa kwakho ekungcolisweni komoya kwasendlini kanye nezinto ezikucasulayo, kufaka phakathi intuthu kanye nezifutho ze-aerosol. Kungase kudingeke futhi ukuthi ugweme izifo ezihlasela umoya ezivamile, ikakhulukazi uma utholakale ukuthi unesifo somoya, ukungezwani komzimba nemvelo, noma i-ACOS. Kungaba nzima ukugwema ama-allergen asemoyeni ngokuphelele, kepha ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuvezwa kwakho.

Impova

Uma izinkinga zakho zokuphefumula ziba zimbi kakhulu ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka, kungenzeka ukuthi usabela kwimpova evela ezitshalweni ezithile zonyaka. Uma usola ukuthi impova idala izimpawu zakho, hlola inethiwekhi yakho yendawo yesimo sezulu ukuthola izibikezelo zempova. Lapho impova ibalwa iphezulu:

• nciphisa isikhathi sakho ngaphandle
• gcina amawindi evaliwe emotweni yakho nasekhaya
• sebenzisa isixhobo sokupholisa umoya nesihlungi se-HEPA

Izibungu zothuli

Izibungu zothuli zingenye yokungezwani komzimba, i-asthma, ne-COPD. Ukunciphisa uthuli ekhaya lakho:

• shintsha okhaphethi ngamathayela noma phansi
• hlamba njalo yonke imibhede yakho nemibhede yendawo
• hlanza ikhaya lakho njalo usebenzisa umshini wokuhlanza ngesihlungi se-HEPA
• faka izihlungi ze-HEPA ezinhlelweni zakho zokushisa nokupholisa bese uzifaka njalo

Gqoka isifihla-buso se-N-95 ngenkathi ukhipha noma ususa uthuli. Okungcono kakhulu, shiya leyo misebenzi kumuntu ongenayo i-allergies, i-asthma, noma i-COPD.

Pet Dander

Izicucu zesikhumba nezinwele ezakha imicroscopic zenza i-animal dander, i-allergen ejwayelekile. Uma usola ukuthi isilwane sakho sinomthelela ezinkingeni zakho zokuphefumula, cabanga ukuzitholela elinye ikhaya elinothando. Uma kungenjalo, zigeze njalo, uzigcine kude negumbi lakho lokulala, futhi uhlanze indlu yakho njalo.

Isikhunta

Isikhunta singenye imbangela evamile yokungezwani komzimba nokuhlaselwa yisifuba somoya. Noma ungenalo igciwane kuso, ukuhogela isikhunta kungaholela ekuthelelekeni kwefungal emaphashini akho. Ingozi yokutheleleka iphezulu phakathi kwabantu abane-COPD, kuxwayisa i-.

Isikhunta sichuma ezindaweni ezinomswakama. Hlola ikhaya lakho njalo ukuthola izimpawu zesikhunta, ikakhulukazi eduze kompompi, izihloko zeshawa, amapayipi nophahla. Gcina amazinga akho okuswakama asendlini ngamaphesenti angama-40 kuye kwangama-60 usebenzisa ama-air conditioner, ama-dehumidifiers, nabalandeli. Uma uthola isikhunta, ungazihlanzi wena. Qasha uchwepheshe noma ubuze omunye umuntu ukuthi ahlanze indawo ethintekile.

Umusi wamakhemikhali

Abahlanzi abaningi basendlini bakhiqiza intuthu enamandla engakhuphula umoya wakho. I-bleach, imishini yokuhlanza izindlu zangasese, i-oveni yokuhlanza i-oven kanye ne-spray polish yizinto ezivamile. Gwema ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo enjengalena endlini ezindaweni ezingenawo umoya opholile. Okungcono kakhulu, sebenzisa uviniga, isoda yokubhaka, nezixazululo ezipholile zensipho namanzi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakho zokuhlanza.

Imisi yamakhemikhali evela ekuhlanzweni okomile nayo ingacasula. Susa ipulasitiki ezingutsheni ezihlanzwe bese uzifaka emoyeni kahle ngaphambi kokuzigcina noma ukuzigqoka.

Imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko enamakha

Ngisho nephunga elimnandi lingaba yinto ekhathazayo kwabanye abantu abane-allergies, i-asthma, noma i-COPD, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezivaliwe. Gwema ukusebenzisa insipho enamakha, ama-shampoo, amakha, neminye imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko. Umsele amakhandlela anamakha futhi air fresheners futhi.

Ukuthatha

Uma une-COPD, ukugwema okubangela kuyisihluthulelo sokulawula izimpawu zakho, ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yakho yokuphila, nokunciphisa ubungozi bezinkinga. Thatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuvezwa kwakho ezintweni ezingcolisayo, ezicasulayo, kanye nama-allergener, njenge:

• intuthu
• impova
• izibungu zothuli
• dander isilwane
• umusi wamakhemikhali
• imikhiqizo enephunga elimnandi

Uma udokotela wakho esola ukuthi une-asthma noma i-allergies ngaphezu kwe-COPD, bangahle ba-oda ukuhlolwa kokusebenza kwamaphaphu, ukuhlolwa kwegazi, ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba, noma okunye ukuhlolwa kokungezwani komzimba. Uma kutholakala ukuthi une-asthma noma i-allergies yemvelo, thatha imithi yakho njengoba kunqunyiwe bese ulandela uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha olunconyiwe.