Ukungezwani Kukhaphethi: Yini Ebangela Izimpawu Zakho Ngempela?

-Delile

• Kungani ukhaphethi?
• Izimpawu
• Ama-Allergen nekhaphethi
• Ukungezwani komzimba kukhaphethi
• Izinketho zokwelashwa
• Amathiphu wokuhlolwa kokungezwani komzimba
• Okubalulekile

Kungani ukhaphethi?

Uma ungeke uyeke ukuthimula noma ukulunywa noma nini lapho usekhaya, ikhaphethi lakho eliphambili, elihle kungenzeka likunikeze ngaphezu komthamo wokuziqhenya ngendlu.

Ukwenza ukhaphethi kungenza igumbi lizwakale lithokomele. Kepha futhi ingafaka ama-allergen, akhahlelwa emoyeni noma nini lapho kuqhubeka khona. Lokhu kungenzeka ngisho nasendlini ehlanzekile kunayo yonke.

Ama-microscopic irritants ahlala kukhaphethi wakho angavela ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwekhaya lakho. I-dander yezilwane, isikhunta, nothuli kungenzeka ukuthi kuyizinto ezicasulayo. Impova nokunye ukungcola nakho kungangena ezinyaweni zezicathulo nangamafasitela avulekile.

I-carpet fiber, i-padding, kanye ne-glue edingekayo ukuhlangana ndawonye nakho kungadala ukusabela okweqile kwabanye abantu. Uma ungakwazi ukuthola ukuthi kungani amehlo akho eluma noma ikhala lakho lingayeki ukugijima lapho usekhaya, ikhabethe lakho lingasolwa.

Izimpawu

Ama-allergen ajwayelekile akhona nasendaweni ezungeze ikhaya lakho nakanjani azongena kukhaphethi wakho. Njengakho konke okunye okusemkhathini wethu, izinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba emoyeni zingaphansi kokudonswa amandla adonsela phansi. Uma unokhaphethi, lokhu kubangela ukuthi izakhi zomzimba zibambeke ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• dander isilwane
• impova
• izingxenye ezincane zezinambuzane
• uthuli
• izibungu zothuli
• isikhunta

Uma uxabana noma uzwela kunoma iyiphi yalezi zinto, kungavela i-asthma ebangelwa ukungezwani komzimba, i-dermatitis, noma i-allergen rhinitis. Izimpawu ongazithola zifaka:

• ukulunywa, amehlo anamanzi
• ukuthimula
• iluma, ikhala eligijima
• ukunwaya, umphimbo ocasukile
• iluma, isikhumba esibomvu
• isifuba
• ukukhwehlela
• isifuba
• inkinga yokuphefumula
• ukuphelelwa umoya
• umuzwa wengcindezi esifubeni

Ama-Allergen nekhaphethi

Ngisho ukhaphethi okhishwa njalo ungaba nenqwaba yama-allergen abhajwe, ngaphakathi nasezintanjeni ezizungezile. Akuwona wonke okhaphethi adalwe alinganayo, noma kunjalo.

Ukhaphethi onqwabelene kakhulu (noma inqwaba ende), njengama-shag noma ama-frieze rugs, akhiwe ngemicu emide, evulekile. Lokhu kunikela ngama-allergen ngezindawo onamathela kuzo, bese ulolonga ngezindawo okufanele zikhule.

Amakhaphethi anenqwaba ephansi (noma inqwaba emifushane) anokusuka okuqinile, okufushane, ngakho-ke izakhi zomzimba azinandawo yokufihla. Lokhu akusho, nokho, ukuthi okhaphethi abanenqwaba ephansi abakwazi ukunikeza ikhaya elithokomele uthuli, ukungcola, kanye nempova.

Izinhlangano zokungezwani komzimba, ezifana ne-American Lung Association kanye ne-Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America (AAFA), ziphakamisa ukuthi kugwenywe zonke izinhlobo zokhaphethi obhekene nodonga nodonga ukuze kusetshenziswane nezingubo zokuphonsa ezingagezeka kanye naphansi okuqinile.

Izitezi eziqinile, ezinjengama-laminate, izinkuni, noma amathayili, azinawo ama-nooks nama-crannies ama-allergen abhajwe kuwo, ukuze akwazi ukukhukhuleka kalula.

Ngaphandle kwalokhu, uma ngabe inhliziyo yakho isethwe ekuphepheni, i-AAFA iphakamisa ukukhetha ukhaphethi omude onqwabelanayo.

Ukungezwani komzimba kukhaphethi

Izinto ezisetshenziswayo ukukhiqiza ukhaphethi, kanye nama-VOC (amakhemikhali e-organic aguqukayo) azikhiphayo, angadala ukungezwani komzimba, njenge-contact dermatitis, kubantu abazwelayo kubo. Zingaphazamisa nomgudu wokuphefumula noma zenze izimpawu zesifuba somoya ezibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba.

Amakhaphethi akhiwe izingxenye ezimbili, inqwaba engenhla oyibonayo nohla lokusekelwa ngaphansi. Kungenzeka ukuthi ungezwani nezinto kunoma iyiphi ingxenye. Isendlalelo esingenhla singenziwa ngezinhlobonhlobo zemicu yemvelo noma yokwenziwa. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• uboya
• inayiloni
• i-polyester
• i-polypropylene
• jute
• usisi
• utshani basolwandle
• ukhukhunathi

Uketshezi lukakhaphethi lwenziwa nge-foam eboshiwe ye-urethane, enezinsalela ezenziwe kabusha ezivela ezingxenyeni zemoto, ifenisha nakomatilasi. Ingaqukatha izinhlobo eziningi zomzimba ezingaba khona, kufaka phakathi i-formaldehyde ne-styrene.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, okhaphethi bangaba yi-VOC ephansi noma i-VOC ephezulu. Ama-VOC ayahwamuka emoyeni, aqothuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuphakama komthwalo we-VOC, ubuthi obuningi kukhaphethi. Ngokungeziwe ezintweni zangempela ezisetshenziselwa ukwenza ukhaphethi, ama-VOC angadala ukusabela okweqile kwabanye abantu.

Isibonelo, i-4-Phenylcyclohexene iyi-VOC etholakala ekukhishweni kwe-latex, futhi ingahle isuswe ngophethiloli wenayiloni.

Izinketho zokwelashwa

Uma ikhaphethi yakho ikwenza uthimule noma ulume, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelashwa ongazama. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• Ama-antihistamine omlomo. Ama-antihistamine angaphezulu kwe-counter angasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba.

• Ukhilimu we-Hydrocortisone.I-topical steroids ingasiza ekwehliseni izimpawu zokuxhumana nodermatitis, njengemihlathi kanye nokunwaya.

• Ukwelashwa kwesifuba somoya. Uma une-asthma, ukusebenzisa i-inhaler yokutakula kungasiza ekunqandeni ukuhlaselwa yisifuba somoya. Udokotela wakho futhi angancoma ukusebenzisa i-inhaler yokuvimbela, imithi yomlomo yokulwa nokuvuvukala, noma i-nebulizer.

• I-Allergen immunotherapy. Ama-allergy shots awelaphi ukungezwani komzimba, kepha aklanyelwe ukunciphisa ukusabela okweqile kokuhamba kwesikhathi. Uma unenja, unogwaja, noma ikati olithandayo, lokhu kungaba ukwelashwa okuhle kuwe. Ukudubula kokungezwani komzimba nakho kuyasebenza ekulweni nesikhunta, izimpaphe, impova, nezibungu zothuli.

Amathiphu wokuhlolwa kokungezwani komzimba

Uma uxabana nezinto ukhaphethi wakho owenziwe ngazo, ukukususa kungaba inketho yakho engcono kakhulu, ethokomele kakhulu. Uma uxabana nezinto ezicasulayo ezifihle kukhaphethi wakho, ukufakazela ukungezwani komzimba ekhaya lakho kungasiza. Izinto ongazizama zifaka:

• Hlanza okungenani kanye ngesonto, nge-vacuum enesihlungi se-particle air (HEPA) esisebenza kahle kakhulu. Izihlungi ze-HEPA zisusa futhi zibambe izifo, ukuze zingaphinde zibuyele emoyeni. Qiniseka ukuthi uthola i-vacuum eqinisekiswe yi-HEPA hhayi efana ne-HEPA.

• Uma unesilwane, qiniseka ukuthi i-vacuum yakho nayo yenzelwe ukuthatha izinwele zezilwane.

• Nciphisa umswakama ekhaya lakho ukuze izibungu zothuli nesikhunta kungakwazi ukwanda.

• Umusi hlanza okhaphethi bakho amahlandla amaningi ngonyaka, okungcono ngenyanga. Qiniseka ukuthi kunomoya ojikelezayo owenele ukubenza bome ngokuphelele.

• Esikhundleni sokugcwala ukhaphethi, khetha amaragi okujikijela angagezwa ngamanzi ashisayo.

• Sebenzisa amasu afanayo wokuhlanza ngokujulile ezinye izindwangu ezithambile ekhaya lakho, kufaka phakathi izinto zokwakha nezinto zokudweba.

• Gcina amawindi evaliwe ngenkathi yokungezwani komzimba nangezinsuku lapho amazinga empova ephezulu.

• Faka uhlelo lokuhlunga umoya, olusebenzisa isihlungi se-HEPA.

Okubalulekile

Izifo ezivamile ezifana nempova kanye nothuli zingabambeka kukhaphethi, kubangele ukungezwani komzimba ukuthi kwenzeke. Amakhaphethi anezintambo ezinde, njengama-shag rugs, angaba nezicasuli eziningi kunokhaphethi abanenqwaba ephansi. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi uxabane nezinto ezisetshenziselwa ukwakha ukhaphethi.

Uma une-allergies noma i-asthma, ukususa ukhaphethi wakho kungaba yindlela yakho engcono kakhulu. Ukukhuluma ne-allergist nakho kungasiza.