So wowɔ ɔfe a ɛkɔ so yɛ yaw a ɛmma nsunsu mma, na mmom wo menewam yɛ wo yaw? Ebia woresusuw nea ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu a ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛkanyan wo anadwo na ɛba mpo bere a worekasa no fa ho ankasa. So eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata, anaasɛ ɛyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw yɛn ho? Momma yɛnka ne nyinaa ho asɛm nnɛ.
Dɛn ankasa ne ɔfe a ɛyɛ nwunu?
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɔfe a ɛyɛ nwunu yɛ ɔfe a ɛmma nsu anaasɛ nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ mma . Wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ "ɔfe a ɛnsow aba." Mpɛn pii no, yɛn nipadua de ɔfe pam nneɛma a yɛmpɛ fi ahurututu ne mframa kwan mu, te sɛ mmoawa, mmoawa, ne mfutuma.
Susuw yɛn home kwan no ho sɛ nsu paipu. Sɛ nneɛma a asɛe (phlegm) bi kɔhyɛ saa paipu yi mu a, yɛbɔ nsu fa mu na yɛpam. Ɛno ne nea "phlegm cough" yɛ. Nanso wɔ ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu mu no, nea ɛba ne sɛ biribi wɔ paipu no mu a ɛde ɔfe no ba, te sɛ abufuw, ɔfe, anaa akisikuru. Sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsõ a ebetumi atu a, ɔfe no ma ɔfe no kɔ so.
Dɛn ne nneɛma a ebetumi de ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu aba?
Nneɛma nketenkete bi betumi ama obi anya ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu, ne ntease ahorow a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde adwene si so kakra nso. Momma yɛnhwɛ nneɛma atitiriw a ɛde ba no.
| Sɛnti | Nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛnyɛ den |
|---|---|
| Nneɛma a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew | Nneɛma te sɛ mfutuma, pollen, ne mmoa dander betumi ahyɛ ɔhome akwaa no abufuw na ama obi afe. |
| Akisikuru | Akisikuru ho sɛnkyerɛnne titiriw ne ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu a ɛkɔ so daa, a ebetumi ayɛ bɔne titiriw anadwo. |
| GERD (Yare a Ɛsan Fa Yafunu Mu) . | Eyi yɛ tebea a yɛfrɛ no "gastritis" no ho asɛm a emu yɛ den. Yafunu mu acid san kɔ menewa no mu, na ɛma menewa no mu ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ho yɛ hyew na ɛma ɔfe. |
| Atiridii akyi, atiridii, COVID-19 | Sɛ wowɔ ɔyare mmoawa a ɛte sɛ eyi a, ɔfe a ɛyɛ dry betumi atra hɔ adapɛn pii bere a yare no agyae esiane ɔfe a ɛwɔ ɔhome akwaa no mu nti. |
| Nneɛma a epira wɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia mu | Sɛ obi home nneɛma te sɛ sigaret wusiw, nnuru, ne nnuhuam a ano yɛ den a, ebetumi ahyɛ menewa ne ahurututu abufuw na ama wafe. |
| Nnuru bi (Nnuru a ɛde ba) . | Ɔfe a ɛyɛ dry betumi aba sɛ nnuru bi mu nsunsuanso bɔne, titiriw nea wɔde sa mogya mmoroso (e.g. ACE inhibitors). |
| Ntease a enti ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye kɛse (eyinom ntaa mma, nanso ɛho hia sɛ wohu) . | |
| COPD (Ahurututu mu Yare a Ɛnkɔ Anim) . | Ahurututu mu yare a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ a ɛba wɔn a wɔnom sigaret titiriw. |
| Tebea afoforo a anibere wom | Ɛntaa mma koraa sɛ ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ nso betumi ayɛ tebea horow te sɛ komayare, ahurututu mu kokoram, anaa nsamanwaw ho sɛnkyerɛnne. |
Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wubehu nea ɛde wo ɔfe no ba ankasa. Onipa a oye sen biara a obetumi ayɛ saa ne wo duruyɛfo.
Dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ wɔ fie ama ɔfe a ɛhaw adwene?
Sɛ nea ɛde wo ɔfe ba no nyɛ aniberesɛm a, wubetumi de nneɛma a ɛnyɛ den yi anya ahotɔ.
- Nom nsu ne nsu pii: Nsu a ɛyɛ hyew ne tii a wobɛnom no betumi aboa ma wo menewam a ɛyɛ nwunu na ɛyɛ wo yaw no so atew. Nsu a ɛyɛ hyew kuruwa a ɛwo ne lemon kakra wom yɛ ano aduru pa.
- Ɛwo teaspoon biako:Nhwehwɛmu ahorow ada no adi mpo sɛ ɛwo tumi siw ɔfe ano. Ɛwo teaspoon biako a wɔnom ansa na woada no betumi atew nna a ɔfe de ba no so. (Nanso mma nkokoaa a wonnii afe biako ɛwo).
- Nsuo a Ɛyɛ Nsuo a Wɔhome: Sɛ wohom nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew fi nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew kuruwa mu anaasɛ woguare a nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew a, ɛbɛboa ama mframa kwan no ayɛ nwini na wɔatew ɔfe so. Sɛ wowɔ humidifier wɔ fie a, sɛ wode bedi dwuma nso yɛ adwene pa.
- Cough drops / Lozenges: Sɛ wɔhome a, eyinom ma nnompe a ɛba ano no yɛ kɛse na ɛma menewam a ɛyɛ kusuu no so tew.
- Nnuru a wɔde siw ɔfe ano a wɔmfa nni dwuma: Nnuru bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde siw ɔfe ano a wobetumi anya wɔ nnurutɔnbea hɔ. Nanso, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn ansa na wode adi dwuma, efisɛ ebia ɛnyɛ nea ɛfata mma ɔfe ahorow bi.
Na sɛ mmofra nkumaa nya ɔfe a ɛyɛ kusuu nso ɛ?
Wɔnkamfo nkyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa nnuru a wɔde sa ɔfe a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu mma mmofra a wonnii mfe 4 a wɔmfa nnuruyɛfo afotu mma wɔn. Enti, sɛ wo ba kumaa no kɔfe a, ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ mmofra oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Sɛ wode afiri a ɛma nsu yɛ hyew bedi dwuma wɔ fie na wode nsu a ɛyɛ hyew ahyɛ aguaree hɔ ma na wode ahyɛ wo ba no mu ma bere tiaa bi a, ebetumi ama wo ho atɔ wo.
Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn!
Ɛwom sɛ mpɛn pii no, ɔfe a ɛyɛ nwunu nyɛ asiane de, nanso sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛwɔ ase ha no bi ka wo ɔfe ho a, nsɛe bere na kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.
- Mogya a wɔfefe
- Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome anaasɛ wobɛhome
- Ɔbrɛ a ɛtra so
- Atiridii ne awɔw
- Koko mu yaw a ɛba mpofirim a wontumi nkyerɛkyerɛ mu
- Sɛ wote nnyigyei a ‘ɛyɛ hwirew’ bere a worehome a
Titiriw sɛ wo ɔfe a ɛyɛ dry no di bɛboro adapɛn abiɛsa a , ɛho hia sɛ wuhu oduruyɛfo na woahu nea ɛde ba.
So ɔfe yɛ wo koko yaw?
Sɛ wofe denneennen a, wubetumi anya ntini a ɛyɛ den wɔ wo moma so. Eyi te sɛ ɛyaw a wote bere a woma ade a emu yɛ duru so no. Mpɛn pii no, wobetumi de aduru a wɔde kum ɛyaw te sɛ paracetamol ayi ɛyaw yi afi hɔ.
Nanso, sɛ wo koko yɛ wo yaw mpofirim a , mmu w’ani ngu so da. Ebetumi ayɛ komayare ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Sɛ ɛba saa a, kɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn wo no Emergency Department (ETU) ntɛm ara.
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- Ɔfe a ɛyɛ dry yɛ ɔfe a ɛmma nsuo mma na ɛnam menewa a ɛyɛ yaw anaa ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛde ba.
- Mpɛn pii no, eyi betumi afi akisikuru, ayamtu, yafunu mu yare, anaa tebea bi a ɛba bere a ɔyare mmoawa anya obi akyi.
- Wubetumi anya ahotɔ afi ofie nnuru te sɛ nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a wobɛnom, ɛwo a wode bedi dwuma, ne nsu a wode gu mu no mu.
- Sɛ ɔfe no kyɛ bɛboro adapɛn 3 anaasɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den te sɛ mogya a ɔfe, ɔhome a ɛyɛ den, anaa koko mu yaw ka ho a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara.
- Ɛho hia paa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa ansa na wode aduru biara adi dwuma, titiriw ansa na wode ama mmofra.
👩🏽 ⚕️ Nsɛmmisa foforo (FAQs)
💬 Dɛn ne Dry Cough / Ɔfe a Ɛnsow aba?
Wɔ ɔfe a ɛfata mu no, wɔtow nsu (Phlegm/Sputum) a ahyɛ menewa/ahurututu mu ma no gu. Nanso wɔ nea wɔfrɛ no ‘Dry Cough’ yi mu no, ɛmfa ho sɛnea wobɛfefe na wo koko ne wo menewa ayɛ wo yaw no, ‘nsu biara mfi adi’. Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛhyɛ abufuw kɛse a ɛkɔ so haw wo, te sɛ nea biribi akɔhyɛ/ɛreka wo menewa mu (tickling sensation), na ɛmma wunna!
💬 Dɛn ne ade titiriw a ɛde ɔfe a ɛkɔ so a enni ahurututu (Dry Cough) ba?
Nneɛma atitiriw pii nti na eyi ba: 1) Ɔfe a ɛba ɔyare mmoawa akyi, a ebetumi akɔ so adapɛn pii bere a obi ho atɔ no afi ɔyare mmoawa / Atiridii / COVID-19 mu akyi. 2) Asthma - titiriw anadwo. 3) Gas/Acidity a ɛwɔ yafunu mu esiane GERD / Gastritis (ɛkɔ soro anadwo). 4) Ɛbɛtumi nso ayɛ nnuru bi te sɛ ACE Inhibitors - s.e. Losartan, Enalapril, na ɔkyerɛwee.
💬 Dɛn ne fie aduru a wɔde sa ɔfe a ɛyɛ dry? Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?
Nea edi kan no, nom nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a ɛwo ne lime wom, fa nkyene nsu gu mu, na fa afiri a ɛma nsu yɛ hyew di dwuma. Nanso, sɛ 1) wofe mogya (Hemoptysis - ebetumi ayɛ nsamanwaw/kokoram), 2) ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome/ɛyɛ wo koko mu yaw bere a worefefe, 3) wowɔ ɔfe a ɛtra hɔ bɛboro adapɛn 3, 4) wo mu duru so tew/atiridii wɔ wo ɔfe no ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ ayaresabea ntɛm ara na woyɛ wo koko X-ray!
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