So wo hwene nso asiw na ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome? (Nasal Congestion) Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

So wo nso wowɔ hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw bere nyinaa? Anaasɛ wote nka sɛ ɛyɛ den kakra sɛ wobɛhome a nneɛma te sɛ hwene a ɛretu, ahurututu, ne nea ɛkeka ho ka ho? Ɛtɔ da a, eyi kɔ wɔ nna kakraa bi mu, nanso wɔ nnipa binom fam no, ɛkɔ so dapɛn biako anaa abien. Enti, saa hwene a ayɛ mmerɛw yi, anaa nea yɛfrɛ no `(Nasal Congestion)`, ne nea yɛrebɛka ho asɛm nnɛ.

Dɛn nti na hwene yi ayɛ mmerɛw? (Dɛn ne Nasal Congestion?)

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no fi ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛwɔ wo hwene mu no abufuw . Susuw ho saa kwan yi so: wo hwene te sɛ ɔpon a ɛkɔ wo nipadua mu. Mframa a ɛfa saa ɔpon yi mu no tumi de mfutuma nketenkete, mmoawa, ne nneɛma a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw kɔ.

Sɛ biribi a ɛte sɛɛ kɔ hwene no mu a, ntini a ɛwɔ hwene no mu no hohoro na efi ase hohoro. Bere koro no ara mu no, nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ fi ase ba ma ɛboa ma wɔpam nneɛma a ɛyɛ ananafo yi. Enti, saa ntini a ahonhon yi ne nsu a aboaboa ano no ne nea ɛma hwene no siw na ɛma ɛyɛ den ma yɛn sɛ yɛbɛhome. Mpɛn pii no, saa tebea yi yɛ yiye wɔ nna kakraa bi mu, nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ ɛtra hɔ bɛboro dapɛn biako a, ebetumi ayɛ ɔyare mmoawa ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Sɛ ɛkɔ so na wɔansa a, ɛtɔ da bi a ebetumi de tebea horow te sɛ `(Sinusitis)` (Sinusitis), `(Nasal Polyps)`, anaa mpo `(Middle Ear Infections)` aba.

Sɛ wo hwene ayɛ wo hwene a, wo nipadua te nka dɛn?

Hwene a ayɛ mmerɛw nyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wobu no adewa. Sɛ wo hwene te nka sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw na emu yɛ duru a, ebetumi afi:

• Ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome afa hwene mu.
• Eyi ne nea yɛfrɛ no hwene a ɛretu, na ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no hwene a ɛretu.
• Esiane sɛ wuntumi mfa wo hwene mu nhome nti, wufi ase fa w’ano home. Yɛfrɛ eyi `(Ano Hom)`.
• Sɛ akokoaa hwene mu siw a, ebetumi ayɛ den sɛ ɔbɛma no nufu anaasɛ ɔbɛma no nufu wɔ toa mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfa wɔn hwene mu home, enti ebetumi ayɛ ɔhaw kɛse bere a wɔn hwene ayɛ wɔn ma no.

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw betumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wo nipadua no reko atia ɔyare mmoawa anaa ɔyare mmoawa. Ɛntaa mma koraa sɛ akisikuru anaa polyp a ɛwɔ hwene no mu nso betumi ama hwene no ayɛ mmerɛw.

Hena na hwene a ayɛ mmerɛw yi ka no kɛse?

Eyi yɛ biribi a ebetumi ato obiara ankasa. Sɛnea nhwehwɛmu ahorow kyerɛ no, nnipa dodow no mu bɛyɛ 12% na wɔn hwene mu yɛ den bere biara. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ tebea a ɛtaa ba paa.

So sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo bi wɔ hɔ a ɛka hwene a ɛyɛ den no ho?

Yiw, hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw akyi no, ebia sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo pii bɛba. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Fefe a wɔfe
• Ɛwa
• Tipaeɛ

Dɛn ne nneɛma atitiriw a ɛde hwene mu yɛ den?

Nokwarem no, nneɛma pii nti na wo hwene yɛ mmerɛw. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ yɛn hwene yɛ ɔwɛmfo a ɛwɔ anim a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban fi nneɛma a ɛyɛ ananafo a ɛbɛhyɛn yɛn nipadua mu ho.Nneɛma te sɛ mfutuma, nneɛma nketenkete, ne nneɛma a ɛma yɛn ho yɛ yɛn yaw wɔ mframa a yɛhome mu no hyɛn hwene no mu. Nwi a ɛyɛ fɛ ne cilia (nneɛma nketenkete a ɛte sɛ nhwi) a ɛwɔ hwene no mu no kyere saa nneɛma a ɛyɛ ananafo yi na ɛkyerɛ wɔn kwan kɔ hwene no mu. Sɛ yɛfefe anaa yɛbɔ yɛn hwene a, wɔpam saa nneɛma a epira yi fi nhyehyɛe no mu.

Nanso, ɛtɔ mmere bi a, saa hwene mu nhwi ne anom ntini yi ntumi nkyere biribiara. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ntini a ɛwɔ hwene no mu no hohoro na ɛma nsu pii ba. Saa nneɛma abien yi nyinaa bom ma ne hwene mu siw.

Dɛn ne ntease ahorow a wotaa hu?

Mpɛn pii no, hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ne tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no `(Rhinitis) wɔ abusuabɔ.` `(Rhinitis) ahorow abien na ɛwɔ hɔ:

1. Allergic Rhinitis (a wɔsan frɛ no Hay Fever) .

2. Rhinitis a ɛnyɛ nea ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew

1. Allergic Rhinitis a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew

Eyi yɛ ɔhaw a nnipa pii wɔ. `(Allergic Rhinitis)` yɛ sɛnea yɛn nipadua yɛ n’ade wɔ nneɛma bi a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew wɔ mframa mu ho. Nneɛma atitiriw a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew ne:

• Pollen: Pollen a nnua ne afifide yɛ wɔ ahohuru bere, ahohuru bere, ne osutɔbere mu no betumi akɔ hwene no mu na ama obi anya akisikuru. Eyi mu yɛ den titiriw bere a anɔpa bosu tɔ wɔ yɛn man yi mmeae bi.
• Mfutuma: Ɛmfa ho sɛnea wo fie ho tew no, mfutuma yi betumi atra kapet, dan mu nneɛma, ne mpa mu.
• Nwansena: Nkwammoaa a nsunsu mu ba no betumi ama obi anya akisikuru. Wohu wɔn wɔ mmeae a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini kɛse.
• Pet dander: Ebia nnipa binom ho rennye dander ne mfutuma a efi mmoa te sɛ akraman ne mpataa mu ba no ho.

2. Akisikuru a Ɛnyɛ Akisikuru

Eyi ne bere a hwene mu ntini no hohoro, boaboa nsu ano, na esiw esiane biribi foforo nti, na ɛnyɛ akisikuru nti. Eyi betumi afi:

• Nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia: Adwennwen, wusiw (sigaret wusiw, wusiw ahorow afoforo), wusiw a efi nneɛma te sɛ paint, ne nnuan a ɛyɛ nnuhwam mu nyinaa betumi ama hwene mu ayɛ den.
• Nnuru: Mogya mmoroso nnuru ne nnuru bi a wɔde kum ɛyaw nso betumi ama anom a ɛyɛ den.
• Nsakrae a ɛba nipadua mu nkwaadɔm mu: Anom a ɛyɛ den nso betumi aba wɔ mmere a nkwaadɔm mu nsakrae te sɛ mmerantebere ne mmabaabere ne nyinsɛn mu.
• Nyarewa: Sinus infections (Sinusitis) anaa nneɛma te sɛ atiridiinini betumi ama ne hwene ayɛ mmerɛw.
• Adenoids a Ɛyɛ Ntrɛwmu: Adenoids yɛ ntini ahorow a ɛwɔ hwene no akyi. Wɔboa ma wɔkyere mmoawa. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ adenoid ahorow yi hohoro a, ebetumi ama hwene asiw, titiriw wɔ mmofra nkumaa mu.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na nnuruyɛfo hu saa tebea yi?

Oduruyɛfo bi behu saa tebea yi denam wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a obetie na wahwɛ wo hwene, w’aso, ne wo menewam no so. Ɛtɔ da bi a, wobetumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu afoforo nso de ahwɛ sɛ nneɛma afoforo de ba anaa.

• Menewa mu amammerɛ: Eyi hwehwɛ mmoawa ahorow pɔtee bi a wɔwɔ menewa mu hwɛ. Wɔyɛ eyi denam aduru a wɔde kotoku tenten bi a wɔde fi menewa no akyi no so.
• CT scan: Wobetumi ayɛ CT scan ahwɛ sɛ ebia nneɛma bi asiw hwene no mu anaa.
• Nasal Endoscopy: Wobetumi de mfoninitwa afiri soronko bi (endoscope) ahyɛ hwene no mu de ahwɛ mu.

Woyɛ dɛn sa hwene a ayɛ mmerɛw?

Nnuruyɛfo gyina nea ɛde ba so sa hwene a ayɛ mmerɛw. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wo hwene ayɛ wo yaw esiane sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ mpataa ho a, ɛyɛ wo hwene mu yare bi a ɛma wo ho yɛ wo hyew. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwe wo ho fi mpataa ho na wonom nnuru de di sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no so.

Sɛ wo hwene mu akisikuru no fi anom a ɛnyɛ allergic a, wubetumi ahu nea ɛde ba na woanom nnuru de asiw wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no so. Ayaresa ahorow bi a ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ wo ni:

Ayaresa a Wɔde Sa Ntini a Ɛnyɛ Akisikuru:

• Nkyene a wɔde petepete so anaasɛ hohoro: Nkyene a wɔde petepete hwene mu anaa afiri a wɔde gugu hwene so ma hwene no mu yɛ nwini na ɛboa ma nsu a ɛwɔ mu no fi hɔ.
• Nnuru a Ɛko Tia Histamine: Nnuru yi brɛ nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no ho dwuma wɔ nneɛma a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw ho.
• Corticosteroid a wɔde petepete hwene mu: Eyinom brɛ hwene mu ntini a ɛho ahonhon ase.
• Ipratropium bromide a wɔde petepete so: Saa aduru a wɔde petepete so yi betumi atew nsu a ɛyɛ nwini so.

Ayaresa a Wɔde Sa Allergic Rhinitis:

Nnipa a wɔwɔ anom akisikuru nso betumi de nnuru a ekum histamine anaa corticosteroids adi dwuma de aboa ma hwene mu ntini a ɛho ahonhon no so atew. Bio:

• Nnuru a wɔde petepete hwene mu a ɛma hwene mu yɛ den: Eyinom betumi ama anom a ɛyɛ den no afi hɔ ntɛm. Nanso, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde saa nnuru a wɔde petepete so yi di dwuma boro nnansa. Sɛ wode di dwuma bere tenten asen saa a, ebetumi ama anom a ɛyɛ den no ayɛ kɛse.
• Nnuru a wɔde petepete hwene mu a ɛko tia cholinergic: Eyinom betumi atew hwene mu nsu so.

So wuntumi nsiw wo hwene kwan sɛ ɛrensiw?

Esiane sɛ nneɛma pii na ɛde hwene mu yɛ den nti, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobesiw ano koraa. Nanso, wubetumi atew mpɛn dodow a ɔhaw yi ba no so.

• Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo hwene asiw wɔ afe no mu mmere bi mu (sɛ nhwɛso no, ahohuru bere anaa osutɔbere mu) a, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa mfa mmere bi mu akisikuru ho . Wobetumi aboa wo ma woate nea ɛkanyan wo akisikuru no ase, sɛnea wobɛkwati, ne sɛnea wobɛsa wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ase.
• Bɔ wo ho ban fi ɔyare mmoawa te sɛ atiridii ne atiridiinini ho. Hohoro wo nsa mpɛn pii na twe wo ho fi ayarefo ho.

Sɛ wo hwene ayɛ wo yaw a, dɛn na wobɛhwɛ kwan?

Wubetumi ahwɛ kwan sɛ wubenya hwene mu yare bere ne bere mu wɔ w’asetra nyinaa mu. Bere a nnuruyɛfo ntumi nsa yare no koraa no, wobetumi asa yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no na wɔakamfo akwan horow a wɔfa so hwɛ wɔn ho a ɛbɛboa ma wɔatew so.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobetumi asa hwene a ayɛ mmerɛw ntɛm?

Nneɛma bi a wubetumi asɔ ahwɛ wɔ fie ni:

• Nom nsu ne nsu pii. Nsu ma nsu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no yɛ teateaa na ɛtew hwene mu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw so.
• Fa aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu a nkyene wom di dwuma anaasɛ hohoro wo hwene mu. Eyi bɛboa ma nsu a ɛwɔ mu no afi hɔ.
• Ntama bi wɔ hɔ a wode bata wo hwene so. Eyinom boa ma wubue wo hwene mu.
• Fa ade a ɛma nsu yɛ hyew di dwuma na ama nsu a ɛwɔ mframa mu wɔ fie ne adwumam no ayɛ kɛse.
• Bisa wo duruyɛfo no nnuru a wɔtɔn a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu ho asɛm. Sɛ worenom nnuru afoforo dedaw a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka ho asɛm akyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Obetumi akamfo aduru bi a enni ɔhaw biara akyerɛ.
• Sɛ akokoaa ketewaa bi hwene ayɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ den ma no sɛ ɔbɛma nufu a, fa hwene mu bulb syringe yi nsu a ɛyɛ nwini no.

Nea ɛho hia: Wɔnkamfo nnuru bi a wɔde tew hwene mu (titiriw `decongestant nasal sprays`) nkyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa nni dwuma bere tenten. Enti, fa di dwuma sɛnea wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛ wo nkutoo.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu?

Mpɛn pii no, anom a ɛyɛ den no fi hɔ wɔ nna kakraa bi mu. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, ebia wowɔ ɔyare mmoawa bi. Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne yi bi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn:

• Sɛ wo hwene a ɛyɛ den no kyɛ bɛboro nnafua 10 a .
• Sɛ nsu a efi wo hwene mu ba no yɛ ahabammono, kɔkɔɔ, anaa mogya afra a .
• Sɛ wowɔ atiridiinini a .
• Sɛ akokoaa a wɔawo no foforo hwene ayɛ mmerɛw na ontumi nnom nufusu/toa.

Hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yɛ ɔhaw a ɛtaa ba. Nneɛma pii nti na ɛte saa. Nnipa binom hwene yɛ mmerɛw esiane mmere mu akisikuru nti. Hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw nso betumi aba bere a wowɔ mmeae a wusiw anaa paint wusiw wɔ, bere a woayɛ basaa, bere a wonyinsɛn, anaa bere a woadu mmerantebere ne mmabaabere mu no. Ɛwom sɛ ebia ɛnyɛ dɛ nna kakraa bi de, nanso mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ yiye wɔ n’ankasa mu. Nanso, sɛ wo hwene ayɛ mmerɛw bɛboro nnafua 10 a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Obetumi ahwɛ sɛ ɔyare mmoawa bi wɔ wo mu na wama wo ayaresa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wo ho bɛtɔ wo ntɛm na woahome ntɛm.

## Nneɛma a Ɛho Hia a Ɛsɛ sɛ Wokae (Take-Home Message)

Okay, enti yɛaka anom a ɛyɛ den ho asɛm pii. Nea etwa to no, nneɛma kakraa bi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma ɛtra yɛn adwenem ni:

• Hwene a ayɛ mmerɛwMpɛn pii no, ɛnyɛ aniberesɛm. Nanso, sɛ ɛkɔ so, anaasɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ atiridiinini ne ahurututu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu.
• Sɛ wowɔ allergies , bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho afi nneɛma a ɛde ba no ho.
• Ofie nnuru a ɛnyɛ den (nkyene, nsu a wɔnom, nsuonwini) betumi ama obi ho atɔ no.
• Hwɛ yiye titiriw sɛ wo ba no hwene ayɛ mmerɛw a , efisɛ ebetumi ama ayɛ den ama no sɛ ɔbɛma no nufu.
• Kwati sɛ wobɛkɔ so de nnuru bi a wɔde petepete hwene mu a woatɔ afi nnurutɔnbea no adi dwuma a wonkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Sɛ wowɔ ɔhaw bi wɔ hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ho a, mma ɛnhaw wo. Sɛ wɔde aduruyɛ mu afotu ne ayaresa a ɛfata ma a, wobetumi adi tebea yi so yiye.

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