So wo hwene asiw na ɛma ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome? Momma yensua eyi ho ade (Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)?

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ yɛwɔ atiridii anaa biribi a yɛn hwene mu yɛ yɛn yaw a, yɛn hwene siw na ɛyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛhome, ɛnte saa? Yɛn ti te nka sɛ emu yɛ duru na yɛnte nka sɛ yɛbɛyɛ biribiara. Aduru bi a wobetumi de adi dwuma wɔ mmere a ɛte saa mu a wɔfrɛ no `(Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)` ni. Wobetumi ahu saa aduru yi a wɔfrɛ no `(Oxymetazoline)` wɔ nnurutɔnbea ahorow wɔ din ahorow ase. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia woate `(Afrin)`, `(Dristan)`, `(Sinex)` ho asɛm. Ma yɛnhwɛ nea eyi yɛ, sɛnea ɛyɛ adwuma, ne ahwɛyiye a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ bere a yɛde redi dwuma no.

Dɛn ne eyi `(Oxymetazoline Anom aduru)`? Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛyɛ adwuma?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, saa `(Oxymetazoline)` yi yɛ aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu. Yɛsan frɛ eyinom `Nnuru a Wɔde Siw Anom` . Wubetumi de eyi adi dwuma bere a wo hwene asiw, wo hwene mu nsu , anaa bere a wote ` Sinus Congestion` ne nhyɛso nka. Nanso kae sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde eyi di dwuma bere tiaa bi pɛ .

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea eyi yɛ adwuma. Fa no sɛ mogya ntini nketenkete a ɛwɔ wo hwene mu no ahonhon na atrɛw. Sɛ biribi te sɛ mmoawa hyɛn wo nipadua mu a, wo nipadua no nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa (immun response) no fi ase ba mu na ɛma ɔfe . Eyi yɛ nea wɔde bɛpam ntuafo no ankasa. Nanso ɛyɛ saa ɔfe yi na ɛma yenya ɔhaw ahorow te sɛ hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ne ahome a ɛyɛ den.

Sɛ wode petepete `(Oxymetazoline)` anom aduru a, ɛma mogya ntini a ahonhon wɔ hwene no mu no yɛ teateaa bere tiaa bi. Eyi ma baabi a ɛwɔ hwene no mu no yɛ kɛse, na ɛma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛhome. Nanso eyi rensa wo yare no ntɛmntɛm, ɛbɛtew sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no so bere tiaa bi.

Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meka kyerɛ oduruyɛfo no ansa na mede saa aduru yi adi dwuma?

Okay, afei ansa na wobɛhyɛ aseɛ de saa `(Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)` yi adi dwuma no, nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfoɔ anaa nnuruyɛfoɔ. Efisɛ saa aduru yi nyɛ adwuma mma obiara. Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow yi bi a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ:

• Sɛ wowɔ asikreyare a .
• Sɛ wowɔ aniwa yare a wɔfrɛ no glaucoma a.
• Sɛ wowɔ komayare a .
• Mogya mmoroso anaa nea ɛba famSɛ wowɔ tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no mogya mmoroso a .
• Sɛ woadi kan anya akisikuru a.
• Sɛ wowɔ Raynaud adeyɛ no a.
• Sɛ wowɔ honam ani yare a wɔfrɛ no scleroderma a.
• Sɛ wowɔ Sjogren yare a.
• Sɛ wowɔ yare bi a wɔfrɛ no Thromboangiitis obliterans a.
• Sɛ wowɔ thyroid yare a.
• Sɛ woyɛ ɔbarima a, ebia ɛbɛyɛ den ama wo sɛ wobɛtow nsu esiane prostate gland a ayɛ kɛse nti.
• Sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ aduru yi (Oxymetazoline), nnuru afoforo, nnuan, nnuru a wɔde yɛ nneɛma, anaa nneɛma a wɔde sie ho a.
• Sɛ woanyinsɛn anaasɛ worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wubenyinsɛn a.
• Sɛ woyɛ ɛna a ɔma nufu a.

Saa nneɛma yi ho hia yiye, efisɛ sɛ wode `(Oxymetazoline)` ne saa tebea horow yi di dwuma a, ebetumi ayɛ asiane.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wode saa aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu yi di dwuma yiye?

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea wɔde aduru yi bedi dwuma yiye. Eyi yɛ aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu. Fa di dwuma bere koro mu da biara, sɛnea wɔakyerɛ wɔ nnuru a wɔakyerɛw ama wo a wo duruyɛfo de ama wo no so no. Wosow toa no yiye ansa na wode adi dwuma.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ, mfa nea ɛboro nea oduruyɛfo no ka kyerɛ wo no nni dwuma. Afei nso, mfa nni dwuma ntra nnansa wɔ bere koro mu a wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa. Eyi yɛ mfomso a nnipa pii di.

Hwɛ hu sɛ wode wo hwene mu aduru no redi dwuma yiye. Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa bi a, nsuro sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo anaa nnuruyɛfo.

Sɛ wode saa aduru yi rema mmofra a, ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo nso kasa fa ho. Ɛwom sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a wobetumi de ama mmofra a wonnii mfe 6 de, nanso nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ yiye wɔ ho.

Nea ɛho hia: Saa aduru yi yɛ ma wo nkutoo. Mfa nnkyɛ obi foforo biara. Sɛ wɔkyɛ toa koro a, ebetumi atrɛw yare no mu.

Sɛ wopa nnuru dodow bi a, dɛn na woyɛ?

Sɛ wopa dose bi a, fa no bere a woakae ara pɛ. Nanso sɛ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ bere aso sɛ wobɛma wo dodow a edi hɔ no a, twa dodow a woayera no so na fa bere a edi hɔ a woahyɛ da ayɛ no. Mfa nnuru mmɔho abien da.

Na sɛ wɔde di dwuma dodo nso ɛ?

Sɛ mpofirim ara wususuw sɛ woanom aduru yi dodo a, frɛ beae a wɔhwɛ awuduru so anaa baabi a wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ ayaresa a egye ntɛmpɛ ntɛm ara.

So aduru yi betumi ne nnuru afoforo adi nkitaho?

Yiw, saa aduru yi betumi ne nnuru afoforo bi a worenom no adi nkitaho. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ sɛ wɔde ka saa nnuru no ho a, ebetumi de ɔhaw aba. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Nnuru bi a wɔde sa prostate a ɛtrɛw (e.g. alfuzosin, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin).
• Nnuru bi a wɔde sa mogya mmoroso ne komayare (e.g., ace-inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium-channel blockers, digoxin, diuretics).
• Nnuru a ɛwɔ nnuru kuw a wɔfrɛ no `MAOIs` mu (e.g. `isocarboxazid`, `phenelzine`, `rasagiline`, `selegiline`, `tranylcypromine`).
• Aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no `Nafarelin`.

Saa list yi nwie pɛyɛ. Enti ka nnuru a worenom nyinaa (a wɔakyerɛw ama wo, nea wɔtɔn wɔ aduruyɛdan mu, nhabannuru, vitamin ahorow) ho asɛm kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Afei nso, sɛ wonom sigaret, wonom nsa, anaa wode nnuru afoforo di dwuma a, ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo, efisɛ eyinom bi betumi ne aduru yi adi nkitaho.

Nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye wɔ ho bere a wode redi dwuma no

Bere a wode saa aduru yi redi dwuma no, hwɛ sɛ wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no tu mpɔn anaasɛ ɛyɛ kɛse anaa. Kɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn daa na ka wo tebea no ho asɛm kyerɛ no.

Sɛ wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no ankɔ yiye, anaasɛ mpo ɛyɛ kɛse a, ɛsɛ sɛ woka ɛno nso kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo.

Nsunsuanso bɔne bɛn na eyi betumi de aba?

Te sɛ aduru biara no, eyi betumi de ɔhaw ahorow bi aba, nanso ɛnyɛ obiara na onya bi.

Nneɛma bɔne a ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ wo duruyɛfo amanneɛ ntɛm ara:

• Allergic reactions – honam ani akisikuru, ɛyaw, akisikuru, anim, anofafa, tɛkrɛma anaa menewa a ɛho ahonhon. Sɛ wuhyia eyinom mu biara a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara.

Nsunsuanso bɔne a mpɛn pii no ɛnyɛ asiane kɛse, nanso sɛ ɛkɔ so na ɛhaw adwene a, ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ wo duruyɛfo amanneɛ:

• Nkate a ɛte sɛ nea hwene no mu ayɛ kusuu anaasɛ ɛrehyew.
• Ɔfe a wɔtaa defefe.
• Hwene a ɛtwetwe anaa hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛkɔ soro (sɛ wɔde di dwuma bɛboro nnafua 3 a, eyi taa ba).

Saa nsɛm a wɔahyehyɛ yi nka nneɛma bɔne a efi mu ba nyinaa ho. Sɛ wuhu biribi foforo a ɛyɛ soronko a, bisa wo duruyɛfo.

Dɛn nti na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde saa aduru a wɔde petepete so yi di dwuma bɛboro nnansa?

Eyi yɛ asɛm a nnipa pii bisa. Ntease bi wɔ hɔ a enti ɛte saa. Sɛ wode aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu te sɛ `(Oxymetazoline)` di dwuma bɛboro nnansa a ɛtoatoa so a, ntini a ɛwɔ wo hwene mu no sua aduru no. Afei, wo hwene fi ase yɛ mmerɛw kɛse mpo a aduru no nni hɔ. Yɛfrɛ eyi `(Rhinitis Medicamentosa)` anaa ``Rebound Congestion`` .

Fa no sɛ, wo hwene ayɛ wo yaw, na wode aduru a wɔde petepete wo ho no di dwuma. Ɛyɛ yiye wɔ bere tiaa bi mu. Nnansa anaa nnan akyi no, wote nka sɛ nea ɛyɛ wo hwene no nkɔ bere a wode aduru a wɔde petepete so no adi dwuma mpo akyi, anaasɛ sɛ aduru a wɔde petepete wo so no brɛ ara pɛ a, wo hwene no san twetwe ankasa. Afei wususuw sɛ, ‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mesan petepete so bio.’ Na wɔsɔ wo hwɛ sɛ wobɛkɔ so de adi dwuma. Ɛte sɛ kyinhyia bɔne bi.

Ɛno nti na yɛka sɛ mfa nni dwuma ntra nnansa.Sɛ wo hwene da so ara siw wɔ nnansa akyi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn na munsusuw ayaresa afoforo ho. Ebia wɔbɛkamfo nneɛma te sɛ nnuru a wɔde petepete hwene mu a nkyene wom anaa nsu a wɔde gugu hwene mu akyerɛ.

So aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu yi ma obi yɛ ade tra so?

Nokwarem no, eyi nyɛ `addiction` te sɛ nnubɔne. Nanso, esiane `(Rhinitis Medicamentosa)` tebea a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no nti, ebia wubenya `de wo ho to saa aduru yi so. Ɛne sɛ, wote nka sɛ wuntumi nyɛ nea enni hɔ, efisɛ wo hwene asiw. Nanso, sɛ wugyae nom a, wunni ``withdrawal symptoms`` te sɛ bere a wugyae nnubɔne nom no. Ade titiriw ne sɛ wubedi akwankyerɛ no akyi na woagyae nnansa akyi.

So aduru yi betumi apira wo?

Saa `(Oxymetazoline)` aduru yi, sɛ wɔde di dwuma sɛnea wɔakyerɛ a, asiane biara nni ho ma nnipa dodow no ara. Nanso, ɛnyɛ papa mma nnipa binom. Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no:

• Sɛ woanyinsɛn anaa worenom nufu a.
• Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ mogya mmoroso, asikreyare, komayare, anaa thyroid yare a.
• Sɛ worenom nnuru bi te sɛ ACE inhibitors anaa diuretics a.

Eyi nyɛ nsɛm a wɔahyehyɛ a edi mũ. Nnuru bi wɔ hɔ a wɔtɔn no aduruyɛdan mu (OTC), enti nsusuw sɛ eyi fata obiara. Ɛsono obiara akwahosan. Enti, ansa na wobɛnom aduru biara, titiriw aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu te sɛ eyi no, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa. Wɔbɛsusu w’ayaresa ho abakɔsɛm, nnuru foforɔ a wonom, ne aduane a wɔde ka ho, na wɔbɛkyerɛ wo sɛ ebia eyi fata wo anaa. Wɔbɛma wo akwankyerɛ nso wɔ sɛnea wode aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu no bedi dwuma yiye ho.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ wode w’aduru sie? Ɔkwan bɛn so na wotow nnuru a wɔmfa nni dwuma gu?

Fa saa aduru yi sie baabi a mmofra ne afieboa ntumi nkɔ hɔ .

Fa sie wɔ dan mu hyew (a ɛwɔ digrii Celsius 20 kosi 25 ntam). Mfa nnuru a ne bere atwam nni dwuma.

Ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye nso bere a woretow nnuru a wɔmfa nni dwuma ne nea ne bere atwam agu no.

• Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yie a, fa ntoboa ma ``nnuru a wɔsan gye ho nhyehyɛe.'' Wubetumi abisa wo nnurutɔnbea anaa polisifo mmeae a ɛtete saa ho asɛm.
• Sɛ eyi ntumi nyɛ yiye a, bisa wo nnuruyɛfo anaa oduruyɛfo sɛnea wobɛtow aduru yi agu dwoodwoo.

Nneɛma a ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛkae (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti mewɔ anidaso sɛ seesei woanya ntease pa wɔ `(Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)` a yɛkaa ho asɛm nnɛ no ho.

Nneɛma a ɛho hia paa a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae ne:

• Eyi yɛ bere tiaa mu ayaresa a wɔde sa anom a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ne hwene a ɛretu.
• Mfa nni dwuma ntra nnansa wɔ bere koro mu.Saa a wobɛyɛ no betumi ama `(Rhinitis Medicamentosa)` anaa `rebound congestion' aba.
• Sɛ wowɔ aduruyɛ mu tebea afoforo, worenom nnuru afoforo, woanyinsɛn, anaasɛ woyɛ ɛna a ɔma nufu a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo bɛkasa ansa na wode eyi adi dwuma.
• Ɛwom sɛ wobetumi atɔ no wɔ nnurutɔnbea hɔ de, nanso ɛnyɛ nea ɛfata obiara.
• Hwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu bere mpo a wode rema mmofra no.
• Fa dodow a wɔakyerɛw ama no nkutoo di dwuma, sɛnea wɔakyerɛ no. Mma nnkyɛ afoforo.

Hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yɛ ade a ɛhyɛ abufuw kɛse. Nanso, sɛ worehwehwɛ ahotɔ ntɛm a, ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw w’ahobammɔ nso ho. Enti, nyansa wom sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo anaa nnuruyɛfo nkyɛn ansa na wode aduru biara adi dwuma. Saa kwan no so no, wubetumi anya ayaresa a ɛfata na ahobammɔ wom.

` Oxymetazoline, aduru a wɔde petepete hwene mu, hwene a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, awɔw, sinus, rebound congestion