Yu gɛt nos we de rɔn bak? (Runny Nose) - Mek wi fain out abaut dis!

Nos we de rɔn, ɔ as wi de kɔl am, nos we de rɔn, na sɔntin we wi kin gɛt bɔku tɛm na wi layf ɛvride. Sɔntɛnde, we wi kin gɛt kol, ɔ smɛl sɔntin we strenj, ɔ kray bɔku... wi nos kin bigin fɔ ‘wok’ tɛm lɛk dis. So wetin mek dis kin rili apin? Dis na nɔmal tin? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis smɔl smɔl, so dat yusɛf go ɔndastand dis klia wan.

Wetin na `Sotu`?

Fɔs, lɛ wi si wetin na dis ‘snot’ ɔ ‘snot’. We wi de tɔk bɔt mɛrɛsin, wi kin kɔl am `(Mucus)`. dis na fכ tru wan sכm tik, stika, slim sכbstans we de fכm insay wi nos εn di kכnεkt dεm we kכnekt to di nos (i.e. `(Sinuses)`). yu kin imajin, wi nos εn dεn `(Sinuses)` ya de prodyuz klos to wan lita dis `(Mucus)` wan de (i.e. bכt 950 mililita!)! Yu nɔ tink se i wɔndaful? Bɔt bɔku pan dis kin go dɔŋ wi trot we wi nɔ kin no, ɛn dat na nɔmal tin.

So wetin mek dis `(Mucus)` de fom so? I nɔ jɔs de west. I gɛt bɔku bɛnifit fɔ wi.

• Sefty: di men tin na dat di dכst, dכti, εn jεm dεm (i.e. `(Bacteria)`, `(Viruses)`) we de na di briz we wi de brith de stik pan dis `(Mucus)` εn stכp am fכ go insay di nos εn insay di lכng. I de wok lɛk glu stik .
• Fɔ kip di wata: Dis kin ɛp bak fɔ mek di dilik mɛmbran dɛn we de insay wi nos nɔ dray ɛn kip di mɔstɔ. If wi nos dray, i kin rili nɔ kin fil fayn, ɛn i kin fil se i nɔ izi fɔ blo.
• di briz wam εn humidify: Dis `(Mucus)` de kכntribyut bak fכ wam di briz we wi de inhal, ad mכsichכ pan am εn sεnd am to di lכng dεm. Dis kin mek di briz we de go insay di lכng dεm fayn fכ di bכdi.

Dɔn wetin mek sɔntɛnde di nos kin rɔn pasmak?

Okay, so wetin mek dis `(Mucus)` prodakshכn kin inkrεs sכmtεm εn bigin kכmכt na di nos? Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de fɔ dat. fכ simpul wan, we wi bכdi detekt sכm `prכblεm', i de prodyuz mכr `(Mucus)` fכ ansa am. Lɛ wi si wetin na di men rizin dɛn.

Kɔmɔn Kɔl ɛn Flu

Di men rizin we mek wi nɔs de rɔn bɔku tɛm na we wi gɛt kol. Dis kin apin we wan `(Vayrɔs)` kam insay di bɔdi. we dis `(Vayrus)` atak di mεmbran dεm we de insay di nos, wi bכdi in difεns sistεm (i.e. `(Immune System)`) de aktibכt. as a rizulyt, `(Mucus)` prodakshכn de inkrεs, εn di `(Virus)` de kech, was am εn trowe am kכmכt. Di sem tin kin apin we wi gɛt kol (`(Flu)`).

Fɔs, di wata we de kɔmɔt na di nos kin klia, lɛk wata. Afta sɔm dez, i kin tik smɔl ɛn tɔn yɔlɔsh-grin. dis na biכs di sεl dεm na wi bכdi in ``Immune System`` de kכlekt west prodakt dεm we dεn de mek we dεn de fכt jεm dεm.Bɔt i nɔ min se yu nid antibayɔtik jɔs afta yu pus tɔn grɛn. Bɔrku tɛm, dis na vayral infɛkshɔn, so antibayɔtik nɔr go ɛp.

Alɛji (`(Alɛji)`)

Wan ɔda big tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt alɛji, ɔ as wi kin kɔl am `(Allergies)`. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt alɛji fɔ tin dɛn lɛk dɔst, pɔlin, animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn, ɔ sɔm it dɛn. we sכmtin lεk dis go insay di nos, wi bכdi de no am as ‘εnεmi’ εn bigin fכ riak agens am. Dɔn di kemikal dɛn lɛk `(Histamine)` de kɔmɔt. Dis `(Histamine)` na wetin kin mek yu gɛt sayn dɛm lɛk we yu nɔs de rɔn, yu de sniz, yu nos de it, ɛn yu yay de rɛd. Dɛn kɔl dis kɔndishɔn `(Allergic Rhinitis)`.

Di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin vɛks

Sɔntɛnde, tin dɛn we de ‘irita’ wi nos kin mek wi nos rɔn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, sigrɛt smok, motoka ɛkzoz, strɔng sɛnt, ɛn sɔm kemikal dɛn fɔ klin. dis tin dεm de mek di dilik mεmbran dεm we de insay di nos, we de mek di ‘mכkus’ prodyuz bכku as difεns mεkanism. In ɔda wɔd, di nos de tray fɔ was di tin we de mek pɔsin vɛks.

We Yu De Kray

We yu kray bɔku, wata kin kɔmɔt na yu nos, nɔto so? I rili nɔmal. Di rizin fɔ dis na bikɔs we kray wata kɔmɔt na wi yay, sɔm pan dɛn kray wata de kin pas na di say dɛn we di wata kin kɔmɔt ɛn go insay di nos. Dɔn dɛn kray wata de miks wit di mɔs we de na di nos ɛn kɔmɔt. Na dat mek yu kin gɛt runny nos we yu de kray. So natin nɔ de fɔ wɔri bɔt.

Kol Weta

Ivin we yu go na do pan kol de, yu kin gɛt nos we de rɔn. Dis na bikɔs wi nos dɛn de tray fɔ wam di kol, dray briz we wi de blo ɛn ad mɔstɔ to am. dis prכsεs kin inkrεs di prodakshכn fכ `(Mucus)`. Dɔn bak, di kol briz kin mek di blɔd vesel dɛn we de insay di nos kɔntrakt smɔl, ɛn afta dat i kin opin bak, we kin mek di nos we de rɔn bɔku.

Fɔd dɛn we gɛt spays

We yu it sɔntin we gɛt spays, lɛk gud chili kari, i kin mek yu nos rɔn? Dɛn kɔl am `(Gustatory Rhinitis)`. di tin dεm lεk `(Capsaicin)` we de insay spaysi it dεm (especially di wan dεm we de insay chili pepa) de mek di nεv dεm na wi nos wok. as a rizulyt, `(Mucus)` prodakshכn de inkrεs. Dis sɛf nɔ bad.

Ɔda Tin dɛn we De Mek

Apat frɔm dɛn men tin ya, ɔda tin dɛn de we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm we kin mek pɔsin gɛt wata we de kɔmɔt na in nos. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Nasal Polyps: Dis na sכft, nכ de pen we de fכm insay di nos כ di sayn dεm. Dɛn kin mek yu nos rɔtin ɛn yu nɔ kin ebul fɔ smɛl igen.
• Deviated Septum: di wכl we de separet di nos dεm de kכmכt na wan say. Dis kin mek bak di wata we de kɔmɔt na yu nos ɛn kɔnjɛshɔn.
• Sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn (`(Mɛdikeshɔn)`):Sɔm mɛrɛsin, fɔ ɛgzampul, sɔm mɛrɛsin fɔ ay blɔd prɛshɔn, kin mek bak wata kɔmɔt na yu nos as sayd ɛfɛkt.
• Bεlε: bikoz fכ di כmon dεm we de chenj, sכm bεlε uman dεn kin gεt wan kכndyushכn we dεn kכl ``Pregnancy Rhinitis.'' Dis kin mek bak di nos kin kכnεkt εn di nos kin rכn.

If yu gɛt ɛni dawt bɔt tin dɛn lɛk dis, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ.

Wetin wi kin du bɔt dis?

So wetin wi go du we wi nos de rɔn? Bɔrku tɛm, i nɔr kin siriɔs ɛn i go go fɔ insɛf insay sɔm dez. Bɔt sɔm tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ ridyus di diskɔmfɔt insay da tɛm de.

• Rɛst ɛn Fluid : I impɔtant fɔ gɛt bɔku rɛst , mɔ if yu gɛt nos we de rɔn bikɔs ɔf sɔntin lɛk kol. Dɔn bak, drink bɔku wata lɛk wata, ɔrɛnj, jinja, kɔriandr, jinja ti, frut jus, ɛn pɔrit . Dis go mek yu nɔ gɛt wata na yu bɔdi ɛn ɛp fɔ mek di mכkus tan so i go izi fɔ kɔf.
• Stiam Inhalashɔn : Fɔ inhal stim bay we yu ad laym lif, kohmba lif, ɔ pawpaw lif to wan bol ɔt wata kin rili bɛnifit. Dis kin mek di nos nɔ bɔku ɛn i kin ɛp fɔ mek di mכkus lɔs. Du di stim inhalashɔn fɔ lɛk 10-15 minit, tu ɔ tri tɛm insay di de . Bɔt yu nid fɔ rili tek tɛm we yu de du dis to smɔl pikin dɛn, bikɔs di ɔt wata kin bɔn dɛn.
• Salin Nasal Drɔp ɔ Sprɛy: Fɔ put salin nasal drop (klin sɔl wata) na di nos, we yu kin bay na famasi, na ɔda fayn we fɔ klin insay di nos, wet am, ɛn ɛp fɔ mek di mכkus tan. Dɛn tin ya nɔ bad ɛn ivin smɔl pikin dɛn kin yuz dɛn .
• Nasal Irrigation : If yu yuz divays lɛk Neti Pot ɛn was di insay pat na di nos wit salin wata, dat kin ɛp sɔm pipul dɛn bak. Bɔt i impɔtant fɔ fala di kɔrɛkt we ɛn yuz klin, distil, ɔ bɔyl wata we yu de du dis. If yu du am di rɔŋ we, dat kin mek yu gɛt di sik.
• Ova-di-Kɔnta Mɛrɛsin : Yu kin gɛt ɔva-di-kɔnta mɛrɛsin frɔm di famasi fɔ tin dɛn lɛk kol ɛn alɛji. Fɔ ɛgzampul, antihistamin (dɛn kin yuz dɛn tin ya fɔ alɛji) ɛn dikonjɛstant (dɛn kin mek di nos nɔ klin). Bɔt we yu de yuz dɛn tin ya , yu fɔ go to fama ɔ dɔktɔ ɛn yuz dɛn jɔs lɛk aw dɛn se . Tek tɛm mɔ we yu de gi dɛn to yɔŋ pikin dɛn, uman dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ, ɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt ɔda sik.

Ustɛm wi fɔ go to dɔktɔ bɔt dis?

Bɔku tɛm, di nos we de rɔn go dɔn insay wan ɔ tu wiks. Bɔt sɔm kes dɛn de we wi fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ. Wetin na dɛn kes dɛn de?

Mɛmba se if yu gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sik ya, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ pas fɔ mɛn yusɛf. Sɔntɛnde, pan ɔl we i kin tan lɛk se na simpul tin, sɔntin kin de we rili siriɔs.

• Di sayn dɛm kin las pas wan wik: Ivin if na jɔs kɔmɔn kol, i nɔr kin bɛtɛ afta wan ɔr tu wik, ɔr if i kin wɔs.
• Ay fiva: If yu gɛt ay fiva (especially if i pas 38 digri sɛlshiɔs (100.4 digri Fahrenheit)) we nɔ de go dɔŋ afta sɔm dez.
• Sivεr pen na yu fes כ yes: If yu fil bad bad pen כ prεshכn na yu fes, fכs, כ chεk εria, lεk na `(Sinus)` infεkshכn (`(Sinusitis)`). Ɔ if yu gɛt bad bad pen na yu yes (`(Ear pain)`).
• I nɔ izi fɔ blo ɔ yu chɛst de pen: Nɔto jɔs we yu nos stɔf, bɔt if yu rili fil lɛk se yu gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo, yu de blo kwik kwik wan, ɔ yu gɛt chɛst pen.
• Ɔda sayn dɛm wae gɛt grɛn/yɔlɔ mכkus: If tik, grεn ɔ yɔlɔ mכkus gɛt ɔda sayn dɛm fɔ infεkshɔn, lɛk ay fiva, bɔdi pen, ɛn taya pasmak, i kin bi baktriyal infεkshɔn.
• Afta yu dɔn wund yu ed: If yu gɛt klia wata we de kɔmɔt na yu nos afta yu dɔn blo yu ed, i kin bi sɛribrospaynal fluid (CSF). Dis na imejensi ɛn yu fɔ go na ɔspitul wantɛm wantɛm.
• Nɔs we de rɔn ɔltɛm: If yu gɛt nos we de rɔn bɔku tɛm fɔ no rizin, yu fɔ chɛk fɔ wan ɔndalayn kɔz.
• Na yɔŋ pikin dɛn: If pikin we nɔ rich 3 mɔnt gɛt fiva ɛn i de drɔl, i nɔ gri fɔ it ɔ drink, i tan lɛk se i nɔ izi fɔ blo, ɔ i de slip, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Fɔ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 2 ia yet, go to dɔktɔ if di fiva te pas 24 dez.

Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mek yu mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so, na di men tin dɛm we yu nid fɔ mɛmba frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt tide:

• di nos we de rכn, we dεn kכl bak ``Rכn Nos'', na n כmal difεns rεspכns fכ di bכdi . I nɔ jɔs de mɔna pɔsin.
• Di men tin wae kin mek dis sik na kol, alɛji, ɛn tin dɛm wae kin mek yu nos vɛks. Bɔt ɔda tin dɛn kin de bak we kin mek i apin.
• Simpul mɛrɛsin dɛn na os (rɛst, wata, stim inhalashɔn, salin drɔp) kin gi rilif.
• Bɔt if di sayn dɛn we yu gɛt bad bad wan, i nɔ de fɔ lɔng tɛm, ɔ if ɔda sayn dɛn de we de wɔn yu, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ . Nɔ mek yu wan disayd fɔ du sɔntin.
• Pan ɔl we yu nos we de rɔn kin mek yu vɛks, i kin sho bak se yu bɔdi de wok fɔ protɛkt yu. So, i impɔtant fɔ ɔndastand am ɛn tek di step dɛn we yu nid. Yu ɔndastand? A de wish yu gud wɛlbɔdi!

` Nɔs we de rɔn, nos we de rɔn, kol, alɛji, sayn, mɔk, nos we de rɔn