Khawsik na tak i nei em? Khuh leh khawsik damdawi (Cough and Cold Medicines) .

Chuvangin, khawsik na tak i nei a, i hnar a khuh a, i kawr a na a, i khuh leh i thawk chhuak reng bawk... A tithinur tak zet a ni lawm ni? Hetih lai hian mi tam tak chu damdawi dawrah kan tlan lut thin. Mahse, chutah chuan bawm rawng hrang hrang leh damdawi hming hrang hrang kan hmuh chuan, ‘Aw ka Pathian, eng thilin nge min pui ang?’ tiin kan ngaihtuah thin. Kan ti lo maw? Khawsik natna hi ‘damdawi’ bik a awm lo tak zet a ni. Mahse heng symptoms te control thei leh hahdamna pe thei damdawi a awm. Vawiin hian khuh leh khawsik damdawi bikte sawi ila.

Decongestant a ni em? Antihistamine damdawi a ni em? An pahnih hi eng nge an danglamna?

Hei hi i symptoms ah a innghat. An pahnih hian hna an thawk dan a inang lo. An hnathawh dan hi i lo en ang u.

Thisen sang nei tan chuan decongestants hi a him em?

Hei hi zawhna pawimawh tak a ni. A chunga kan sawi tawh ``decongestants'' chi hrang hrang, entirnan ``pseudoephedrine'' leh ``phenylephrine'' te hian i thisen sang leh heart rate a tisang thei a ni.

Tin, khawsik damdawi ``decongestant'' awm lo, thisen sang nei tan bik siam a awm bawk. Hengte hi i doctor hnenah i zawt thei bawk.

Nasal spray chungchanga hriat tur awmte

Hnar spray hian hnar congestion lakah a reh nghal vat a, mahse fimkhur tur thil a awm.

Heng spray te hi ni 3 aia tam a zawna i hman chuan i hnar a buai lehzual thei. Doctor-te chuan hei hi ‘rebound effect’ an ti. Chuvangin hengte hi hun rei lote chhunga chinfelna chauh a ni tih hre reng ang che.

Chu ai chuan saline spray hmangin i hmang thei zawk. Results nghal a neih loh laiin, i hnar chhunga mucus awm chu a tizau a, ‘rebound effect’ awm lovin hahdamna a pe bawk.

Cough syrup hian hna a thawk tak tak em?

Doctor zingah khuh damdawi chungchangah ngaihdan hrang hrang a awm a. Ṭhenkhat chuan chûngte chuan nghawng a nei vak lo niin an ngai. Mahse, damdawi dawrah hian khuh damdawi chi hrang hrang a awm a, chungte chu:

• Cough Suppressants: Hengte hian khuh tihtawp nan hna an thawk a ni. Hengte hi khuh hring (dry cough) atan pek thin a ni.
• Oral Expectorants: Hengte hian rilru chhunga mucus thuk tak chu a tithianghlim a, hnawhchhuahna kawngah a pui a ni. Hengte hi mucus nei khuh tan a tha hle.
• Topical: Hengte hi vunah cream hnawih emaw, kawchhunga hnawih spray emaw a ni. Chungte chuan khuh vanga lungawi lohna leh kawr na atanga hahdamna a pe a ni.

I khuh chi a zirin damdawi dik i thlang tur a ni. Mahse, hengte hian a thunun theih loh khuh i neih chuan doctor pan a, thurawn lak a tha ber.

Khawsik leh taksa na tan eng nge i tih?

Dik tak chuan khawsik hi thil tha tak a ni thei. Kan immune system hian natna thlentu hrik te chu a do let thei a ni. Chuvangin khawsik kan neih apiangin khawsik tihhniam nan damdawi ei a ngai lo.

Amaherawhchu khawsik vangin i rilru a hah hle a nih chuan damdawi ei hi a pawi lo. Chumi atana thil tha ber chu natna tidamtu `(Acetaminophen)` (Paracetamol) emaw `(Ibuprofen)` ang chi hi a ni.

I taksa na a nasat chuan, emaw, i khawsik chu 102 degree Fahrenheit (102° F) aia sang a nih chuan influenza i vei thei a ni. Chuvangin doctor hmu nghal rawh.

Kawr na tan eng nge tha ber?

In lama damdawi tha ber pakhat chu tui lum cup khata chi teaspoon khata gargle hi a ni. Tui in tam a pawimawh hle bawk.

Tin, over-the-counter sore throat lozenges leh spray te hian hun eng emaw chen chu a tidam thei bawk. Mahse, khawsik, natna nasa tak, ei harsa i neih chuan strep throat ang chi bacteria infection a ni thei. Doctor i pan ngei ngei tur a ni, antibiotics a mamawh avangin.

Combination damdawi hi a tha em?

Mi tam tak chuan heng ‘all-in-one’ damdawi te hi an hmang a, chu chu natna tidamtu damdawi, khuh damdawi, leh khuh chhuahna damdawi te inzawmkhawma siam a ni. Chûngte chuan thlamuanna a pe a ni.

Chungte chu chi hnih a awm tlangpui a, ‘Daytime’ leh ‘Nighttime’ te an ni.

• Nitin: Hei hian decongestant a dah belh a, chu chuan mut a tichhuak lo.
• Zanlai: Hei hian antihistamine added a nei a, chu chuan mut a tichak a, mut a ti hahdam bawk.

Mahse hetiang damdawi i ei hmain a thil telte hi i tan a him em tih enfiah hmasa phawt ang che. Entirnan, damdawi lam harsatna i neih chuan thisen sang, lung natna, emaw, asthma emaw i neih chuan he damdawi hi i ei hmain i doctor rawn hmasa phawt tur a ni.

Khawsik tan antibiotics ei hi a pawi em?

Hei hi mi tam takin an tihsual lian tak a ni. Common cold hi natna hrik avanga lo awm a ni. Antibiotics hian bacteria tihhlumna atan chauh hna a thawk a ni. Chuvangin, khawsik natna atana antibiotics ei hian a pui dawn lo.

Mahse, a chang chuan khawsik a tawp hnuah bacteria infection (sinus infection ang chi) a lo awm thei a ni. Chutiang a nih chuan i doctor chuan antibiotics a pe ang che.

He damdawi hi naupang te te hnena i pek dawnin i fimkhur hle a ngai!

He thuziak hi a pawimawh ber a ni.

Tin, kan sawi tawh ang khan naupang emaw, tleirawl kum 18 hnuai lam emaw, khawsik emaw, khawsik emaw ang chi symptom nei te chu aspirin pe ngai suh. Thil hlauhawm tak `(Reye's syndrome) an tih chu a thlen thei a ni. Naupang hnenah damdawi eng pawh i pe a nih chuan i pediatrician hnenah thurawn zawt ngei ang che.