I hnar a khuh a, thawk a harsa em? He (Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray) chungchang hi i zir dawn teh ang?

A chang chuan kan hnar-ah khawsik emaw, allergy chi khat emaw kan neih hian kan hnar a inkhar a, thawk a harsa em em thin a ni lawm ni? Kan lu chu a rit hlein kan hria a, engmah tih duh kan nei lo. Hetah hian hetiang huna hman theih damdawi pakhat `(Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)` tih hi kan rawn tarlang e. He damdawi `(Oxymetazoline)` an tih hi damdawi dawrah brand hming hrang hranga hmuh theih a ni. Entirnan, `(Afrin)`, `(Dristan)`, `(Sinex)` tih te hi i hre tawh mai thei. Hei hi eng nge a nih, engtin nge a hnathawh tih leh a hman lai hian eng fimkhurna nge tih tur tih i lo en ang u.

`(Oxymetazoline Hnar Spray)` tih hi eng nge ni? Engtin nge a thawh?

A awlsam zawngin, he `(Oxymetazoline)` hi hnar spray a ni. Hengte hi `Nasal Decongestants` kan ti bawk. Hei hi i hnar a block lai te, hnar a luang lai te , emaw ` Sinus Congestion` leh pressure i hriat lai te hian i hmang thei ang. Mahse, hei hi hun rei lote chhung chauh hman tur a ni tih hre reng ang che .

Tunah chuan hei hian engtin nge hna a thawh tih i en ang u. I hnar chhunga thisen kalna kawng te te chu a lo hring a, a zau ta niin han ngaihtuah teh. Virus ang chi thil i taksaah a luh chuan i taksa immune system (immune response) a kick lut a, inflammation a siam thin . Hei hi a takah chuan invader hnawhchhuah nan a ni. Mahse he swelling hian hnar khuh leh thawk harsa ang chi harsatna min thlen thin.

`(Oxymetazoline)` hnar spray i spray hian hnar chhunga thisen kalna kawng hring chu rei lo te chhung a ti zim a. Hei hian hnar chhunga hmun a tipung a, thawk a awlsam phah hle. Mahse hei hian i natna chu a tidam thuai dawn lo va, a natna lan chhuah dan chu rei lo te chhung chauh a tiziaawm dawn a ni.

He damdawi hi ka hman hmain doctor hnenah eng nge ka hrilh ang?

Okay, tunah chuan he `(Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)` hi i hman tan hmain i doctor emaw pharmacist emaw hnena i hrilh tur thenkhat a awm. A chhan chu he damdawi hian mi zawng zawng tan hna a thawk lo. Heng condition te hi i neih chuan i hrilh ngei ang:

• Diabetes i neih chuan .
• Mit natna glaucoma i neih chuan.
• Lung natna i neih chuan .
• Thisen sang sang emaw hniam emawThisen sang tih natna i neih chuan .
• A hmaa stroke i lo neih tawh chuan.
• Raynaud-a phenomenon i neih chuan.
• Vun natna scleroderma i neih chuan.
• Sjogren’s syndrome i neih chuan.
• Thromboangiitis obliterans tih natna i neih chuan.
• Thyroid natna i neih chuan.
• Mipa i nih chuan prostate gland lian vangin zun harsatna i nei thei.
• He damdawi (Oxymetazoline), damdawi dang, ei tur, dye, emaw, preservatives emaw allergy i neih chuan.
• Naupai emaw, nau pai tum emaw i nih chuan.
• Nu hnute pe lai i nih chuan.

Heng thilte hi a pawimawh hle a, a chhan chu heng dinhmun nena `(Oxymetazoline)` hman hi a hlauhawm thei a ni.

Engtin nge he hnar spray hi dik taka i hman?

Tunah chuan he damdawi hi a hman dan tur dik tak i lo en ang u. Hei hi hnar spray a ni. Nitin hun khatah hmang la, i doctor-in a pek che prescription label-a tarlan angin. Bottle chu i hman hmain uluk takin vawt hmasa phawt ang che.

A pawimawh ber chu, Doctor-in a tih aia tam hmang suh. Tin, doctor nen inbia lovin vawi khatah ni thum aia tam hmang suh . Hei hi mi tam takin an tihsual a ni.

I hnar spray kha i hmang dik em tih enfiah rawh. Zawhna i neih chuan i doctor emaw pharmacist emaw zawh hreh suh.

He damdawi hi naupang i pek a nih chuan i doctor nen pawh i sawipui tur a ni. A chang chuan naupang kum 6 mi lek tan pawh pek theih ni mah se, fimkhur tur thil engemaw zat a awm.

Pawimawh: He damdawi hi i tan chauh a ni. Midang hnenah share suh. Bottle khata insem hian natna a darh thei a ni.

Damdawi dose i ei loh chuan engtin nge i tih?

Dose i miss a nih chuan i hriatreng veleh ei nghal rawh. Mahse i dose leh tur hun a lo thleng tawh a nih chuan missed dose kha skip la, a hun ruat lawk hunah ei rawh. Double dose ei ngai suh.

A hman tam lutuk chuan engtin nge ni ang?

He damdawi hi i ei tam lutuk nia i inhriat thut chuan poison control center emaw emergency room emaw call nghal rawh.

He damdawi hian damdawi dang nen a inzawm thei em?

Ni e, he damdawi hian i ei mek damdawi dang thenkhat nen a inzawm thei a ni. Chumi awmzia chu chu damdawi nena ei dun chuan harsatna a thlen thei tihna a ni. Entir nan:

• Prostate lian tham enkawlna atana hman damdawi thenkhat (e.g. alfuzosin, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin).
• Thisen sang leh lung natna damdawi thenkhat (e.g., ace-inhibitor, beta-blocker, calcium-channel blocker, digoxin, diuretics).
• `MAOIs` tih damdawi pawla damdawi (e.g. `isocarboxazid`, `phenelzine`, `rasagiline`, `selegiline`, `tranylcypromine`).
• Damdawi pakhat `Nafarelin` tih a ni.

He list hi a kim lo. Chuvangin i damdawi ei zawng zawng (prescribed, over-the-counter, herbal remedies, vitamins) te chu i doctor hnenah hrilh rawh. Tin, zu i in emaw, zu i in emaw, ruihhlo dang i hman emaw chuan i doctor hnenah hrilh bawk ang che, heng zinga ṭhenkhat hian he damdawi nen hian an inzawm thei a ni.

Hman huna fimkhur tur thil

He damdawi hi i hman lai hian i natna lan chhuah dan a tha lehzual em tih en rawh. Doctor hmu fo la, i dinhmun hrilh rawh.

I natna lan chhuah dan a ṭhat loh chuan, a lo zual pawh ni se, chu chu i doctor hnenah pawh i hrilh tur a ni.

Hei hian eng side effect nge a thlen theih?

Damdawi dang ang bawkin hei hian side effect engemaw zat a thlen thei a, mahse mi zawng zawngin kan nei vek lo.

Side effects i doctor hnena report nghal tur:

• Allergic reaction – vun rawng, vun rawng, hives, hmai, hmui, lei emaw kawr emaw a hring. Chung zinga pakhat tal i tawn chuan doctor thurawn la nghal rawh.

Side effects hlauhawm vak lo, mahse a awm reng a, a buaithlak chuan doctor hnenah hriattir tur a ni:

• Hnar chhungah a vawt emaw, a kang emaw tih hriatna.
• Hriak chhuak fo thin.
• Hnar luang chhuak emaw hnar hrual (nasal congestion) a tam (hei hi ni 3 aia tam hman a nih chuan a thleng fo thin).

He list-ah hian side effect zawng zawng a tel lo. Thil dang danglam tak i hmuh chuan doctor zawt rawh.

Engvangin nge he spray hi ni thum aia rei hman loh ang?

Hei hi mi tam takin an zawh thin a ni. A chhan a awm. `(Oxymetazoline)` ang chi hnar spray ni thum aia tam a zawna i hman chuan i hnar chhunga tissue te chuan damdawi chu an hmang thiam ta a ni. Tichuan, damdawi tel lo chuan i hnar chu a khuh zual tan ta a ni. Hei hi `(Rhinitis Medicamentosa)` emaw ``Rebound Congestion`` emaw kan ti thin.

Ngaihtuah teh, i hnar a khuh a, spray chu i hmang ta a ni. Hun engemaw chen hnuah a tha chho zel. Ni thum emaw ni li emaw hnuah chuan spray i hman hnuah pawh a hnim hring chu a bo lo ang maiin i hria a, a nih loh leh spray a chhiat veleh i hnar chu a khuh leh tak zet ang. Tichuan, ‘Ka spray leh a ngai’ tih i ngaihtuah a. Tin, hmang chhunzawm zel turin thlemna i tawk bawk. Vicious cycle ang mai a ni.

Chuvang chuan ni thum aia rei hmang suh kan ti a ni.Ni thum hnuah pawh i hnar a la inkhar a nih chuan doctor hmu la, enkawl dan dang sawipui rawh. Saline nasal spray emaw hnar tui pek emaw ang chi thil an rawt mai thei.

He hnar spray hian addictive a nei em?

Dik tak chuan hei hi ruihhlo ang `addiction` a ni lo. Mahse, a hmaa kan sawi tawh `(Rhinitis Medicamentosa)` natna avang hian he damdawiah hian `dependence` i nei thei a ni. Chu chu, a tel lo chuan i awm thei lo ang maiin i inhria a, a chhan chu i hnar a inkhar tlat a ni. Mahse, i ei tawh loh chuan ruihhlo i chawlhsan ang khan ``withdrawal symptoms`` i nei lo. A bulpui ber chu thupek zawm a, ni thum hnuah chawlhsan hi a ni.

He damdawi hian i tan a tichhe thei em?

He `(Oxymetazoline)` spray hi thupek anga hman a nih chuan mi tam zawk tan a him. Mahse, mi thenkhat tan chuan a tha lo. Kan sawi tawh ang khan:

• Naupai emaw, nau hnute i pek emaw a nih chuan.
• Thisen sang, zunthlum, thinlung natna, thyroid natna ang chi natna i neih chuan.
• Damdawi thenkhat ACE inhibitor emaw diuretics emaw i ei a nih chuan.

Hei hi list kimchang a ni lo. Damdawi thenkhat chu over-the-counter (OTC) a awm a, chuvangin hei hi mi zawng zawng tan a tha ang tih ring suh. Mi tin hriselna a inang lo. Chuvangin, damdawi eng pawh i ei hmain, a bik takin hetiang hnar spray hi i ei hmain doctor nen inbiakna neih a tha ber. I medical history, damdawi dang i ei te, leh dietary supplement te an ngaihtuah ang a, hei hi i tan a tha em tih an hrilh ang che. Nasal spray hman dan tur dik tak an pe bawk ang che.

Engtin nge i damdawi i dahkhawm ang? Damdawi hman loh chu engtin nge i paih thin?

He damdawi hi naupang leh ran vulhte hmuh theih lohna hmunah dah tur a ni .

Room temperature (20 leh 25 degree Celsius inkar) ah dah tur a ni. Damdawi expired hman loh tur.

Damdawi hman loh leh hun tawp tawh i paih dawnin i fimkhur tur a ni bawk.

• A theih chuan ``medication take-back program''-ah thawhlawm thawh rawh.Chutiang hmun chungchang chu i damdawi dawr emaw police emaw hnenah i zawt thei ang.
• Hei hi a theih loh chuan i pharmacist emaw doctor emaw hnenah he damdawi hi him taka paih dan tur zawt la.

I hriat reng tur pawimawh ber berte (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, chuvangin tunah chuan vawiin a kan sawi `(Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray)` hi in hriatthiam ka beisei.

Hriat reng tur pawimawh tak takte chu:

• Hei hi hun rei lote chhunga hnar natna leh hnar luang chhuak enkawlna atana hman thin a ni.
• Vawi khatah ni thum aia tam hman loh tur.Chutianga tih chuan `(Rhinitis Medicamentosa)` emaw `rebound congestion' emaw a thlen thei.
• Damdawi dang i neih chuan, damdawi dang i ei a, nau i pai a nih chuan, nu naupai lai i nih chuan, hei hi i hman hmain doctor i biak hmasa phawt ang che.
• Damdawi dawrah counter atanga lei theih ni mahse, mi zawng zawng tan a tha lo.
• Naupangte hnena thilpek pek hunah pawh damdawi lam thurawn zawng thin ang che.
• Dose pek zat chauh hmang la, a tih angin. Midangte hnenah share suh.

Hnar khar hi a ti thinrim hle. Mahse, chhawmdawlna rang tak i zawn dawnin i himna tur pawh i ngaihtuah tel tur a ni. Chuvangin damdawi eng pawh i hman hmain doctor emaw pharmacist emaw rawn hmasa phawt a finthlak hle ang. Chutiang chuan enkawlna dik leh him ber i hmu thei ang.

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