Ukunyanga iikhaphethi: Yintoni eyona nto ibangela iimpawu zakho?

Umxholo

• Kutheni ikhaphethi?
• Iimpawu
• Izilwanyana ezingenanto kunye nekhaphethi
• Ukungezwani komzimba kwikhaphethi
• Izinketho zonyango
• Iingcebiso zokungqina komzimba
• Umgca wezantsi

Kutheni ikhaphethi?

Ukuba awukwazi ukuyeka ukuthimla okanye ukurhawuzela nanini na xa usekhaya, iplothi yakho, ikhaphethi entle inokukunika ngaphezulu kwethamo lokuzingca ngendlu.

Ikhaphethi inokwenza igumbi liziva lihle. Kodwa inakho nokubeka i-allergener, ekhatywa iye emoyeni xa iqhubeka. Oku kunokwenzeka nakwindlu ecocekileyo.

Izinto ezicaphukisayo ezihlala kwikhaphethi yakho zinokuvela ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwekhaya lakho. Ukudada kwezilwanyana, ukungunda kunye nothuli kunokuba zizinto ezicaphukisayo. Umungu kunye nezinye izinto ezingcolisayo nazo zinokungena ezantsi kwezihlangu kwaye zivule iifestile.

I-Carpet fiber, i-padding, kunye ne-glue efunekayo ukuyibamba kunye nayo inokubangela ukungahambelani komzimba kwabanye abantu. Ukuba awukwazi ukuqonda ukuba kutheni amehlo akho erhawuzelela okanye impumlo yakho ingayeki ukubaleka xa usekhaya, ikhaphethi yakho inokuba netyala.

Iimpawu

Izifo eziqhelekileyo ezikhoyo ngaphakathi nakwikhaya lakho ngokuqinisekileyo ziya kufumana ikhaphethi yakho. Njengayo yonke enye into kwimozulu yethu, i-allergen esemoyeni ixhomekeke ekutsaleni komxhuzulane. Ukuba unekhaphethi, oku kukhokelela ekubeni ii-allergen zibanjwe phantsi kweenyawo zakho. Oku kubandakanya:

• dander isilwanyana
• umungu
• iinxalenye zezinambuzane ezincinci
• uthuli
• iintsholongwane zothuli
• ukungunda

Ukuba uxabisa okanye uziva nakweyiphi na kwezi zinto, isifuba esibangelwa kukungabikho komzimba, ukuqhagamshelana nedermatitis, okanye i-allergen rhinitis inokubangela. Iimpawu onokuzifumana zibandakanya:

• ukurhawuzelela, amehlo anamanzi
• Ukuthimla
• ukurhawuzelela, ukuqhuba impumlo
• ukukrala, umqala ocaphukisayo
• erhawuzelayo, ebomvu ulusu
• urhwebo
• ukukhohlela
• ukuvutha
• ingxaki yokuphefumla
• ukuqhawukelwa ngumphefumlo
• imvakalelo yoxinzelelo esifubeni

Izilwanyana ezingenanto kunye nekhaphethi

Nokuba ikhaphethi esitshixwa rhoqo inokugcina isixa esikhulu sezinto ezibanjisiweyo, ngaphakathi nakwimisonto ejikeleze yona. Ayizizo zonke iikhaphethi ezenziwe ngokulinganayo, nangona kunjalo.

Imfumba ephezulu (okanye imfumba ende) ikhaphethi, enje nge-shag okanye iirayi zerhasi, zenziwe ngemicu emide, evulekileyo. Ezi zinto zibonelela ngezifo ezinendawo yokuncamathela, kunye nokubumba ngeendawo zokukhula.

Imfumba ephantsi (okanye imfumba emfutshane) iikhaphethi zine-weave eqinileyo, emfutshane, ke ii-allergener zinendawo encinci yokufihla. Oku akuthethi, nangona kunjalo, ukuba iikhaphethi ezinemfumba ephantsi azinakho ukubonelela ikhaya elicocekileyo lothuli, ubumdaka kunye nomungu.

Imibutho ye-Allergy, efana ne-American Lung Association kunye ne-Allergy kunye ne-Asthma Foundation yaseMelika (i-AAFA), icebisa ukuba kuthintelwe zonke iintlobo zodonga ukuya eludongeni ngenjongo yokuphosa irabha kunye nomgangatho oqinileyo.

Imigangatho elukhuni, enje nge-laminates, ukhuni, okanye iithayile, ayinazo ii-nooks kunye neekhrani zento yokwenza nezinto ezingafunekiyo ukuze zibanjiswe, ukuze zikhukuliswe ngokulula.

Ngaphandle koku, ukuba intliziyo yakho isetiwe ekuphepheni, i-AAFA icebisa ukuba ukhethe ikhaphethi emfutshane engaphezulu.

Ukungezwani komzimba kwikhaphethi

Izinto ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza i-carpeting, kunye nee-VOCs (iikhompawundi eziguqukayo) abazikhuphileyo, zinokubangela ukusabela okungafunekiyo, njengokunxibelelana nedermatitis, kubantu abanolwazelelelo kubo. Banokuchaphazela kakubi indlela yokuphefumla okanye zikhokelele kwiimpawu zesifuba ezibangelwa kukungabikho komzimba.

Iikhaphethi zenziwe ngamacandelo amabini, imfumba ephezulu oyibonayo kunye nomaleko wokuxhasa ngaphantsi. Kuyenzeka ukuba uxabane nezinto kuyo nayiphi na indawo. Uluhlu oluphezulu lunokwenziwa ngeentlobo ezahlukeneyo zentsinga yendalo okanye eyenziweyo. Oku kubandakanya:

• uboya
• nylon
• ipholiyesta
• ezinepolypropylene
• ijute
• sisal
• ingca yaselwandle
• ikhokhonathi

Ipeyinti yokufaka ikhaphethi yenziwa nge-foam ebotshiweyo ye-urethane, enezinto eziphinda zenziwe kwakhona ezivela kwimoto, ifanitshala kunye noomatrasi. Inokuqulatha iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezinto ezinokubangela ukungabikho komzimba, kubandakanya i-formaldehyde kunye ne-styrene.

Ukongeza, iikhaphethi zinokuba yi-VOC ephantsi okanye i-VOC ephezulu. Ii-VOCs ziya ngumphunga emoyeni, zisasazeka ngokuhamba kwexesha. Ukunyuka komthwalo we-VOC, kokukhona iityhefu ezininzi kwikhaphethi. Ukongeza kwizinto ezizizo ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza ikhaphethi, ii-VOCs zinokubangela ukungalungelani nabantu abathile.

Umzekelo, i-4-Phenylcyclohexene yi-VOC efumaneka kwi-latex emissions, kwaye inokukhutshelwa ngaphandle nge-nylon carpeting.

Izinketho zonyango

Ukuba ikhaphethi yakho ikwenza uthimle okanye urhawuzelele, kukho iindlela zokhetho onokuluzama. Oku kubandakanya:

• Ii-antihistamines zomlomo. Ama-antihistamines angaphezulu kwe-counter anokunceda ukunciphisa iimpawu zokungabikho komzimba.

• Ukhilimu weHydrocortisone.Izihloko ze-steroids zinokunceda ukunciphisa iimpawu zoqhakamshelwano lwe-dermatitis, ezinje ngemingci kunye nokurhawuzelela.

• Unyango lwe-asthma. Ukuba une-asthma, ukusebenzisa i-inhaler yokuhlangula kunokunceda ukumisa uhlaselo lwesifuba. Ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ukuba usebenzise i-inhaler yokuthintela, iyeza lokuthomalalisa umlomo, okanye i-nebulizer.

• Allergen immunotherapy. I-Allergy shots ayizinyangi i-allergies, kodwa ziyilelwe ukunciphisa ukungahambelani komzimba nokuhamba kwexesha. Ukuba unayo inja, umvundla, okanye ikati oyithandayo, oku kunokuba lunyango olulungileyo kuwe. I-Allergy shots iyasebenza ngokuchasene nokubumba, iintsiba, umungu kunye nothuli.

Iingcebiso zokungqina komzimba

Ukuba u-aleji kwizixhobo ezenziwe ngekhaphethi yakho, ukuyisusa kunokuba kokona kulungileyo, kunye nolona khetho. Ukuba u-aleji kwizinto ezicaphukisayo ezifihle kwikhaphethi yakho, ukungqina komzimba kumakhaya akho kunokunceda. Izinto zokuzama ukubandakanya:

• Vala ubuncinci kube kanye ngeveki, ngomshini osebenza ngesixhobo sokucoca umoya (HEPA). Iifilitha ze-HEPA zisusa kwaye zibambe ii-allergen, ukuze zingaphinde zibuyele emoyeni. Qiniseka ukuba ufumana i-vacuum eqinisekiswe yi-HEPA kwaye ayifani ne-HEPA.

• Ukuba unesilwanyana sasekhaya, qiniseka ukuba i-vacuum yakho yenzelwe nokuba ichonge iinwele zasekhaya.

• Ukunciphisa ukufuma ekhayeni lakho ukuze uthuli kunye nezinto zokubumba zingabinako ukwanda.

• Ukucoceka iikhaphethi zakho izihlandlo ezininzi ngonyaka, ngakumbi ngenyanga. Qinisekisa ukuba kukho umoya ojikelezayo owaneleyo ukuze ubomise ngokupheleleyo.

• Endaweni yokwenza ikhaphethi, khetha ukuphosa iiragi ezinokuhlanjwa emanzini ashushu.

• Sebenzisa ubuchule obufanayo bokucoca ngokunzulu kwamanye amalaphu athambileyo ekhayeni lakho, kubandakanya izinto zokwenza izinto kunye nokuhombisa.

• Gcina iifestile zivaliwe ngexesha lokungabikho komzimba kunye neentsuku apho amazinga omungu aphezulu.

• Faka inkqubo yokuhluza umoya, esebenzisa isihluzi seHEPA.

Umgca wezantsi

Izinto eziqhelekileyo ezifana ne-pollen kunye nothuli zinokubanjiswa ekhaphethini, nto leyo enokubangela ukuba abantu bangabikho komzimba. Iikhaphethi ezinemicu emide, ezinje ngee-shag rugs, zinokugcina izinto ezicaphukisayo kunekhaphethi ezinemfumba ephantsi. Kuyenzeka ukuba uxabane nezinto ezisetyenziselwa ukwakha ikhaphethi.

Ukuba une-allergies okanye i-asthma, ukususa ikhaphethi yakho kunokuba lolona khetho lwakho. Ukuthetha ne-allergist nako kunokunceda.