Ukuphefumula kuwukubonakaliswa okuvamile kokuphefumula okungabangela ukungakhululeki nokukhathazeka. Ibonakala ngomsindo wekhwela ophakeme owenzeke ngesikhathi sokuphefumula. Nakuba ukushaywa umoya kungase kube uphawu lwesimo esiyisisekelo sesistimu, kubalulekile ukuqonda izimbangela zako ezihlukahlukene. Ake sazi okwengeziwe ngenkinga yokuvunguza nezimpawu zayo, sihlole izimbangela zako, sigqamise izici eziyingozi, sichaze inqubo yokuxilonga, sichaze izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, futhi sinikeze isiqondiso sokuthi ungaluthola nini usizo lwezokwelapha.
Umsindo ohefuzayo wumsindo wokuphefumula okuwukushaywa kwekhwela okuphezulu noma umsindo oklewulayo. Kwenzeka lapho imigudu yokuphefumula incipha noma ivaleka, okubangela ubunzima bokuphefumula. Ukuphefumula ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngesikhathi sokukhipha umoya kodwa kungazwakala ngesikhathi sokuhogela nokukhipha umoya. Ngokuvamile kuba uphawu lwesimo sokuphefumula esingaphansi, kanye nezici ezengeziwe, njengokuvuvukala, isikhwehlela ukwakheka, noma ukuminyana kwamaphaseji omoya, kungaba nomthelela ekwenzekani kwawo. Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-wheating ngokwayo akusona isifo kodwa kuwukubonakaliswa kwenkinga ewumsuka.
Ngaphezu komsindo wekhwela ophakeme, ukushaywa umoya kuvame ukuhambisana nezinye izimpawu. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise:
Abanye abantu bangase babe nokushaywa umoya ngesikhathi sokuzikhandla ngokomzimba noma ezindaweni ezithile, kanti abanye bangase babe nokuphefumula okuphikelelayo usuku lonke. Ukunaka lezi zimpawu kubalulekile njengoba zinganikeza ulwazi olubalulekile lokuxilongwa nokwelashwa okufanele.
Ukushaywa umoya kungabangelwa izici ezihlukahlukene, kusukela ezimeni ezithambile kuye kwezinzima.
Ukuchayeka ezintweni ezicasulayo njengentuthu noma amakhemikhali kungabangela ukuvuvukala komgudu wokuphefumula, okuholela ekuphefumuleni kanye nokwanda kokukhiqizwa kwamafinyila.
Izici ezithile zingathuthukisa ubungozi bokushaywa umoya.
Ukuthola imbangela eyinhloko yokushaywa umoya kudinga ukuhlolwa okuphelele okwenziwa udokotela. Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa umlando wezokwelapha onemininingwane eminingi, ukuhlolwa komzimba, nokuhlolwa okuhlukahlukene. Lokhu kuhlola kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlolwa kokusebenza kwamaphaphu, okufana ne-spirometry, ukuhlola ukugeleza komoya nezifundo zokucabanga njengama-X-ray esifuba noma izikena ze-CT ukuze kutholakale ukungahambi kahle kwesakhiwo. Odokotela bangase futhi bahlole ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile ukuze bathole ukuthi izinto ezingezwani nomzimba zibangela ukuvunguza. Ngokunquma imbangela yokushaywa umoya, odokotela bangakha izinhlelo zokwelashwa ezifanele.
Ukwelashwa kokushaya umoya kuncike kumbangela kanye nobukhulu bezimpawu.
Kodwa-ke, ukulandela uhlelo olubekiwe lokwelapha ukuvunguza kanye nokuxhumana njalo nodokotela ukuze uthole ukuphathwa ngendlela efanele kubalulekile.
Nakuba ukushaywa umoya ngezikhathi ezithile kungase kungadingi usizo lwezokwelapha ngaso sonke isikhathi, izimo ezithile zigunyaza ukuthintana nodokotela ngokushesha. Kubalulekile ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha uma ukuhefuzela kuhambisana nokuphefumula kanzima, ukuphefumula ngokushesha, umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka wezindebe noma ubuso, noma ukuquleka. Ukwengeza, kufanele ufune isiqondiso sezokwelapha uma ukushaywa umoya kuqhubeka, kuba kubi kakhulu, noma kuphazamisa imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Izinyathelo eziningana zingasiza ekudambiseni izimpawu zokushaywa umoya.
Ukuhefuzela kuwuphawu lokuphefumula olubonakala ngokushaya ikhwela/ukushaywa umoya okuphezulu lapho uphefumula. Izici ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa isifuba somoya, izifo zokuphefumula, nokuchayeka okucasulayo, kungasibangela. Ukuxilongwa ngendlela efanele kanye nokwelashwa kubalulekile ukuze ulawule ukushaywa umoya futhi udambise izimpawu ngendlela efanele. Abantu bangathatha izinyathelo ezisheshayo ezibheke ekuphefumuleni kalula ngokuqonda izimbangela, ngokubona izinto eziyingozi, kanye nokwazi ukuthi kufanele bafune nini usizo lwezokwelapha.
Ukukhwifa akubonisi ngempela umphunga umonakalo. Kuwuphawu olungabangelwa izimo ezihlukahlukene, ezinye zazo ezingase zihilele ukulimala kwamaphaphu. Kodwa-ke, ukushaywa umoya kungase kwenzeke ngenxa yezinto zesikhashana ezifana nezifo zokuphefumula noma ukungezwani komzimba.
Ubunzima bokushaywa umoya buncike kumbangela kanye nobukhulu bezimpawu. Ngenkathi ukushaywa umoya kungaba uphawu lwesimo esingapheli njenge ufuba, kungase futhi kube uphawu lwesikhashana futhi oluncane olubangelwa isifo sokuphefumula.
Izimbangela ezintathu ezihamba phambili zokuvunguza isifuba somoya, izifo zokuphefumula, kanye nesifo esingamahlalakhona sokuvimbela amaphaphu (COPD). Isifuba somoya yisimo esingelapheki esibonakala ngokuvuvuka kwendlela yomoya kanye nokuzwela ngokweqile, kuyilapho i-COPD ibhekisela eqenjini lezifo zamaphaphu eziqhubekayo ezibangela ukulinganiselwa kokugeleza komoya. Izifo zokuphefumula, njenge inyumoniya noma ukucinana kwemigudu yokuphefumula, kungase futhi kuholele ekuphefumuleni.
Ubude besikhathi sokuvunguza bungahluka kuye ngembangela ewumsuka. Ngezinye izikhathi, ukushaywa umoya kuthatha isikhashana nje, njengesikhathi sokutheleleka kokuphefumula. Kubantu abanezimo ezingelapheki njengesifuba somoya, ukushaywa umoya kungase kuqhubeke isikhathi eside noma kwenzeke njalo.