Xa umntwana omncinci ekhohlela, akukho mayeza anokunikwa ngenxa yokuba umzimba wakhe awukakulungeli. Iintsana zichaphazeleka ngokukhethekileyo kuphuhliso losulelo oluphezulu olunokubangela ukukhohlela kuba zibeka yonke into emilonyeni yazo kwaye zihlala zikufutshane nabanye abantwana abancinci abaphethe iintsholongwane ezandleni zabo ezingahlanjwanga.
Iintsana zihlala zinomkhuhlane we-8 ukuya kwi-10 kwiminyaka emibini yokuqala yobomi. Nangona kukho iindlela ezininzi zokuthomalalisa ukhohlokhohlo lomntwana, abantwana abasandul’ ukuzalwa abangaphantsi kweentsuku ezingama-90 ubudala kufuneka basiwe kwagqirha ukuba banokhohlokhohlo ukuthintela iingxaki ezinzulu.
Apha ngezantsi siza kukunika iingcebiso zokuthomalalisa ukukhohlela komntwana.
- Gcina igumbi lokulala lomntwana lifumile kunye ne-humidifier epholileyo. Ukufuma okongezelelekileyo kuthintela umqala wosana ukuba wome kwaye kuphelisa ukuxinana kweempumlo okudla ngokubangela ukhohlokhohlo.
- Ukuba uncelisa, Qhubeka noqheliselo kuba ubisi lwebele lubonelela ngeevithamini ezongezelelweyo ezigcina iintsana kakuhle.
- Suck i-mucus egqithisileyo ngaphandle kwempumlo yomntwana nge-bulb yokutsala eyilelwe le njongo. Ukongeza ekuncedeni umntwana ukuba aphefumle ngcono, ukususa i-mucus kunciphisa inani le-postnasal drip emqaleni womntwana obangela ukukhwehlela.
- Massage isifuba somntwana wakho ukunceda ukukhulula i-phlegm emenza ukuba akhohlele. Iintsana kunye nabantwana abancinci bahlala benengxaki yokukhohlela umfinya ogqithisileyo ngenxa yokuba abakhohlisi ngokwaneleyo.
- Tofa umntwana wakho kwisifo esimandundu esaziwa ngokuba yi-whooping ngokugonya usana lwakho ngesitofu sokugonya se-DTaP. Amachiza okugonya kufuneka anikwe iintsana kwiinyanga ezimbini, ezine, kunye neenyanga ezintandathu kunye ne-booster shots kwiinyanga ezili-18 neminyaka emi-4.
Abantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka emi-2 akufuneki banikwe amayeza abandayo angaphandle kwekhawuntara kuba anokubangela iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ezimandundu. Ngapha koko, abantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka emi-6 ubudala banokufumana iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ezinjengokuxhuzula, ukubetha kwentliziyo ngokukhawuleza, kunye nokufa kumayeza abandayo angaphaya kwe-counter.