Scuba Diving nge-Asthma

Ngaba kuphephile ukuhamba nge-scuba diving nge-asthma?

Abantu abane-asthma bangakhokelela ubomi obusebenzayo, kodwa kunokufuneka bathathe amanyathelo okuqaphela xa bebandakanyeka kwimisebenzi ethile-kuquka ukudilika kwe-scuba. I-asthma isifo esingapheliyo sesifo somphunga. Ukuvuvukala kwe-airways kungabamba umoya ngaphakathi kumaphaphu, okubangele ukwandiswa kwazo. Nangona kunjalo, kukho izifo ezininzi ze- asthma ezifumanekayo ukuphatha lo kuvutha kunye nokutshatyalaliswa komoya.

Imibutho emininzi yelizwe kunye nemibutho yamazwe epapasha iikhompyutheni zonyango lwe-asthma zixininisa ukuba abantu abane-asthma kufuneka bakwazi ukukhokelela, ubomi obuqhelekileyo ubomi, kuquka ukuthatha inxaxheba kwimidlalo eyahlukeneyo nemisebenzi.

I-Asthma neScuba Diving

I-Scuba diving iye yahlala yinto eyenziwa ngokuzonwabisa, enezigidi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezi-5 eziqinisekisiweyo e-United States kunye namakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu abasanda kuqinisekiswa ngonyaka. Njengoko i-astmma ivela kwi-5 kuya ku-10% yabemi, abaninzi balaba bantu bahlubukile. Kwixesha elidlulileyo, nangona kunjalo, abantu abane-asthma baxelelwe ukuba bangabikho i-scuba dive ngenxa yeengozi ezininzi ezikhoyo.

Abantu abanesifo se-asthma babonakale bexhomekeka kwiingozi ze-scuba diving. Uninzi lwama-asthmatics lugxininiswe emoyeni emiphakeni, enokunyuka ngexesha lokunyuka kumphezulu, okwenza ukuba i-airways ingene emaphapheni aphule (barotrauma). Ukuba i-barotrauma iyenzeka kwimiphunga, umoya ungangena emithanjeni yegazi, uvelise umbhobho womoya ongafaka engqondweni okanye kwezinye izitho.

Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi-air embolism.

Ukuhlaselwa kwesifo se-asthma ngexesha lokuloba nge-scuba kubonakala ngathi, ngenxa yokuba abantu abaninzi banomdla okweqile xa besetyenziselwa ukuzivocavoca, njenge-scuba diving. Ukongezelela, i-scuba idibanisa ukuphefumula, umoya owomileyo, omile, ongabangela ukugqithisa iimpawu kwi-asthmatics. I-asthmatic e-scuba diving kwiindawo ezinzulu kakhulu ayinakukwazi ukusebenzisa i-inhaler yokukhusela ixesha elide ukuya kwenyuka ukuya phezulu, okwakunokwenzeka ukuba i-asthma ihlasele ngakumbi kwizizathu ezingentla.

Ukulungiselela abaxhamli be-scuba badinga imvume yokugonywa kwegqirha ngaphambi kokuba baqinisekiswe ukuba batyelele. Oogqirha abaninzi, kuquka mna, baye banqwenela ukuvumela i-asthmatics ukuba i-scuba dive, ngokuyininzi isekelwe kwiinkxalabo. Nangona kunjalo, uphando lweziganeko ze-scuba diving azibonakali ukuba i-asthmatics yingozi enkulu yokwenzakalisa. Oku kunokuba kuba abantu abane-asthma enkulu bangakhetha ukungaqhubeki ukuthungulula ngenxa yokuba umsebenzi ubangela ukwanda kweempawu ze-asthma.

Izikhokelo zeScuba Diving Ukuba une-Asthma

Nangona i-data ingabonisi ukuba i-asthmatics yingozi enkulu yokwenyuka kwe-diving, amaninzi amagosa ezonyango zokuhambisa i-diving avuma ukuba i-asthmatics ilandele izikhokelo ezizodwa:

Ngoko ke, kuya kubonakala kunengqondo kwi-asthmatic elawulwa kakuhle, kunye ne-spirometry evamile kunye ngaphandle kwesidingo sokusetyenziswa rhoqo kwe-inhaler ukusetyenziswa, ukuthatha inxaxheba kwi-scuba diving. Kubalulekile ukuba i-asthmatics iqaphele ukuba ingozi inokunyuka kwenzakala ngexesha lokuhamba nge-scuba, leyo leyo inokuba yingozi yokuphila, kwaye ixoxisane nale ngozi ngogqirha.

Abathandabuzi be-asthmatic scuba kufuneka babe nexesha eliqhelekileyo, batyelele uhambo lwe-spirometry ukuze baqinisekise ukuba i-asthma yabo ilawulwa kakuhle ngaphambi kokudilika.

Kwakhona kubonakala kunengqiqo ukuba i-asthmatic isebenzise i-inhaler malunga nemizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokuba idonsa njengomlinganiselo wokuthintela iimpawu zesifo se-asthma, nje nge-asthmatics ezininzi ngaphambi kokuba nezinye iindlela zokuzivocavoca.

Isixhobo esinconywayo: I-Dive Alert Network (DAN).

Imithombo:

> I- Asthma kunye > neMidlalo > iScuba Diving . Iphepha lePaul from the California Thoracic Society kunye ne-American Lung Association yaseCalifornia.

> Twarog F, et al. Ikomidi elincinane leCSC. Ingxoxo yoMngcipheko weScuba Diving kwaBantu ngabanye abanezifo eziHlanyelweyo kunye Nezifo Zokuphefumula. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1995; 96: 871-3.