We all know that silicone oil is a powerful material, in addition to can be used as softener, defoaming agent, lubricant and so on, in fact, it is also useful to silicone oil in medicine.In medicine, the main function of silicone oil is to help digestion in the digestive system.Dimethyl silicone oil and simethicone are two types of silicone oil that are often confused.ZINCA to introduce the difference between dimethyl silicone oil and simethicone oil.

    Silicone oil can be divided into four types from the dosage form: ordinary tablets, dispersions, emulsions and aerosols.Different dosage forms have different clinical indications. Aerosol is used for acute pulmonary edema.Tablets are used for the treatment of gastrointestinal flatulence;Dispersions are used as adjuvant drugs in imaging examination, mainly to reduce foam and improve imaging quality.Emulsions can be used not only for gastrointestinal flatulence, but also for defoaming agents in imaging examination. dimethicone, also known as polydimethylsiloxane, is a long chain silicone polymer.simethicone, which is a mixture of polydimethylsiloxane and silica, is also known as silica dimethyl silicone oil.Some studies have shown that silica can enhance the defoaming effect of dimethyl silicone oil. The defoaming ability of a mixture of dimethyl silicone oil and silica of 5mg(4.7mg dimethyl silicone oil, 0.3mg silica) is comparable to that of 750mg dimethyl silicone oil.

    Dimethyl silicone oil aerosol: the aerosol bottle is inverted about 250px in front of the patient's nose. In the process of deep inspiration, especially at the beginning of inspiration, the bottle cap, the liquid spray is mist, inhaled by the patient.It can be inhaled continuously or at the same time as oxygen administration until foam disappears and breathing improves.It can be reused if necessary.Dimethyl silicone oil: For gastrointestinal flatulence: Adults, orally, 50-100mg at a time, three times a day for 7-10 days.For children, 25-50mg once, three times a day, for 7-10 days.

    In general, simethicone oil is not the same as dimethicone oil, but through some means can achieve the same effect as dimethicone oil, which can be used to treat intestinal flatulence.It should be noted that dimethyl silicone oil aerosol temperature is higher than 42 when easy to crack, do not tear off.When the temperature is too low to spray, it should be slightly warmed before use.