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Uma izimbambo zakho zibuhlungu noma zizwa ubuhlungu ngemuva kokuhlaselwa ukukhwehlela, akulona wedwa. Ukukhwehlela kubeka ingcindezi enkulu ezinsipha nasezinyongweni ezizungeze isifuba sakho, futhi lokho kungaholela ebuhlungwini obuqotho obuqinisekile. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ukukhwehlela ngakunye kuphoqa umgogodla wakho wezimbambo ukuthi uhambisane ngokuzumayo nangamandla, kuqeda imisipha esekhona phakathi kwezimbambo zakho futhi ngezinye izikhathi kuwuthinta nezimbambo uqobo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izimo eziningi zobuhlungu bezimbambo obubangelwa ukukhwehlela azihlali njalo futhi zingalawuleka, yize kusiza ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzakalani emzimbeni wakho nokuthi nini ungadinga usizo olwengeziwe.
Ubuhlungu bezimbambo obubangelwa ukukhwehlela ngokuvamile buqala ngokukhathazeka kwemisipha. Uma ukhwehlela, imisipha yakho ye-intercostal, eyimisipha emincane egijima phakathi kwezimbambo ngalunye, iyavala ngokushesha nangamandla. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma ukhwehlela kakhulu, le misipha ingasebenza kakhulu futhi ivuvuke. Lokhu kuvuvukala kudala ubuhlungu obuzwa lapho uphefumula kancane, ujika umzimba wakho, noma ukhwehlela futhi.
Ngezinye izikhathi ubuhlungu akuyona nje imisipha. Ukukhwehlela okuphindaphindiwe kungase futhi kubeke ingcindezi ku-cartilage axhumanisa izimbambo zakho esifubeni. Le cartilage ingacaphuka noma ivuvuke, isimo esibizwa nge-costochondritis. Izwa ubuhlungu lapho uyithinta futhi ingenza ngisho nemisebenzi emnene ibe yinkinga.
Ezikhathini ezingajwayelekile, ukukhwehlela okunamandla noma okude kungase kubangele ukuthi imbambo iqhekeke noma yaphuke. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka kubantu abanamathambo abuthakathaka, njengabadala noma labo abane-osteoporosis. Kodwa ngisho nakubantu abasha, abaphephile, isihlava esibi sokukhwehlela, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sezifo ezifana nokukhwehlela okukhulu noma i-pneumonia, kungaholela ekukhwehleni kwezinwele.
Ake sihlukanise izizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuthi izimbambo zakho zingase zibuhlungu lapho ukhwehlela, siqale ngezigaba zansuku zonke bese siqhubekela kwezingajwayelekile.
Lena yiyo cishe yimbangela ejwayelekile yobuhlungu bezimbambo obubangelwa ukukhwehlela. Imisipha yakho ye-intercostal incane futhi iyindwangu, futhi ayijwayele uhlobo olunjalo lokusebenza okuphindaphindiwe, olunobudlova oluvela ekuguleni okubandayo noma umkhuhlane omkhulu. Ngemuva kwezinsuku zokukhwehlela, le misipha ingazizwa icindezelekile, iqine, futhi ibuhlungu. Ubuhlungu ngokuvamile buzizwa buqine lapho uhamba ngokuzumayo noma uphefumula kakhulu.
Ungase futhi uphawule ukuthi ubuhlungu buyanda lapho usuku luqhubeka, ikakhulukazi uma ukhwehlela kaningi. Ukuphumula nokufaka ukufudumala endaweni kungasiza le misipha ukuthi ilulame. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bengcono phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa ngeviki uma ukukhwehlela kuncipha.
I-Costochondritis yenzeka lapho i-cartilage ehlanganisa izimbambo zakho esifubeni, noma ibhodi lesifuba, livuvuka. Lesi simo singavela ngemuva kokukhwehlela okuphindaphindiwe ngoba leyo cartilage iyomunca iningi lokushaqeka njalo lapho ingxenye yesifuba sakho ihamba. Ubuhlungu obubangelwa yi-costochondritis ngokuvamile buzizwa ngaphambili kwesifuba sakho, eduze kwebhodi lesifuba, futhi bungaba nezinhlungu lapho uyicindezela.
Lolu hlobo lobuhlungu ngezinye izikhathi lungakwenza ube nesaba ngoba lutholakala eduze nenhliziyo yakho. Kepha i-costochondritis ayinabungozi. Ayithinti inhliziyo yakho noma amaphaphu akho. Kuthatha nje isikhathi nokuphumula ukululama, futhi ukungakhululeki ngokuvamile kuyathuthuka phakathi namaviki ambalwa.
Yize kungavamile, iziqhekeko zezimbambo zingenzeka ngenxa yokukhwehlela okunamandla noma okude. Isiqhekeko sisho ukuthi ithambo liqhekekile, ngisho noma kancane. Ungazizwa ubuhlungu obuqine, obusika endaweni eyodwa ethile emgogodleni wakho wezimbambo, futhi bungase bubuhlungu kakhulu lapho uphefumula, ukhwehlela, noma ucindezela kuleyo ndawo. Ukuhambisa umzimba wakho ongaphambili kungase futhi kubangele ubuhlungu.
Abadala, abantu abane-osteoporosis, noma labo abakhwehlela kakhulu amasonto ambalwa basesenkingeni enkulu. Uma usola isiqhekeko, kubalulekile ukuthi usihloliswe. Iz iqhekeko zezimbambo eziningi ziyalulama zodwa ngokukuphumula, kodwa udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi akukho ukuphazamiseka okufana nephaphu elihlabayo.
Ezikhathini ezingavamile, ubuhlungu bezimbambo obubangelwa ukukhwehlela bungaxhumana nezimo ezingaphansi ezidinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Lezi azivamile, kodwa kuyasiza ukuzazi ukuze wazi ukuthi nini okufanele udinge usizo.
Enye into engavamile ukwenzeka yi-pleurisy, okuvuvukala komugqa ezungeze amaphaphu akho. I-Pleurisy ingabanga ubuhlungu besifuba obuqine obuphela kakhulu lapho ukhwehlela noma uphefumula kakhulu. Ivame ukuhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane noma ukushoda komoya, futhi ngokuvamile idinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
Enye imbangela engajwayelekile yisifo samaphaphu, njenge-pneumonia, esisuka sibe sibi ngokwanele ukucasula udonga lwesifuba noma ngisho ne-pleura. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, ubuhlungu ngokuvamile abubaningi ezimbambeni kodwa kuyingxenye yephrofayela ejwayelekile yokugula.
Ezikhathini ezingavamile kakhulu, izimo ezifana nomdlavuza wamaphaphu noma izifo zamathambo zingadala ubuhlungu bezimbambo obuphela kakhulu ngokukhwehlela. Lezi zimo cishe njalo ziba nezinye izimpawu zokuxwayisa, njengokulahlekelwa isisindo okungachaziwe, ukujuluka ebusuku, ukukhathala okungapheli, noma ukukhwehlela okungapheli. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi nalezi zimpawu kanye nobuhlungu bezimbambo, kubalulekile ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho.
Ubuhlungu bungahluka kuye ngokuthi ubangelwa yini. Abantu abaningi bayichaza njenge-dull ache noma ubuhlungu obusakazeka ezinhlangothini noma ngaphambili kwesifuba. Kungase kube kubi kakhulu lapho ujika, ugoqa, noma ufuna into. Ukuhefuhla kakhulu noma ukuhleka kungase kubangele ukungakhululeki.
Uma ubuhlungu buqine futhi buthuthukile endaweni eyodwa, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa sengathi ubungaba nommese wokubeka lapho uhamba noma uphefumula, lokho kungabikezela isiqhekeko noma ukucasuka okukhulu kwe-cartilage. Ungase futhi uphawule ukuthi ukucindezela kancane endaweni ebuhlungu kukwenza kube kubi kakhulu.
Abanye abantu bazizwa beqine noma bebuhlungu ezungeze umgogodla wezimbambo, sengathi imisipha iqine noma icindezelekile. Lokhu kuvamile kumisipha eqine kakhulu. Ubuhlungu bungase buqale bungabona futhi bukhule kancane ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa njengoba ukukhwehlela kuqhubeka.
Kubuye kuvame ukuzizwa ukhathazekile lapho ubuhlungu besifuba buvela, ikakhulukazi uma ungazi ukuthi ubangelwa yini. Lokho kuyaqondakala ngokuphelele. Ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele ubukele kungakusiza uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ukuthi nini okumele uphumule nokuthi nini okumele ufune usizo.
Ngenkathi umzimba wakho ululama, kunezinyathelo ezimbalwa ezicashile, ezisekelayo ongazithatha ekhaya ukuze udambise ukungakhululeki futhi usize izimbambo zakho zilulame.
Okokuqala, ukuphumula kungenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ongazenza. Imisipha yakho ne-cartilage idinga isikhathi sokulungisa, futhi ukuphoqa ubuhlungu kungayandisa lelo cala. Zama ukugwema ukubambisana okunzima, ukugoba, noma imisebenzi ekuphoqa isifuba sakho.
Ukufaka ukufudumala kungasiza ukudambisa imisipha eqine, ebabayo. I-compress efudumele noma i-heating pad endaweni ebuhlungu imizuzu engu-15 kuye kwengu-20 ngesikhathi ingadala ukudambisa. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi ukufudumala kuyakhululeka futhi akufudumele kakhulu.
Izinhlungu zemithi ezingathengiswa ezitolo njenge-ibuprofen noma i-acetaminophen zingasiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokudambisa ukungakhululeki. Njalo landela imiyalelo yokudosa esitokisini, futhi ukhulume nodokotela wakho uma unemibuzo noma izimo zezempilo ezingase zibe khona.
Ukusekela izimbambo zakho lapho ukhwehlela kungase kube nokwenza umehluko. Zama ukubamba umcamelo ngokuqinile esifubeni sakho lapho uzwa ukukhwehlela kuza. Le ngcindezi emanzi inganciphisa i-jolt emgogodleni wakho wezimbambo futhi yenze ukukhwehlela ngakunye kube nomncane kancane.
Izivivinyo zokuphefumula zingase zizwakale ziphikisana, kodwa ukuphefumula kancane, kokuqina kungakwazi ukwenza imisipha yakho iqine futhi ibe nenkinga ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Zama ukuphefumula kancane ngempumulo yakho, uvumele isisu sakho sikhule, bese uphefumula kancane ngomlomo.
Ukuhlala ugcwele amanzi nokusebenzisa i-humidifier kungasiza ukudlulisa umgudu nokunciphisa ukuphindaphinda kokukhwehlela. Uma ukhwehlela kancane, izimbambo zakho zizoba nesikhathi esithe xaxa sokululama. Izimvuvuzeli ezifudumele njenge-herbal tea noma isobho zingadambisa nomphimbo wakho nokukhwehlela okufisayo.
Uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kukugcina uvukile ebusuku noma kukwenza kube nzima ukuphumula, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuvimbela ukukhwehlela okuphuthumayo noma okunye ukwelashwa okungasiza ukuthulisa izinto.
Isikhathi sokubuyela emuva sincike kulokho okubanga ubuhlungu. Ukukhathazeka kwemisipha obubangelwa ukukhwehlela ngokuvamile kuyathuthuka phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa nakuya emavikini amabili, ikakhulukazi uma ukukhwehlela kuyeka noma kuncipha. Ungase usazozizwa ubuhlungu okwesikhashana, kodwa ubuhlungu obuqine noma obumkhulu kufanele buphumelele ngokushesha.
I-Costochondritis ingathatha isikhathi eside ukululama, ngokuvamile amaviki ambalwa. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ziyalulama ngokukuphumula nokunakekelwa okuthambile. Ungase uphawule ukuthuthuka kancane kunokushintsha okuzumayo, futhi lokho kuvamile ngokuphelele.
Uma une-rib fracture, ukululama ngokuvamile kuthatha cishe amasonto ayisithupha. Phakathi nalokho sikhathi, umzimba wakho uzolungisa ithambo ngokwemvelo, kodwa uzodinga ukuqapha imisebenzi yomzimba futhi ugweme noma yini engakulimaza leyo ndawo. Udokotela wakho uzokuqondisa ukuthi yini ephephile nokuthi nini ongabuyela emgomweni wakho ojwayelekile.
Kunoma iyiphi into, ukubekezela nokuzibambela kuphambili. Ukululama kuthatha isikhathi, futhi kulungile ukuhamba kancane nokulalela umzimba wakho.
Ngenkathi ungakwazi njalo ukuvimbela ukukhwehlela noma ubuhlungu bezimbambo obungahamba nabo, kunezindlela zokunciphisa ingozi yakho nokunciphisa ingcindezi esifubeni sakho lapho ugula.
Ukuhlakulela impilo yakho yokuphefumula kuwukusungula okuhle. Ukugeza izandla zakho njalo, ukugwema ukuxhumana okuseduze nabantu abagule, nokuhlala usesikhathini kumagciwane njenge-flu shot kungakusiza ugweme izifo ezibanga ukukhwehlela okunamandla.
Uma ugula, ukwelashwa kokukhwehlela kwakho kusenesikhathi kungaba nokwenza umehluko. Ukusebenzisa i-humidifier, ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, nokudla imithi yokukhwehlela njengoba kushiwo udokotela wakho kungasiza ukugcina ukukhwehlela kwakho kungabi namandla kakhulu noma kude.
Ukuqinisa imisipha yakho esithombeni neyesifuba ngokusebenzisa imidlalo ethambile, njenge-yoga noma ukuhamba, kungase futhi kusekele umgogodla wakho wezimbambo futhi kuwenze ube namandla okubuyela emuva. Kodwa-ke, uma usuvele ubhekene nobuhlungu bezimbambo, yeka imidlalo kuze kube yilapho ululame.
Kubantu abanezinye izimo ezifana ne-osteoporosis noma izifo zamaphaphu ezingapheli, ukusebenza eduze nethimba lakho lezempilo ukuze ulawule lezi zimo kunganciphisa ingozi yakho yokuphazamiseka njengeziqhekeko zezimbambo.
Ubuhlungu bezimbambo obubangelwa ukukhwehlela bungazizwa kungakhululeki ngisho nokwesaba kancane, ikakhulukazi uma ungazi ukuthi ubangelwa yini. Kodwa ezimweni eziningi, kuyinkinga yesikhashana ezothuthuka ngokuhlala kancane, ukunakekelwa okuthambile, nesikhathi. Umzimba wakho uyakwazi ukubuyela emuva, futhi uyazi ukuthi ungajuluka kanjani.
Uma ubuhlungu bungabonakali nokukhwehlela kwakho kuthuthuka, ungazizwa uqinisekile ukulawula izinto ekhaya. Kodwa uma into ingazizwa ilungile, noma uma ubuhlungu buqhubeka noma buyanda, ungabaze ukufuna udokotela wakho. Ukuhlola njalo kuyisinqumo esifanele lapho ungazi.
Okokugcina, zihlakulele kakhulu. Nikeza umzimba wakho ukuphumula okudingayo, hlala ugcwele amanzi, futhi uthathe izinto ngosuku ngalunye. Wenza konke okulungile ngokufunda ngokwenzekayo nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuzinakekela. Ukululama kusendleleni.
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