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Umoya ongcolile, obizwa nangokuthi i-halitosis, yilapho umoya wakho unuka kabi kangangokuba abanye bangakuqaphela. Kuvamile kakhulu futhi kuthonya abantu abaningi ngesinye isikhathi ekuphileni kwabo, ngakho-ke awuwedwa uma ubhekene nalokhu.
Nakuba ukuphefumula umoya ongcolile ngezikhathi ezithile ngemva kokudla i-garlic noma ukuvuka kuyinto evamile, ukuphefumula umoya ongcolile njalo kungabonisa izinkinga ezingaphansi ezidinga ukunakekelwa. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izimo eziningi zokuphefumula umoya ongcolile zingelashwa kalula uma uqonda ukuthi yini elibangela.
Umoya ongcolile umane nje yinkulumo engathandeki evela emlonyeni wakho lapho ukhuluma noma uphefumula. Kwenzeka lapho amabhaktheriya emlonyeni wakho ephula izicucu zokudla, amakhemikhali afile, noma ezinye izinto, ekhipha izinto ezinuka kabi.
Umlomo wakho uqukethe amabhaktheriya ayizigidi ngokwemvelo, futhi ngokuvamile awona mali. Noma kunjalo, lapho la mabhaktheriya esanda noma lapho izimo ezithile zithuthuka, angakhiqiza izinto eziningi ezinuka kabi kunokujwayelekile.
Umoya ongcolile unqala emlonyeni wakho, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ungabonisa izinkinga kwenye indawo emzimbeni wakho. Ukuqonda umehluko kungakusiza ukuthola indlela engcono kakhulu yokulungisa.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko sicacile - inkulumo engathandeki lapho uphefumula noma ukhuluma. Noma kunjalo, ungase ungaqapheli umoya wakho ongcolile ngoba ikhala lakho liyasebenzisa imizwa ejwayelekile.
Nazi izimpawu ezingabonisa ukuthi unomoya ongcolile:
Ngezinye izikhathi ungase uqaphele nezimpawu ezihlobene njengokopha kwamagciwane, ubuhlungu bamazinyo, noma ukukhokha okungapheli. Lokhu kungabonisa izimo ezingaphansi ezifaka isandla ekuphefumuleni umoya ongcolile.
Umoya ongcolile uthuthuka lapho amabhaktheriya emlonyeni wakho enokudla okuningi okumele adle noma lapho uhlelo lokuhlanza lwemvelo lomlomo wakho lungasebenzi kahle. Ake siqonde izizathu ezivamile zokwenzeka kwalokhu.
Izimbangela zansuku zonke ozibonayo ngokuvamile zihlanganisa:
Kukhona lokho, ezinye izimo zamazinyo zingenza umoya ongcolile ube njalo futhi kube nzima ukuwelapha wedwa:
Ngokungavamile, umoya ongcolile ungabonisa izinkinga zempilo ngaphandle komlomo wakho. Lezi zimbangela zezokwelapha zihlanganisa i-acid reflux, lapho i-acid yesisu idala ukunambitheka nokuphefumula okungathandeki. Ukutheleleka kwama-sinus, ukutheleleka kokuphefumula, noma izimo ezingapheli njengesi-diabetes zingase futhi zifake isandla ekuphefumuleni umoya ongcolile.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, umoya ongcolile ungase ubonise izimo ezinkulu njengesi-kidney disease, izinkinga zesibindi, noma ezinye izifo zomdlavuza. Noma kunjalo, lezi zimo ngokuvamile zihambisana nezinye izimpawu ezibonakalayo, ngakho-ke umoya ongcolile wedwa ngokuvamile awuyona uphawu lwento enzima.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma umoya wakho ongcolile uqhubeka naphezu kokujwayela okuhle kokuhlambela komlomo. Lokhu kusho ukuhlamba kabili ngosuku, ukuhlanza njalo, nokugcina umzimba uthambile, kodwa usalwa yiphunga elikhulu.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uqaphela lezi zimpawu ezinkulu kanye nomoya ongcolile:
Qala ngodokotela wamazinyo, njengoba angakwazi ukubona nokulungisa izimbangela eziningi zomoya ongcolile. Uma udokotela wamazinyo engatholi noma yiziphi izinkinga zempilo yamazinyo, angase akudlulisele kudokotela wakho oyinhloko ukuhlola ezinye izimbangela zezokwelapha.
Ungazizwa uhluphekile ngokufuna usizo ngomoya ongcolile. Abahlinzeki bezempilo baphatha le nkinga njalo, futhi bakhona ukuze bakusize uthole izixazululo, hhayi ukukwahlulela.
Ezinye izinto zingakwenza kube lula ukuphefumula umoya ongcolile noma wenze umoya ongcolile ube mubi. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Imikhuba yakho yansuku zonke idlala indima ebalulekile emazingeni akho engozi:
Ezinye izimo zempilo nezimo zokuphila zingase futhi zikhulise ingozi yakho. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuthatha imithi ebangela umlomo owomile, ukuba nesi-diabetes noma i-acid reflux, noma ukudlula ezinguqukweni ze-hormonal ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma i-menopause.
Iminyaka ingase ibe yinto futhi, njengoba abadala bangase bakhiqize i-saliva encane ngokwemvelo noma bathathe imithi ethonya umoya. Noma kunjalo, umoya ongcolile awuyona ingxenye engaphepheki yokuguga, futhi usengalawulwa kahle.
Nakuba umoya ongcolile ungeyona into eyingozi, ungathinta kakhulu ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho nobudlelwano. Imiphakathi nemizwa ivame ukushukumisela abantu ukuba bafune ukwelashwa kunanoma yiluphi ubuhlungu bomzimba.
Imiphakathi ongayibona ihlanganisa:
Ukusuka embonini yezempilo, umoya ongcolile njalo ngokuvamile ubonisa izinkinga zempilo yamazinyo ezingase zibe zimbi ngaphandle kokwelashwa. I-gum disease, isibonelo, ingase iqhubekele ekuthelelekeni okukhulu noma ukulahlekelwa kwamazinyo uma ingalashwa.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho umoya ongcolile ubonisa izinkinga zempilo yomzimba, ukulibazisa ukwelashwa kwesimo esingaphansi kungase kube nezingozi ezinkulu. Kungakho kubalulekile ukulungisa umoya ongcolile kokubili ngenxa yempilo yakho yomphakathi nempilo yakho yonke.
Ukuhlanzeka okuhle komlomo yilona thuluzi lokuqala nelikhulu kunawo wonke lokuvikela umoya ongcolile. Ikhona into ebalulekile - ukwenza le mikhuba ibe yingxenye yomkhuba wakho wansuku zonke kunokuba yinto oyenzayo ngezikhathi ezithile.
Umkhuba wakho wokuvikela wansuku zonke kufanele uhlanganise:
Ngaphezu kokunakekelwa kwansuku zonke, ukuhlolwa kwamazinyo okuvamile nokuhlanzwa kusiza ukubamba izinkinga ngokushesha nokususa ukwakheka kwe-tartar ongakwazi ukuyikwenza ekhaya. Abantu abaningi bazuza ngokuya kudokotela wamazinyo njalo ngenyanga eziyisithupha.
Izinqumo zokuphila futhi zenza umehluko omkhulu. Ukumisa ukubhema, ukulinganisela utshwala nekofi, nokugwema ukudla okuvame ukubangela umoya ongcolile kungasiza. Uma ungakwazi ukugwema lokhu ukudla, zama ukuhlamba amazinyo akho noma uhlanze umlomo wakho ngemva kwalokho.
Udokotela wamazinyo wakho noma udokotela uzoqala ngokubuza ngezimpawu zakho, imikhuba yokuhlambela komlomo, nomlando wezokwelapha. Bazofuna ukwazi ukuthi uqaphele nini umoya ongcolile, yini ewenza ube mubi noma ube mnandi, nokuthi yini oyenzile ukuze uyilungise.
Ukuhlolwa komzimba ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukubuka ngaphakathi komlomo wakho, ukuhlola amazinyo namagciwane akho, nokubuka ulwimi lwakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase futhi anuke umoya wakho ngokuqondile noma asebenzise izinto ezikhethekile zokuqapha igesi emzimbeni wakho.
Ngezinye izikhathi kuyadingeka ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe ukuze kutholakale imbangela. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise i-X-rays yamazinyo ukuze uhlole ukuhlakaza okufifiwe noma ukutheleleka, ukuhlolwa kwe-saliva ukuze uqaphe amazinga amabhaktheriya, noma ukuhlolwa kwegazi uma kukhona isimo sezokwelapha esilimele.
Umhlinzeki wakho angase futhi akucele ukuba uyeke ukusebenzisa i-mouthwash noma amaminithi emzimbeni izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho ukuze bakwazi ukuhlola kahle umoya wakho wemvelo.
Ukuphathwa komoya ongcolile kugxile ekulungiseni imbangela ephakathi, kungakho ukuxilongwa okuhle kubaluleke kangaka. Izimo eziningi zingelashwa ngempumelelo uma wazi ukuthi yini ebangela inkinga.
Ngokuphefumula umoya ongcolile obangelwa ukuhlanzeka okubi komlomo noma izinkinga zamazinyo, ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa:
Uma umlomo owomile ufakela ekuphefumuleni umoya wakho ongcolile, udokotela wamazinyo angase ancome i-toothpastes noma i-mouth rinses ekhethekile eyenzelwe ukukhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwe-saliva. Bangase futhi bancome i-gum engasuki noma ama-lozenges ukugcina umlomo wakho uthambile.
Lapho umoya ongcolile uvela ezimweni zezokwelapha njenge-acid reflux noma izinkinga zama-sinus, ukwelapha isimo esingaphansi ngokuvamile kuthuthukisa iphunga lomoya. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise imithi, ukushintsha kokudla, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezikhethekile esimweni sakho.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho umoya ongcolile ubonisa isimo sezokwelapha esinzima, udokotela wakho uzogxila ekwelapheni leso simo kuqala. Umoya ongcolile ngokuvamile uthuthuka njengoba isimo sezokwelapha esingaphansi silungiswa.
Ngenkathi usebenza nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukulungisa imbangela ephakathi, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ekhaya ukuphatha umoya ongcolile futhi uzizwe ukhulu.
Izindlela zakho zokusheshisa ukukhululeka zihlanganisa:
Ukulawula ekhaya isikhathi eside, gxila ekwenzeni umkhuba wakho wokuhlambela komlomo ube ngcono. Lokhu kusho ukuba ugcwele kunokuba ukhulu lapho uhlanza namazinyo nokungahlanzi, futhi unake ulwimi lwakho nohlangothi lomlomo wakho lapho amabhaktheriya avame ukwakheka khona.
Khumbula ukuthi izindlela zokwelapha ekhaya zingakusiza ukukhululeka okwesikhashana, kodwa ngeke zilungise izinkinga zempilo yamazinyo noma zezokwelapha. Cabanga ngalezi zindlela njengokusekela okuwusizo ngenkathi ulungisa imbangela yangempela ngosizo lochwepheshe.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungakusiza ukuba uthole okuningi kakhulu ekuhambeleni kwakho futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo unemininingwane yonke abayidingayo ukukusiza.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, yenza uhlu lwezimpawu zakho nokuthi zenzeka nini. Qaphela ukuthi umoya wakho ongcolile ube mubi ngezikhathi ezithile zosuku, ngemva kokudla ukudla okuthile, noma ezimweni ezithile.
Letha ulwazi mayelana nomkhuba wakho wamanje wokuhlambela komlomo, kuhlanganise nemikhiqizo oyisebenzisayo nokuthi ubani. Futhi, bhala noma iyiphi imithi oyithathayo, njengoba ezinye zingase zifake isandla emlonyeni owomile nomoya ongcolile.
Bhala phansi noma yimiphi imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yomoya wakho ongcolile, yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha ezikhona, nokuthi kungathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukubona ukuthuthuka. Unganqikazi ukubuza nganoma yini ekukhathazayo.
Ngosuku le-aphoyintimenti yakho, gwema ukusebenzisa i-mouthwash enamandla, amaminithi emzimbeni, noma imikhiqizo enuka kabi engase ihlanganise umoya wakho wemvelo. Umhlinzeki wakho udinga ukuhlola umoya wakho ngokuqondile ukuze anqume indlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha.
Umoya ongcolile yisimo esivamile kakhulu esithinta cishe wonke umuntu ngesinye isikhathi, futhi ngokuvamile silashwa uma uthola imbangela. Izimo eziningi zivela ezinkingeni zokuhlambela komlomo noma izinkinga zamazinyo ezingaxazululwa ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokuphathwa kochwepheshe.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi umoya ongcolile njalo udinga ukunakekelwa, hhayi ukuhlupheka. Udokotela wamazinyo wakho nodokotela bakhona ukukusiza, hhayi ukukwahlulela, futhi babona le nkinga njalo emsebenzini wabo.
Ngokuhlanzeka okuqhubekayo komlomo, ukunakekelwa kwamazinyo okuvamile, nokuphathwa okuqondile kwanoma yiziphi izimo ezingaphansi, ungaphatha kahle umoya ongcolile futhi ubuyisele ukuzethemba kwakho ezimweni zokuxhumana nabantu. Ungavumeli umoya ongcolile ukuba akuvimbe ekuzibandakanyeni ngokugcwele ebuhlotsheni bakho nasemisebenzini yakho.
Kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu ukunuka umoya wakho ongcolile ngoba ikhala lakho liyasebenzisa imizwa ejwayelekile, kuhlanganise naleyo evela emlonyeni wakho. Kungakho ungase ungaqapheli ukuthi unomoya ongcolile kuze kube yilapho othile ekukhombisa noma uqaphela izimpawu zokuxhumana nabantu.
Ukuhlola umoya wakho, ungazama ukuleka i-wrist yakho, uyiyeke iome isikhashana, bese uyinuka. Ungase futhi ubeke izandla zakho phezu komlomo wakho nekhala, uphefumule, bese unuka. Noma kunjalo, lezi zindlela azinakuthembeka ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke ukunaka ezinye izimpawu njengokunambitheka okungapheli komlomo ongcolile kungaba usizo kakhulu.
Yebo, ukuphuza amanzi kungasiza kakhulu ngomoya ongcolile, ikakhulukazi uma umlomo owomile ufakela enkingeni. Amanzi asusa izicucu zokudla namabhaktheriya abangela iphunga, futhi agcina umlomo wakho uthambile ukuze i-saliva ikwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wayo wokuhlanza wemvelo.
I-saliva iqukethe ama-enzymes aphula amabhaktheriya futhi ihlukanise i-acids emlonyeni wakho. Lapho umlomo wakho womile, amabhaktheriya asanda kalula futhi akhiqiza izinto eziningi ze-sulfur ebangela umoya ongcolile. Ukugcina umzimba uthambile kusekela uhlelo lokuvikela lwemvelo lomlomo wakho.
Amaminithi emzimbeni ne-mouthwash anganika ukukhululeka okwesikhashana futhi kukwenze uzizwe ukhulu, kodwa awulungisi izimbangela eziphakathi zomoya ongcolile njalo. Ngokuyisisekelo, fihla iphunga kunokuba ususe umthombo.
Ngokuphefumula umoya ongcolile ngezikhathi ezithile ngemva kokudla ukudla okunamandla, le mikhiqizo ingasiza. Noma kunjalo, uma uthola ukuthi uhlale uxhomeke kumaminithi noma i-mouthwash, kufanele uhlole ukuthi yini ebangela iphunga elikhulu futhi ulungise leyo mbangela yangempela esikhundleni salokho.
Yebo, ukudla kwakho kungathinta kakhulu umoya wakho. Izidlo ezincane ze-carbohydrate noma i-ketogenic zingabangela uhlobo oluthile lomoya ongcolile oluthiwa "i-keto breath," oluvela lapho umzimba wakho ushisela amafutha amandla futhi ukhupha ama-ketones anokunuka okuhlukile.
Ukudla okunamaprotheni amaningi, i-garlic, i-onion, nezinye izitsha zingase futhi zifake isandla ekuphefumuleni umoya ongcolile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukudla okungapheli noma ukuhamba isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokudla kungabangela umoya ongcolile ngoba umzimba wakho uqala ukuphula izitolo zamafutha, kufana nalokho okwenzeka ezidleni ezincane ze-carb.
Isikhathi sokuthuthuka siyancika kulokho okubangela umoya wakho ongcolile. Uma kungenxa yokuhlambela komlomo okubi, ungase uqaphele ukuthuthuka phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwakha umkhuba omuhle wokuhlamba namazinyo nokungahlanzi.
Ngezinye izinkinga zamazinyo njenge-gum disease noma ukuhlakaza kwamazinyo, ukuthuthuka ngokuvamile kwenzeka phakathi nesonto elilodwa kuya kwezimbili ngemva kokuba ukwelashwa kochwepheshe kuqale. Izimbangela zezokwelapha njenge-acid reflux noma ukutheleleka kwama-sinus kungathatha amasonto amaningana ukuxazulula, kuya ngendlela yokwelapha. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakunika isikhathi esithile esithile esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
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