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I-Burning mouth syndrome yisimo esingapheli esibangela ukuqabuka okuqhubekayo, ukushisa, noma ukuthimula emlonyeni wakho, ngisho noma kungekho sizathu esicacile noma ukulimala okubonakalayo. Cabanga ngakho njengezinkomba zobuhlungu bomlomo wakho ezingalungile, okwenza ukungakhululeki okubukeka kukhulu kodwa okungafani nalokho odokotela abangakubona ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa.
Lesi simo sihlupha izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi abesifazane abadlula ekuqedeni kwesikhathi noma abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50. Ukuqabuka kuvame ukuba semilonyeni, ezindebeni, emagqomeni, noma phezu komlomo, futhi kungathatha izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka uma kungelashwa.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko yukuqabuka noma ukushisa okubukeka sengathi ucele ikhofi elishisayo noma ukhumile ukudla okunoshukela. Lokhu kungakhululeki kuvame ukuqala kancane kancane futhi kungashintsha ngamandla phakathi nosuku, kuvame ukuba sibi njengoba usuku luqhubeka.
Nawa zimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile ezingakhathaza kakhulu. Lokhu kungafaka ukungazwa noma ukuthimula emlonyeni wakho noma eceleni lolimi, kanye nobuhlungu obukhulu, obukhulu kunokujwayelekile ukuqabuka.
Amandla alezi zimpawu angashintsha usuku nosuku, futhi ungase uqaphele ukuthi zibi kakhulu ngezikhathi ezinzima noma uma ukhathele kakhulu.
Odokotela bahlukanisa i-burning mouth syndrome zinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokwalokho okubangela izimpawu zakho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukuyo kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho.
I-primary burning mouth syndrome ivela lapho kungekho simo sezempilo esingumsuka esibangela izimpawu zakho. Izicubu zomlomo wakho zibonakala ziphelele, kodwa izinzwa zakho zobuhlungu zithumela imiyalezo engafanelekile ebuchosheni bakho, kufana nendlela ubuhlungu obukhona ngemva kokulimaza.
I-secondary burning mouth syndrome ivela lapho isimo esingumsuka noma into ethile ebangela izimpawu zakho. Lokhu kungaba yinoma yini kusukela ekusweleni kokudla kuya ekusebenzeni kwemithi ethile noma izinto zokwelapha amazinyo.
Izigameko eziningi zifaka isigaba esiyinhloko, okusho ukuthi i-burning sensation yakho ayibangelwa ukutheleleka, ukulimala, noma enye inkinga ebonakalayo. Lokhu kungazwakala kukhungathekisa ngoba konke kubonakala kuphelele, kodwa ubuhlungu bakho buyiqiniso futhi buyalungile.
Imbangela eqondile ye-primary burning mouth syndrome isalokhu iyimfihlo, kodwa abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ihilela izinkinga ngezinzwa eziphethe ubuhlungu nokunambitha emlonyeni wakho. Lezi zinzwakazi zingalimazeka noma zibe nokuzwela okukhulu, zithumele imiyalezo yobuhlungu ngisho noma kungekho ukulimala okuqondile ezicubeni zomlomo wakho.
Izici eziningana zingase zifake isandla ekuthuthukiseni lesi simo:
Izici ezingokwengqondo ezinjengokukhathazeka, ukucindezeleka, noma ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo zingadlala indima, yize ngokuvamile zingabi yimbangela kuphela. Ngezinye izikhathi izici eziningi zisebenza ndawonye ukuze zivusele izimpawu zakho, okwenza kubalulekile ukubheka isithombe sempilo yakho yonke.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-burning mouth syndrome ingahlotshaniswa neemeko ze-autoimmune, ezinye izifo zekhanda, noma izifo zezinzwa eziqeda indlela izinzwa zakho ezisebenza ngayo.
Kufanele uhlele i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho noma udokotela wemazinyo uma uhlangabezana nokushisa okuqhubekayo, ukugqolozha, noma ubuhlungu emlonyeni wakho isikhathi esingaphezu kwamalanga ambalwa. Ukubheka kwasekuqaleni kungasiza ekutholeni noma yiziphi izimbangela ezingaphansi eziphatheka futhi kuvimbele izimpawu zakho ezingabi nzima kakhulu.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma i-sensation yakho yokushisa ihambisana nezinguquko ezibonakalayo emlonyeni wakho, njengeziqephu ezimhlophe, amaqhubu, ukukhula, noma ubomvu obungavamile. Lezi zibonakaliso zingabonisa ukutheleleka noma enye isimo esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ungalindi ukuthola usizo uma izimpawu zakho zithinta kakhulu ikhono lakho lokudla, ukuphuza, noma ukulala ngokunethezeka. Ubuhlungu bomlomo obuqhubekayo bungathinta ukudla kwakho kanye nokhwalithi lokuphila, futhi kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo okuzokusiza uzizwe kangcono.
Cabanga ukubona ochwepheshe uma udokotela wakho oyinhloko noma udokotela wemazinyo angeke akwazi ukuthola imbangela ebonakalayo yezimpawu zakho. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha komlomo noma i-neurologist bangaba nolwazi olwengeziwe ekuqondeni isimo sakho.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-burning mouth syndrome, yize ukuba nalezi zici ezingozi akuqinisekisi ukuthi uzokhula lesi simo. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho siqu kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela lapho kungenzeka.
Izici ezingozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa i-burning mouth syndrome ngemva kokubhekana noxinzelelo olukhulu ekuphileni, izifo ezinkulu, noma izinqubo zamahlwempu ezibuhlungu. Ukwakheka kwakho kwe-genetic kungase futhi kudlale indima, njengoba le simo ngezinye izikhathi liqhubeka emindenini.
Ukuba nenye noma ngaphezulu kwezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uqondiswe ekuthuthukiseni i-burning mouth syndrome, kodwa kufanele ukuxoxe ngalezi zinto nodokotela wakho uma uqala ukuzwa izimpawu.
Nakuba i-burning mouth syndrome ingabulali, ingabangela izinhlanganisela eziningi eziwona kakhulu impilo yakho yansuku zonke kanye nokuphulukela kwakho konke. Ubuhlungu obungapheli bungadala izingxenyana zezinkinga eziqhubeka ngaphezu nje kobuhlungu bomlomo.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukungathandi ukudla noma izifo zokudla ngoba bahlanganisa ukudla nobuhlungu obukhulu. Abanye bangase bagweme izimo zenhlalo ezihilela ukudla, okungalimaza ubuhlobo futhi kunciphisa ikhwalithi yokuphila.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokwelashwa okufanele kanye namasu okuphatha, iningi lalezi zinkinga lingathintelwa noma linciphise kakhulu. Ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izimpawu zakho azikhuli zibe yizinkinga ezinkulu.
Nakuba ungalokothi uvikele i-burning mouth syndrome, ikakhulukazi uhlobo oluyinhloko, kunezinyathelo eziningi ongazithatha ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho futhi unciphise ubukhulu bezimpawu. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekugcineni impilo enhle yomlomo nokuphatha izimbangela ezingozi.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenzayo:
Uma udlula ekuqedeni, xoxa ngezinketho zokwelashwa kwe-hormone nodokotela wakho, njengoba ukugcina amazinga e-estrogen kungasiza ekuvimbeleni izimpawu ezihlobene nomlomo. Noma kunjalo, lesi sinqumo kufanele sisekelwe eprofayilini yakho jikelele yezempilo kanye nezimbangela ezingozi.
Phawula imikhiqizo ethinta umlomo wakho, kufaka phakathi izimonyo, ama-lip balms, kanye nezinto zamazinyo. Uma uqaphela ukushisa ngemuva kokusebenzisa imikhiqizo emisha, yayeka ukuyisebenzisa bese uxoxa ngezinketho ezihlukile nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ukuxilonga i-burning mouth syndrome kungaba inselele ngoba ayikho i-test eyodwa eqinisekisa leli simo. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokuthatha umlando wezokwelapha oqondile futhi enze ukuhlolwa okuphelele komlomo wakho, efuna noma yiziphi izimpawu ezibonakalayo zokutheleleka, ukulimala, noma ezinye izinkinga.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihilela ukukhipha ezinye izimo ezingase zibangele izimpawu ezifanayo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo angase ayalele ama-test amaningana ukuhlola izimbangela eziyisisekelo, kufaka phakathi ama-blood test ukuqapha amazinga amavithamini, ushukela egazini, kanye nomsebenzi wesitho se-thyroid.
Ama-test avamile okuxilonga afaka phakathi:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi enze i-biopsy uma ebona noma yiziphi izindawo ezingavamile emlonyeni wakho, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Ngezinye izikhathi izifundo zokwenza izithombe noma ukudluliselwa kubachwepheshe kuya kuba yadingeka uma imbangela isalungile.
Ukuxilonga ngokuvamile kuba yilokho kokukhipha, okusho ukuthi odokotela baqinisekisa i-burning mouth syndrome ngemuva kokukhipha ezinye izimbangela ezingaba khona. Le nqubo ingathatha isikhathi, kodwa kubalulekile ukuba uqondile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ukwelashwa kwe-burning mouth syndrome kugxila ekuphatheni izimpawu zakho nokubhekana nanoma yiziphi izimbangela eziyisisekelo abangazibona odokotela. Njengoba leli simo liba nemiphumela ehlukene kubantu, uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzolungiswa ngokwezimpawu zakho ezithile nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Uma udokotela wakho ethola imbangela ejulile njengokuntuleka kokudla okunomsoco noma imiphumela emibi yemithi, ukwelapha leyo ngxaki kuvame ukuthuthukisa kakhulu izimpawu zakho. Isibonelo, ukulungisa ukushoda kwe-vitamin B noma ukushintshela kwemithi ehlukile yokucindezeleka kwegazi kungase kuqede ngokuphelele ukuzwakala kokushisa.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akukhuthaze ukwelashwa kokuziphatha okunengqondo noma amasu okuphatha ukucindezeleka, ikakhulu uma ukukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka kuhlanganyela ezimpawu zakho. Abanye abantu bazuza ezindleleni ezihambisana njenge-acupuncture, yize ubufakazi besayensi balezi zindlela zokwelapha busalimiwe.
Ukwelashwa kuvame ukudinga isineke nokuzama okuthile ukuze uthole okulungele wena. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni, yize ezinye izimo zithatha isikhathi eside ukuphendula ekwelapheni.
Ukuphatha i-burning mouth syndrome ekhaya kuhilela amasu ambalwa angasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu zakho nokuthuthukisa izinga lokunethezeka kwakho usuku lonke. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zihlanganiswe nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha kunokuba zibe izikhombisi zokunakekelwa kwabachwepheshe.
Qala ngokwenza izinguquko ezilula ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke ezinganika impumuzo ngokushesha:
Qaphela ngokucophelela imikhiqizo oyisebenzisayo emlonyeni wakho. Shintshela ku-toothpaste ebushelelezi, engenayo i-SLS futhi ugweme i-mouthwashes ene-alcohol, engase ibe yimbangela yokomile nokusha. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukuhlanza nge-baking soda noma imikhiqizo ekhethekile yomlomo owomile kunikeza impumuzo.
Gcina idayari yezimpawu ukuze ubone izinto ezingase zibangele noma izindlela ezikhona emazingeni obuhlungu bakho. Qaphela ukuthi yini oyidlayo, imithi oyithathayo, amazinga engcindezi, nobunzima bezimpawu ukuze usize wena nodokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuthi yini engase ibe nomthelela esimweni sakho.
Ukulungiselela kahle i-aphoyintimenti yakho nodokotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nesisombululo esisebenzayo. Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini, ubunzima bazo, nokuthi yini ezenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke izidakamizwa ozithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwelayisensi, amavithamini, kanye nezinye izinto ezengeziwe. Faka imithamo nokuthi uke wazithatha isikhathi esingakanani, njengoba ezinye izidakamizwa zingase zifake isandla ekushiseni noma ukombile komlomo.
Lungiselela ulwazi oluqondile mayelana nokuthi:
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe umngane othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni ekuqokweni kwakho, ikakhulukazi uma izimpawu zakho zithinta ikhono lakho lokukhulumisana ngokucacile noma ukukhumbula ulwazi. Bangakusiza ukuba umelele futhi bakhumbule imininingwane ebalulekile ekuhambeleni.
Unganqikazi ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nanoma yini ongayiqondi. Udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza uzizwe kangcono, futhi ukukhulumisana okucacile kubalulekile ekuthuthukiseni uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo olusebenza esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Burning mouth syndrome iyimo eliqinisile, elilawulekayo elithinta izigidi zabantu, ikakhulukazi abesifazane abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50. Nakuba ukuzwela okuqhubekayo kokushisa noma ukukhahlela kungakhathaza futhi kuthinte ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho, kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo okutholakala ukukusiza uthole impumuzo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi akudingeki uhlupheke ngokuthula. Ngisho noma isimo singaba inselele ukuqonda nokulwelapha, ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokulawula izimpawu zakho ngempumelelo.
Abantu abaningi abane-burning mouth syndrome babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokuhlanganiswa okulungile kokwelashwa kwezokwelapha nokuguqulwa kwesitayela sokuphila. Nakuba kungathatha isikhathi esithile ukuthola okusebenza kangcono kuwe, abantu abaningi bangabuyela ekudleni ngokunethezeka futhi bajabulele imisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nesifo se-burning mouth syndrome akusho ukuthi kukhona okuphosakele kakhulu empilweni yakho yonke. Ngokubekezela, ukunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele, namasu amahle okuzilawula, ungazilawula izimpawu zakho futhi ugcine ikhwalithi enhle yokuphila.
Ngezinye izikhathi i-burning mouth syndrome iyaphela yodwa, ikakhulu uma ibangelwa izinto zesikhashana ezifana nokucindezeleka, ukushintsha kwemithi, noma ukuguquguquka kwamahomoni. Noma kunjalo, izimo eziningi ziyaqhubeka noma zibe zimbi ngaphandle kokwelashwa, ngakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukuhlolwa komtholampilo kunokulinda ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka yini zodwa.
Cha, i-burning mouth syndrome ayidluliseki futhi ayikwazi ukudluliselwa kubantu ngokusuthisana, ukwabelana ngezitsha, noma noma iyiphi enye indlela yokuxhumana. Iyisimo sezinzwa esithinta izinzwa zakho zobuhlungu, hhayi ukutheleleka noma isifo esidlulisela phakathi kwabantu.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka ngokuqinisekile kungenza izimpawu ze-burning mouth syndrome zibe zimbi. Ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kuchaphazela i-nervous system yakho futhi kungenza izinzwa zobuhlungu zibe buhlungu kakhulu, kuqine ukushisa. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokupumula, ukuzivocavoca, noma ukwelulekwa kuvame ukusiza ukunciphisa ubukhulu bezimpawu.
Nakuba awudingi ukugwema ukudla ngokuhlala njalo, izinto ezithile zivame ukubangela izimpawu futhi kufanele zilinganiselwe ngesikhathi se-flare-ups. Lezi zihlanganisa ukudla okunoshukela, izithelo zesitrus, utamatisi, utshwala, neziphuzo ezishisayo kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi banezimbangela ezihlukene, ngakho ukugcina idayari yokudla kusiza ekutholeni ukudla okuthile okukukhathazayo.
Impendulo yekwelapha ihluka kakhulu kumuntu ngamunye. Abanye abantu baphawula ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini, ikakhulukazi uma isizathu esiyimbangela njengokuncipha kwevithamini silungisiwe. Kwabanye, ikakhulukazi labo abane-primary burning mouth syndrome, kungathatha izinyanga eziningi ukuthola ukuxuba okulungile kokwelapha nokuthola ukuthuthuka okukhulu.
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