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Ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kuyilitha elithambile le-brain elivela lapho ubuchopho bakho buqhaqhazwa ngaphakathi ekhanda lakho, ngokuvamile ngenxa yokushaywa ekhanda noma emzimbeni. Cabanga ngakho njengoba ubuchopho bakho buqhaqhazwa okwesikhashana ngaphakathi kwesikhumba sawo esivikela. Nakuba igama elithi "ilitha le-brain" lingase lizwakale liyesabekayo, ukuqhaqhaqhazwa okuningi kuyaphola ngokuphelele ngokuphumula okulungile nokunakekelwa.
Lolu hlobo lokulimala luvame kakhulu kunalokho obungacabanga, luthinta izigidi zabantu minyaka yonke ezemidlalo, ekuwa, ezingozi zezimoto, nasezinhlekeleleni zansuku zonke. Ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani ngesikhathi sokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kungakusiza ukubona izimpawu nokuthatha izinyathelo ezifanele ekuphileni.
Ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kwenzeka lapho ubuchopho bakho buhamba ngokushesha ngemuva nangaphambili ngaphakathi ekhanda lakho, kubangele ukushintsha okwesikhashana kokusebenza kwamaseli akho e-brain. Ubuchopho bakho buvikelwe ngamanzi e-cerebrospinal fluid, kodwa ukushayisana okungazelelwe kungabangela ukuba buqhakhazwe odongeni oluqine lekhanda lakho.
Lokhu kuqhaqhazwa kuphazamisa inqubo yezinto ezikhiqizayo ebuchophweni bakho isikhathi esifushane. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kubhekwa njengelitha "elithambile" le-brain ngoba ngokuvamile akubangeli ukulimala okungapheli. Ubuchopho bakho bunamandla okuphulukisa amangalisayo, futhi abantu abaningi bayaphola ngokuphelele phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa.
Ngokungafani nezinye izilonda ze-brain ezinzima, ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo ngokuvamile akubandakanyi ukuphuma kwegazi ebuchophweni noma ukweqileka kwama-skull. Noma kunjalo, kusafanele kuthathwe ngokungathi sína ngoba ubuchopho bakho budinga isikhathi nokuphumula ukuze buphulukise kahle.
Izimpawu zokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo zingaba nzima ngoba aziveli ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokushesha futhi zingase zihluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Ungase uqaphele ezinye izimpawu ngokushesha, kanti ezinye zingase zivele ngamahora noma ngisho nezinsuku ngemuva kokulimalala.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokukhala ezindlebeni, ukushintsha kokunambitheka noma ukunuka, noma ukuzizwa bexakekile noma bedabukile. Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi awudingi ukulahlekelwa yi-consciousness ukuze ube nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimpawu zingase zibe zikhathazayo futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukugabha okuphindaphindayo, ukudideka okukhulu, ukuhlwitha, noma ukulala okwandayo okwenza kube nzima ukuvusa umuntu.
Ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kwenzeka lapho ikhanda lakho noma umzimba wakho uthola amandla anele ukwenza ubuchopho bakho buhambe ngaphakathi ekhanda lakho. Lamandla awadingi ukuza ngqo ekhanda lakho - ngezinye izikhathi ukushaywa okukhulu emzimbeni wakho kungagqwala ikhanda lakho ngokwanele ukubangela ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kungase kuvele ezingozi ezincane. Ungase ukhubeke ube ushaya ikhanda lakho ekhabetheni, noma uthinteke engozini encane yemoto. Into ebalulekile akuyona indlela ukushayisana okunzima kangakanani, kodwa yindlela okubangela ngayo ubuchopho bakho buhambe.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kungase kuvele ekuqhakazweni okuqhumayo noma amandla okusheshayo nokuhamba kancane, kungakho ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kubantu basebuthweni noma ezinye izinhlobo zezingozi.
Kufanele ubheke umhlinzeki wezempilo uma ucindezela wena noma omunye umuntu ube nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo, ngisho noma izimpawu zibonakala zithambile. Ukuthola ukuhlolwa okulungile kwezokwelapha kuqinisekisa ukuthi usezindleleni ezifanele zokuphulukisa futhi ungabamba noma yikuphi ukungapheli okuqala.
Funani ukunakekelwa okusheshayo kwezimo eziphuthumayo uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu eziyisixwayiso ezinkulu:
Unganqikazi ukubiza i-911 noma uye ekamelweni eliphatha izimo eziphuthumayo uma ukhathazekile. Kuhlale kungcono ukuba oqaphile uma kukhulunywa ngokulimala ekhanda.
Ngisho noma kungekho lezi zimpawu eziphuthumayo, kufanele ubheke udokotela phakathi nosuku noma amabili ngemuva kokulimalala. Bangahlola izimpawu zakho kahle, bakhiphe ukulimala okukhulu, futhi bakunikeze isiqondiso esithile sokuphulukisa kwakho.
Nakuba noma ubani angathola ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo, izinto ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okuhlangabezana nayo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingozi kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele, nakuba kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kungenzeka kunoma ubani, noma kuphi.
Izingozi eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bangase babe nomuzwa wokuthi ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kungenxa yezinto ezinjenge-genetics noma ukuba nomlando wemiqondo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uke waba nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo okuningi esikhathini esidlule, ungase ube sengozini enkulu yokuba nakho okunye futhi kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuphulukisa.
Ngokungavamile, izimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezihlobene nokuphuma kwegazi noma amandla amathambo angandisa ingozi yokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuqonda izingozi zakho siqu nokuthi ungaziphatha kanjani ngokuphepha.
Abantu abaningi bayaphola ngokuphelele ekuqhaqhaqhazweni kwenhliziyo ngaphandle kokungapheli kwezinkinga. Noma kunjalo, kuwusizo ukuqonda ukuthi yiziphi izingozi ezingase zenzeke, ukuze wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke nokuthi nini okufanele ufune ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe kwezokwelapha.
Izingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izingozi ezinkulu zingase zivele. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), ehlobene nokulimala okuphindaphindayo ekhanda eminyakeni eminingi, noma i-second impact syndrome, engase ivele uma othile ethola enye i-concussion ngaphambi kokuba yokuqala iphulukile.
Ukuvimbela izingozi kubalulekile ukulandela iseluleko sika-dokotela wakho mayelana nokuphumula nokubuyela kancane emisebenzini evamile. Ukubuyela ngokushesha kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezemidlalo noma emisebenzini engozi enkulu, kungase kube yimbangela yezimpawu ezihlala isikhathi eside noma ukulimala okwengeziwe.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela wonke ukulimala ekhanda, kunezinyathelo eziningi ezisebenzayo ongazithatha ukuze unciphise kakhulu ingozi yokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo. Ukuvimbela kuhlale kungcono kunokwelapha, futhi ukushintsha okuncane emikhwenyeni yakho yansuku zonke kungenza umehluko omkhulu.
Nazi izindlela ezisebenzayo zokuvimbela:
Kubadlali bezemidlalo, ukufunda izindlela ezifanele nokulandela imiyalo yokuphepha yezemidlalo kubalulekile. Abaqeqeshi nabadlali kufanele babeke ukuphepha phambili kunokuwina, futhi noma yikuphi ukulimala ekhanda okungathí sína kufanele kuthathwe ngokungathi sína.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho othile ebe nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo okuningi, odokotela bangase bancoma ukugwema ezinye imisebenzi engozi enkulu ngokuphelele. Lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngesiqondiso sezokwelapha ngokususelwa esimweni sakho siqu.
Ukuhlola ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo kubandakanya ukuhlolwa okucophelelayo ngumhlinzeki wezempilo, njengoba kungekho ukuhlolwa olulodwa oluqinisekisa ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa izimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nokuhlolwa komzimba ukuze enze ukuxilonga.
Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho, udokotela wakho cishe uzobuza imibuzo eminingi mayelana nendlela okulimala okwenzeke ngayo kanye nezimpawu ozibhekana nazo. Bazophinde benze ukuhlolwa kwe-neurological ukuze bahlole khona khona ikhono lokukhumbula, ukugxila, ukubona, ukuzwa, isisindo, kanye ne-reflexes.
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angase asebenzise ukuhlolwa okuqondisiwe noma imibuzo ukuze ahlole ukusebenza kwakho kwengqondo kanye nobunzima bezimpawu. Lezi zinto zibasiza ukulandelela intuthuko yakho yokuphulukisa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi baqinisekise ukuthi uyaphola kahle.
Ezimweni eziningi, ukubuka izithombe ze-brain njenge-CT scans noma i-MRIs akuyona into edingekayo ekutholeni ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo. Noma kunjalo, udokotela wakho angase ayalele lezi zivivinyo uma bekhathazekile ngokuphuma kwegazi ebuchophweni noma ezinye izilonda zesakhiwo, ikakhulukazi uma ulahlekelwe yi-consciousness noma unezimpawu ezinkulu.
Inqubo yokuxilonga iyasisiza iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuba lenze uhlelo lokuphulukisa olufanele isimo sakho nezimo zakho ezithile.
Ukuphathwa okuyinhloko kokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo ukuphumula - kokubili komzimba nengqondo. Ubuchopho bakho budinga isikhathi sokuphulukisa, njenganoma yiluphi olunye ilungu lomzimba olulimalile. Lokhu kusho ukuthatha ikhefu emisebenzini edinga ukugxila noma ukusebenza komzimba kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho ziphulukile.
Uhlelo lwakho lokuphulukisa cishe luzoba nezinyathelo ezimbalwa:
Ngesikhathi sokuphumula, kufanele ugweme imisebenzi ebiyelisa izimpawu zakho. Lokhu kungase kusho ukulinganisela isikhathi sesikrini, ukugwema ukukhanya okukhulu, noma ukuhlala ezindaweni ezolile uma ukhuluphule umsindo.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu eyenziwe ngaphandle kokubhalwa, kodwa bazobaqaphele ngokuthi yiziphi ezizokunconywa. Ezinye izidakamizwa zingase zikhulise ingozi yokuphuma kwegazi noma ziqambe izimpawu ezibalulekile.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho izimpawu zihlala amasonto amaningi noma izinyanga, ungase uzuze ohlelweni oluqeqeshwe oluqondene ne-physical therapy, i-occupational therapy, noma ukwelashwa ukuze usizo ekuphatheni imiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside.
Ukukhathalela wena ekhaya kuyisigaba esibalulekile sokuphulukisa ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi okuningi okudingayo ukukwenza kubandakanya ukunika ubuchopho bakho ukuphumula nokunakekelwa okuthambile okudingayo ukuze buphulukise ngokwemvelo.
Nansi indlela ongasiza ngayo ukuphulukisa kwakho ekhaya:
Kubalulekile ukulalela umzimba wakho futhi ungaphuli izimpawu. Uma ukufunda kwenza i-headache yakho ibe mbi, thatha ikhefu. Uma ukukhanya okukhulu kukukhathaza, kuqede noma ugqoke izibuko ze-sunglasses ngaphakathi okwesikhashana.
Yandisa imisebenzi yakho kancane njengoba uzizwa ukhuluphuka, kodwa ubekezelele nawe. Ukuphulukisa akuhlali kuqondile - ungase uzizwe ukhuluphuka ngosuku olulodwa futhi ube mubi ngosuku olulandelayo, futhi lokho kuyinto evamile. Okubalulekile ukuthi ungaphuli ukubuyela emisebenzini ngokushesha kakhulu.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakasha kwakho kudoctor kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuphelele futhi ungakhohlwa ukukhuluma ngemininingwane ebalulekile mayelana nokulimala kwakho noma izimpawu zakho. Ukulungiselela kancane kuhamba ibanga elide ekusizeni umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuqonda isimo sakho.
Ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho, bhala imininingwane mayelana nendlela okulimala kwakho okwenzeke ngayo, kuhlanganise usuku, isikhathi, nezimo. Zama ukukhumbula uma ulahlekelwe yi-consciousness, uzizwe ukhuluphulu, noma ube nezimpawu ngokushesha.
Yenza uhlu lwazo zonke izimpawu zakho zamanje, ngisho noma zibonakala zithambile noma azinhlobene. Faka lapho yimiphi impawu eyaqala futhi ubunzima bayo bungakanani ngesilinganiso esingu-1 kuya ku-10. Lolu lwazi lusisiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda isithombe esiphelele sokulimala kwakho.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwemithi oyithathayo, kuhlanganise imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu kanye nezinye izinto. Buye uqoqe ulwazi mayelana nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi noma yikuphi ukulimala ekhanda noma ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo ngaphambili.
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ekuvakasheni kwakho. Bangakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi, ukubuza imibuzo ongazihohlwa, nokunikeza ukwesekwa ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho. Ngezinye izikhathi baqaphela izimpawu noma ukushintsha ongaqapheli.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uyikhumbule mayelana nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo ukuthi kuyizilonda ezilaphekayo ezivame ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa okulungile nokubekezela. Nakuba igama elithi "ilitha le-brain" lingase lizwakale liyesabekayo, abantu abaningi abalandela isiqondiso sika-dokotela wabo bayaphola ngokuphelele phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa.
Ukuthatha izimpawu ngokungathi sína nokuthola ukuhlolwa okulungile kwezokwelapha kubalulekile, ngisho noma ukulimala kubonakala kuthambile. Ubuchopho bakho bufanelwe ukunakekelwa okucophelelayo ofuna ukukunikeza noma yiluphi olunye ilungu lomzimba olulimalile.
Ukuphulukisa kudinga ukubekezela nokuzithanda. Kuyinto evamile ukuzizwa udumazeke lapho izimpawu zithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke, kodwa ukuzinyathela kakhulu ngokushesha kakhulu empeleni kungase kucophekise inqubo yakho yokuphulukisa.
Khumbula ukuthi ukufuna usizo kuyisibonakaliso samandla, hhayi ubuthakathaka. Uma ukhathazekile ngezimpawu zakho noma intuthuko yokuphulukisa kwakho, unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bakhona ukuze bakusekele kuzo zonke izinyathelo zohambo lwakho lokuphulukisa.
Yebo, ngokuqinisekile. Abantu abaningi abano-concussions abalahlekelwa yi-consciousness. Ungaba nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo okukhulu ngenkathi uhlala uphapheme futhi uphapheme ngesikhathi sokulimala. Ukulahlekelwa yi-consciousness kuyisimo esisodwa kuphela, akuyona into edingekayo ekutholeni.
Abantu abaningi bayaphola ekuqhaqhazweni kwenhliziyo phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-7-10, nakuba abanye bangase bathathe amasonto ambalwa. Isikhathi sokuphulukisa sihluka kakhulu kuye ngezinto ezinjengobudala bakho, impilo yakho jikelele, ubunzima bokulimala, nokuthi uke waba nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo ngaphambili. Abantwana nabantu abasebasha bavame ukuthatha isikhathi eside ukuphulukisa kunabantu abadala.
Yebo, ubuthongo bubalulekile empeleni ekuphulukiseni ukuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo. Iseluleko esidala sokugcina umuntu ephapheme ngemuva kokulimalala ekhanda seliye lashintsha. Noma kunjalo, othile kufanele akubheke njalo phakathi kwamahora angu-24 okuqala ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ungavuswa ngokujwayelekile futhi awubonisi izimpawu zokungapheli okukhulu.
Akufanele ubuyele ezemidlalo noma ekuzivocavoca okunzima ngenkathi usenezimpawu zokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo. Odokotela abaningi bancoma ukubuyela kancane, isinyathelo ngesinyathelo emisebenzini okuthatha okungenani isonto, kodwa leli thrafu lingase lihluke kakhulu. Uzodinga imvume yezokwelapha ngaphambi kokubuyela ezemidlalo eziqhakambayo noma emisebenzini engozi enkulu.
Nakuba abantu abaningi bayaphola ngokuphelele, abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nezimpawu ezihlala isikhathi eside amasonto noma izinyanga, okuthiwa yi-post-concussion syndrome. Izingozi ezihlala isikhathi eside zivame kakhulu uma uke waba nokuqhaqhaqhazwa kwenhliziyo okuningi noma ungavumeli isikhathi esifanele sokuphulukisa. Kungakho ukulandela iseluleko sezokwelapha nokugwema ukulimala kabusha kubalulekile kangaka.
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