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Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kwenzeka lapho amabhaktheriya noma ama-virus ebangela ukuvuvukala ezingxenyeni zelindlebe lakho. Lesi simo esivamile sithinta izigidi zabantu unyaka ngamunye, ikakhulukazi izingane, futhi nakuba kungabi nakho ukuthula, ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kuqeda ngokwakho noma kuphendula kahle ekwelapheni.
Izindlebe zakho zinezingxenye ezintathu eziyinhloko, futhi ukutheleleka kungaba khona kunoma iyiphi yazo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa okuqondile futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha, ungathola impumuzo ebuhlungwini futhi ubuyele ekuzizweni njengoba uqhele ukuba khona.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kwenzeka lapho ama-germs afana namabhaktheriya noma ama-virus engena elindlebeni lakho futhi ebangela ukukhula. Cabanga ngakho njengesistimu yakho yokuzikhusela emzimbeni esebenza ngokweqile ukuze ilwe nabavakashi abangafuneki endaweni evamile ehlanzekile futhi evikelekile.
Ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kwenzeka elindlebeni eliphakathi, elihleli ngemuva kwe-eardrum yakho. Le ndawo inamathambo amancane asisiza ukuba sizwe, futhi lapho kutheleleka, amanzi angakwazi ukuqongelela futhi enze uxinzelelo oluholela ebuhlungwini.
Nakuba ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kuvamile kakhulu ezinganeni ezincane nasezinganeni, abantu abadala bangakuthola nakho. Ukwakheka kwezindlebe zezingane kubenza babe sengozini kakhulu, kodwa noma ubani angaba nokutheleleka kwelindlebe ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko zokutheleleka kwelindlebe, ngayinye ithonya ingxenye ehlukile yelindlebe lakho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olungaba nalo kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okulindeleke nokuthi ungazinakekela kanjani.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe langaphandle kuthinta umgodi welindlebe oholela ngaphandle kwelindlebe lakho kuya ku-eardrum yakho. Ngokuvamile kubizwa ngokuthi "ukutheleleka kwelindlebe lomgibeli," lo mbono ngokuvamile ukhula lapho amanzi ebanjwe emgodini welindlebe lakho, edala indawo emanyene lapho amabhaktheriya angakhula khona.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe eliphakathi yilohlobo oluvamile kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. Kwenzeka ngemuva kwe-eardrum lapho lawo mathambo amancane okuzwa ahlala khona. Lokhu kutheleleka kuvame ukulandela ukubanda noma isifo sokuphefumula lapho ama-germs ehamba ekhaleni lakho neqolo kuya ezindlebeni zakho.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe elingaphakathi akukuvamile kodwa kungaba nzima kakhulu. Kuthinta ingxenye ejulile yelindlebe lakho, esiza ukulawula ukuzwa kwakho nokujwayelekile. Lokhu kutheleleka ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukukhungatheka noma izinkinga zokuzwa ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Izimpawu zokutheleleka kwelindlebe zingaba kusukela ekuhluphekeni okuncane kuya ebuhlungwini obukhulu, futhi ngokuvamile zikhula ngokushesha ngosuku olulodwa noma amabili. Ukuqaphela lezi zibonakaliso ngokushesha kungakusiza ukuthi uthole ukunakekelwa okudingayo futhi uqale ukuzizwa ukhulu ngokushesha.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Ezinganeni ezincane nasezinganeni, ungase uqaphele izibonakaliso ezengeziwe ezifana nokukhala okukhulu, ukudonsa noma ukudonsa izindlebe zazo, noma ubunzima bokuqopha. Lezi zinto ezincane azikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi yini ebuhlungu, ngakho-ke zibonisa ukungakhululeki kwazo ngezindlela ezihlukile.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile ezifana nokulahlekelwa ukuzwa okukhulu ngokuzumayo, ubuthakathaka bokuphefumula, noma i-vertigo enkulu. Lezi zibonakaliso zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha njengoba zingase zibonise ukutheleleka okukhulu noma izinkinga.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe ngokuvamile kuqala lapho amabhaktheriya noma ama-virus ethola indlela yabo elindlebeni lakho futhi eqala ukwanda. Ngezinye izikhathi, la ma-germs ehamba ezingxenyeni ezihlukile zesimiso sakho sokuphefumula, njengekhala lakho noma iqolo, ikakhulukazi lapho usuvele une-cold noma i-allergies.
Izici eziningi zingenza kube lula ukutheleleka ukubamba:
Izingane zithola ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kaningi ngoba imigodi yazo ye-eustachian mifushane futhi ihlala ngokulinganayo kunabantu abadala. Le migodi isisiza ukuba sisuse amanzi elindlebeni eliphakathi, kodwa lapho ingasebenzi kahle, amanzi angabanjwa futhi atheleleke.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kuvela ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile. Ukuvikela kwemvelo komzimba wakho ngokuvamile kugcina izindlebe zakho ziqine, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ama-germs angaqeda lezi zindlela zokuzivikela, ikakhulukazi lapho uqede noma ucindezelekile.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ubuhlungu belindlebe bukhulu noma buhlala ngaphezu kosuku olulodwa noma amabili. Nakuba ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kuphulukana ngokwakho, amanye adinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuvimbela izinkinga futhi akusize uzizwe ukhulu ngokushesha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Ngezingane ezingaphansi kwezinyanga eziyisi-6, noma yiziphi izimpawu zokutheleleka kwelindlebe zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Izistimu zokuzikhusela zezingane ezincane zisathuthuka, futhi ukutheleleka kwelindlebe ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu uma kushiywa kungelaphi.
Thembani izinzwa zakho ngomzimba wakho. Uma uzizwa sengathi akukho okuqondile noma izimpawu zakho ziya kubi nakakhulu naphezu kokunakekelwa ekhaya, kuhlale kungcono ukuhlola nodokotela wakho kunokulinda nokukhathazeka.
Nakuba noma ubani angaba nokutheleleka kwelindlebe, izici ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe sengozini kakhulu kunabanye. Ukuqonda izinto ezingabangela ingozi yakho kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuzivimbela futhi wazi ukuthi nini kufanele uqaphele kakhulu ngempilo yelindlebe.
Izinto ezingabangela ingozi eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu banezici zokwakheka ezikhuphula ingozi yabo, njengomgodi welindlebe ocindezelekile noma imigodi ye-eustachian engasusi kahle. Lezi zici zokwakheka akuyona into ongayishintsha, kodwa ukuzazi kuzokusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuba niqaphele izinkinga ezingase zenzeke.
Izici zokuphila ezifana nokubhukuda njalo, ukusebenzisa izindlebe zokuzwa, noma ukuhlala endaweni engcolile zingakhuphula ingozi yakho. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izici eziningi zingahlanganiswa ngokushintsha okulula kwansuku zonke.
Ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kuqeda ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga ezihlala njalo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izinkinga zingase zenzeke uma ukutheleleka kunzima noma kungatholi ukwelashwa okuqondile. Ukwazi lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kuzokusiza ukuba uqaphele lapho udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Izinkinga ezivamile ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezinzima kakhulu kodwa ezingavamile zingase zihlanganise ukusabalala kokutheleleka kwizakhiwo eziseduze. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ithambo elisemva kwelindlebe lakho, ubuchopho, noma ezinye izingxenye zekhanda lakho neqolo. Nakuba kuyesabekisa ukucabanga ngakho, lezi zinkinga azivamile lapho ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kuthola ukunakekelwa okuqondile.
Ukuze kuvinjelwe izinkinga, kubalulekile ukuthola ukwelashwa lapho ukudingayo futhi ulandele izeluleko zedokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi baphulile ngokuphelele ekuthelelekeni kwelindlebe ngaphandle kwanoma yimiphi imiphumela ehlala njalo ekuzweni kwabo noma empilweni yabo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kwelindlebe konke, amasu alula ambalwa anganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Lezi zindlela zokuvimbela zigxile ekuqinisiseni izindlebe zakho zihlanzekile futhi zome ngenkathi usekela impilo yakho yonke yokuzikhusela.
Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela eziphumelelayo kakhulu:
Kubagibeli, ukusebenzisa i-earplugs noma i-swim cap kungasiza ekuqedeni amanzi ezindlebeni zakho. Ngemuva kokubhukuda, gqiba ikhanda lakho ngakwesinye uhlangothi ukuze amanzi aphume ngokwemvelo, bese uhlanza ngobumnene ingxenye yangaphandle yezindlebe zakho ngetawuli.
Uma une-allergies, ukusebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze ulawule kahle kunganciphisa ingozi yokutheleleka kwelindlebe. Lapho imigodi yakho yekhala ihlanzekile futhi isebenza kahle, izindlebe zakho azivamile ukutheleleka.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile angaqonda ukutheleleka kwelindlebe ngokuhlola izindlebe zakho nokubuza ngezimpawu zakho. Lo mkhombandlela ngokuvamile uqonda futhi ulula, nakuba kungase kuzwakale kungakhululeki uma izindlebe zakho sezibuhlungu.
Phakathi nokuvakasha kwakho, umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzosebenzisa ithuluzi elikhethekile elikhanyayo elibizwa ngokuthi i-otoscope ukubuka ngaphakathi kwezindlebe zakho. Bahlola ukuvuvukala, ukukhula, amanzi, noma ezinye izibonakaliso zokutheleleka ngemuva kwe-eardrum yakho.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi adonse ngobumnene elindlebe lakho langaphandle noma acindezele indawo eseduze kwelindlebe lakho ukubona uma lokhu kukhuphula ubuhlungu bakho. Bazokubuza ngezimpawu zakho, isikhathi eside usuvele unawo, nokuthi uke waba nokutheleleka kwelindlebe ngaphambili.
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kungase kudingeke. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlolwa kokuzwa uma unebunzima bokuzwa, noma ngokungavamile, izifundo zokubonisa uma udokotela wakho engabaza izinkinga. Noma kunjalo, ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kuqondwa ngokuhlolwa komzimba kuphela.
Ukwelapha kokutheleleka kwelindlebe kuncike kuhlobo nobunzima bokutholakala kwakho, kanye neminyaka yakho nempilo yakho yonke. Ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe, ikakhulukazi okulula, kuphulukana ngokwakho phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokwelashwa kwezokwelapha okuqondile.
Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze indlela "yokulinda nokubona," ikakhulukazi ngokutheleleka okulula. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukulawula izimpawu zakho nge-pain relievers nokubuka isimo sakho isikhathi esingu-48 kuya ku-72 amahora ukubona uma kuphulukana ngokwemvelo.
Lapho ama-antibiotics adingeka, udokotela wakho uzobhala uhlobo olufanele kakhulu lokutheleleka kwakho okuqondile. Kubalulekile ukuthatha lonke uhlelo lwama-antibiotics, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ukhulu, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuqediwe ngokuphelele.
Ngokutheleleka kwelindlebe langaphandle, udokotela wakho angase abhale ama-antibiotic ear drops. Le miyekezo isebenza ngokuqondile lapho ukutheleleka kukhona futhi ngokuvamile inikeza impumuzo phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma amabili okuqala ukwelashwa.
Ukulawula ubuhlungu kuyiyingxenye ebalulekile yokwelapha. I-over-the-counter pain relievers efana ne-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen ingasiza ekuqedeni ubuhlungu nokukhula. Udokotela wakho uzokukhuthaza umthamo ofanele ngokusekelwe eminyaka yakho nesisindo sakho.
Nakuba kufanele uhlale uthintane nodokotela wakho ngokutheleleka kwelindlebe, izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya eziningi zingakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphulukana. Lezi zindlela ezimnene zisebenza kanye nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuze zikwenze uzizwe ukhululekile.
Nazi izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya eziphephile neziphumelelayo ongazama:
I-washcloth efudumele, emanyene ebanjwe ngobumnene elindlebeni lakho inganikeza impumuzo. Qiniseka ukuthi i-compress ayishisi kakhulu, futhi ungayifaki ngaphakathi emgodini welindlebe lakho.
Gwema ukusebenzisa ama-ear drops, amafutha, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho akukhuthaze ngokuqondile. Ezinye izinto zingenza ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kube sibi noma zihlanganise ukwelashwa kwakho.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kungakusiza ukuthi uthole okuningi ekuvakasheni kwakho futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi udokotela wakho uneyonke imininingwane edingekayo ukuze akusize uzizwe ukhulu. Ukuzilungiselela kancane kuhamba ibanga elide ekuqedeni i-appointment yakho ibe yiphumelelayo futhi ibe yinhle.
Ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho, yenza uhlu lwezimpawu zakho kuhlanganise nokuthi zaqala nini, ukuthi zingakanani, nanoma yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zibe zimbi. Phawula futhi noma iyiphi imithi oyithatha njengamanje, kuhlanganise ne-over-the-counter pain relievers.
Bhala phansi noma yimiphi imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Imibuzo evamile ingase ihlanganise isikhathi eside ukutheleleka kufanele kuthathe ukuphulukana, lapho ungabuyela emisebenzini evamile, noma izibonakaliso zokubuka ezingase zibonise izinkinga.
Uma uke waba nokutheleleka kwelindlebe ngaphambili, letha ulwazi mayelana nokwelashwa kwangaphambili nokuthi yini esebenzile noma engasebenzi kuwe. Lo mlando ungasiza udokotela wakho ukuba akhethe indlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo kakhulu.
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani uma unebunzima bokuzwa. Bangakusiza ukuba uxhumane nodokotela wakho futhi ukhumbule imiyalo ebalulekile mayelana nokunakekelwa kwakho.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kuyizimo ezivamile, ezilaphikayo ezivame ukuqeda ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga ezihlala njalo. Nakuba kungabi nakho ukuthula futhi kuphazamise, abantu abaningi baphulile ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa okuqondile nokubekezela.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi awudingi ukuhlupheka ngenxa yobuhlungu obukhulu. Ukwelapha okuphumelelayo kukhona, futhi umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo angakusiza uthole indlela efanele yesimo sakho esiqondile.
Ukuqaphela izimpawu ngokushesha nokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuqondile lapho kudingeka kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kukusize uzizwe ukhulu ngokushesha. Thembani izinzwa zakho ngempilo yakho, futhi ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa lapho ukhathazekile.
Ngokwelashwa okuqondile nokunakekelwa kwakho, ungalindela ukubuyela emisebenzini yakho evamile phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto. Ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kuyinkinga yesikhashana nje ekuhambeni kwakho ekuphileni okuhle.
Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe ngokwakho akusabalali ngokuqondile kubantu. Noma kunjalo, ukutheleleka kokuphefumula okuholela ekutholakaleni kwelindlebe, njengokubanda nokugciwane, kuyatheleleka. Ngakho-ke, nakuba ungakwazi "ukubamba" ukutheleleka kwelindlebe lomuntu, ungase ubambe ukubanda okubangela ukutheleleka kwelindlebe lakho ukuthi kuvele.
Ukutheleleka okuningi kwelindlebe kuphulukana phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-3 kuya kwezi-5, nakuba ezinye izimpawu ezifana nezinguquko zokuzwa ezincane zingase zihlale isonto noma amabili njengoba amanzi esuka elindlebeni lakho. Uma uthatha ama-antibiotics, kufanele uqale ukuzizwa ukhulu phakathi kwamahora angu-48 kuya ku-72 okuqala ukwelashwa.
Ukubhukuda ngokutheleleka kwelindlebe kungabi nakho ukuthula ngenxa yokushintsha kwexinzelelo ngesikhathi sokuqala nokufika. Uma kufanele ubhukade, sebenzisa i-decongestant ngaphambi kwesikhathi bese uqopha i-gum noma ugwinye njalo ngesikhathi sobhuloho. Noma kunjalo, kungcono ukulibazisa uhambo lomoya kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka kwakho kuqeda uma kungenzeka.
Yebo, abantu abadala bangathola zonke izinhlobo ezifanayo zokutheleleka kwelindlebe njengezingane, nakuba ngokuvamile kungavamile kubantu abadala. Ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kwabantu abadala kungase kube buhlungu kakhulu kunokutheleleka kwezingane, kodwa kusengabangela ukungakhululeki okukhulu futhi kudinge ukwelashwa okuqondile.
Kufanele ulinde kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka kwelindlebe kwakho kuphulukile ngokuphelele futhi udokotela wakho akunikeze imvume ngaphambi kokubuyela ekubhukudeni. Lokhu ngokuvamile kusho ukulinda okungenani isonto ngemuva kokuba izimpawu zakho ziqediwe, futhi isikhathi eside uma uke waba ne-eardrum ephukile. Ukubhukuda ngokushesha kakhulu kungenza ukutheleleka kwakho kube sibi noma kubuyele.
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