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Ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni kwenzeka lapho iwaxa leendlebeni eliqondile likhula futhi liba lukhulu noma liqine kakhulu lokhu okwenza lingasuki ngokwemvelo. Le nto enamafutha, ebizwa ngokuthi i-cerumen, empeleni iyindlela yendlebe yakho yokuzivimbela ekuthungeni, ebaktheriyani, nakwezinye izinto ezingalimaza.
Izindlebe zakho zenzelwe ukuzihlanza ngokuzinza kwesigaxa njengokukoma nokukhuluma, okusiza ekuphisheleni iwaxa elidala. Ngezinye izikhathi le nqubo yemvelo iphazamiseka, futhi iwaxa liqongelela esikhundleni sokuhamba ngokwalo.
IWaxa leendlebeni yinto enamafutha, ephuziwe, izindlebe zakho ezizenzela ukuzigcina zinolimi futhi zihlanzekile. Cabanga ngayo njengesistimu yokuvikela yendlebe yakho esibamba uthuli, uthuli, namaqatha amancane ngaphambi kokuba afinyelele endlebeni yakho yangaphakathi.
Wonke umuntu ukhulula amazinga ahlukene nezinhlobo zewaxa leendlebeni. Abanye abantu bane waxa elimanzi, elinamandla ngenkathi abanye bane waxa oluomile, olukhulu. Zombili izinhlobo ziqondile ngokuphelele, futhi umehluko uqiniswe yi-genetics yakho.
Ungase uqaphele izimpawu eziningi lapho iwaxa leendlebeni likhula ngokwanele ukubangela izinkinga. Izimpawu ezivamile zikhula kancane njengoba ukuvimba kuqeda ngokuphelele.
Nazi izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zithinta indlebe eyodwa ngaphezu kwesinye, yize zombili izindlebe zingavimba ngesikhathi esifanayo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni akunakubangela ubuhlungu obukhulu, ngakho uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu noma obukhulu bendlebe, kungenzeka kube khona okunye.
Ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni ngokuvamile kwenzeka lapho inqubo yokuhlanza yendlebe yakho iphazamiseka noma lapho ukhulula iwaxa elingaphezu kwesivamile. Izinto eziningi zansuku zonke zingase zifake kuleli qongelelo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi izindlebe zakho zikhiqiza iwaxa elingaphezu kwalokho ezingalikhulula ngokwemvelo. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu njengoba ukhula ngoba iwaxa leendlebeni liba lomile futhi liqine ngokukhula.
Ukuvimba okuningi kwewaxa leendlebeni kungalawulwa ekhaya, kodwa izimo ezithile zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma izimpawu zakho zinzima noma uma izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya azisizanga ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Kufanele futhi ubona umhlinzeki wezempilo uma unembali yezinkinga zendlebe, i-eardrum ephukile, noma uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi izimpawu zakho zivela ewaxeni lendlebe noma kwenye into enzima. Bangahlola izindlebe zakho ngokuphepha futhi banqume indlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha.
Izinto ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe nethuba elikhulu lokuthuthukisa ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni kunabanye. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingozi kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba ziqale.
Ungase ube sengozini enkulu uma:
Ukuba nenye noma ngaphezulu kwezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ukuvimba kwewaxa lendlebe, kodwa ukwazi ngazo kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuhlela ukunakekelwa okuvimbelayo okuhle kakhulu sesimo sakho.
Ngenkathi ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni kungonakalisi, ukushiya kungelaphi noma ukuzama ukusikhipha ngokungalungile ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela izinkinga. Izinkinga eziningi zivimbeka ngokunakekelwa okuqondile nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha uma kudingeka.
Izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona zihlanganisa:
Izinhlanganisela ezinkulu kakhulu ngokuvamile zenzeka lapho abantu bezama ukuthatha iwaxa leendlebeni ngokwabo besebenzisa amathuluzi angafaneleki. Yingakho abahlinzeki bezempilo bencoma kakhulu ukungasebenzisi izinti zekhotoni, ama-bobby pins, noma ezinye izinto ukuhlanza ngaphakathi kwezindlebe zakho.
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni ukushiya izindlebe zakho zihlanzeke ngokwemvelo futhi ugweme ukwenza izinto ezihlanganisa le nqubo yemvelo. Ukushintsha okulula kwansuku zonke kungenza umehluko omkhulu.
Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela eziphumelelayo:
Uma ukhona ukuqongelela kwewaxa leendlebeni, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukusebenzisa i-mineral oil noma ama-ear drops okuthengwa ngaphandle kanye noma kabili ngesonto ukuze ugcine iwaxa limnandi futhi lisize lihambe ngokwemvelo.
Ukuhlola ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni ngokuvamile kulula futhi kungenziwa ngesikhathi sokuvakasha ehhovisi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokubuza ngezimpawu zakho futhi ahlole izindlebe zakho usebenzisa ithuluzi elikhethekile elikhanyisiwe elibizwa ngokuthi i-otoscope.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, udokotela wakho uzobheka emgodini wakho wendlebe ukuze abone ukuthi iwaxa leendlebeni likhona yini futhi anqume ukuthi kukhona ukuvimba kangakanani. Bangakwazi ukutshela ngokushesha ukuthi izimpawu zakho zibangelwa yini iwaxa leendlebeni noma enye into edinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Ngezinye izikhathi umhlinzeki wakho angase futhi ahlole ukuzwa kwakho ukuze abone ukuthi ukuvimba kuthinta kangakanani ikhono lakho lokuzwa imisindo. Leli vivi lokulula libasiza ukuqonda ubukhulu benkinga futhi bahlele ukwelashwa okuqondile.
Ukuphathwa kokuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni kuncike ekutheni ukuvimba kunzima kangakanani nasesimweni sakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokhetha indlela ephephile futhi ephumelelayo yesimo sakho.
Izinketho zokwelapha zezobuchwepheshe zihlanganisa:
Abantu abaningi bazizwa bekhululekile ngokushesha ngemva kokususa iwaxa leendlebeni. Le nqubo ngokuvamile ishesha futhi ibangela ukungakhululeki okuncane, yize ungase uzwe ukucindezela okuthile noma uzwe imisindo yokugurgla ngesikhathi sokuhlanza.
Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukunakekelwa okulandelayo noma izinyathelo zokuvimbela uma ukhona ukuvimba okuvamile. Le ndlela eyenzelwe umuntu siqu iyasiza ekuvimbeni izinkinga zesikhathi esizayo futhi igcina izindlebe zakho zinolimi.
Izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ezimnene ngokuvamile zingasiza ngokuvimba okuncane kwewaxa leendlebeni, kodwa kubalulekile ukusebenzisa izindlela eziphephile kuphela. Ungalokothi uzama ukuthola iwaxa leendlebeni ngezinti zekhotoni, ama-bobby pins, noma ezinye izinto, njengoba lokhu kungacindezela iwaxa ngokujulile noma kulimala indlebe yakho.
Izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya eziphephile zihlanganisa:
Faka ama-ear drops njengoba kuqondiswe ephaketheni, ngokuvamile amaconsi angu-2-3 endlebeni ethintekile ngenkathi ulele eceleni. Hlala kuleli simo imizuzu embalwa ukuze uvumele amaconsi asebenze, bese uvumela okunye okunye kuphumele esitokisini.
Uma ukwelashwa ekhaya kungathuthuki izimpawu zakho phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-2-3, noma uma ziba zimbi, yekisa ukwelashwa futhi uxhumane nodokotela wakho. Ukuphazamiseka okuningi kunzima kakhulu noma kuqine kakhulu ngezindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ukusebenza kahle.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakasha kwakho kudoctor kungasiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kokuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni. Cabanga ngezimpawu zakho nanoma yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha osebenzise ekhaya.
Ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho, qaphela lokhu:
Gwema ukusebenzisa izinti zekhotoni noma ufake noma yini eendlebeni zakho okungenani amahora angu-24 ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho. Lokhu kuyasiza udokotela wakho ukuthi abone ngokucacile ukuvimba ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okuvela ekuzama ukuhlanza kwakamuva.
Ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni kuyisimo esivamile, esilashwayo esingavamile ukubangela izinkinga ezinkulu uma siphathwa kahle. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izindlebe zakho zenzelwe ukuzihlanza, futhi ukuhlanganisa le nqubo yemvelo ngokuvamile kubangela izinkinga eziningi kunalokho ezikuxazulula.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zokuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni, izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ezimnene zingasiza, kodwa ungangabazi ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo uma izimpawu ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi. Ukususa iwaxa leendlebeni ngochwepheshe kushesha, kuphephile, futhi ngokuvamile kunikeza impumuzo ngokushesha.
Ngokunakekelwa okuqondile nokuvimbela, abantu abaningi bangagwema ukuvimba okuphindaphindayo kwewaxa leendlebeni futhi bagcine izindlebe zinolimi, ezikhululekile ekuphileni kwabo konke.
Cha, ukuvimba kwewaxa leendlebeni ngokuvamile kubangela ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa okwesikhashana okuqeda ngokuphelele uma ukuvimba kususiwe. Noma kunjalo, uma kushiywa kungelaphi isikhathi eside kakhulu, kungase kwenze izinkinga ezinye zeendlebe ezingase zithinte ukuzwa.
Akufanele udinga ukuhlanza ngaphakathi kwezindlebe zakho nhlobo. Izindlebe zakho ziyahlanzeka ngokwemvelo ngokuzinza kwesigaxa nokufuduka okuqondile kwewaxa leendlebeni. Hlanza kuphela ingxenye yangaphandle yezindlebe zakho ngesitofu sokugeza ngesikhathi senqubo yakho yokuhlanza.
Cha, izinti zewaxa leendlebeni aziphephile futhi azisebenzi ekususeni iwaxa leendlebeni. Zingabangela ukushisa, ukuvimba komgodini wendlebe, nokuphuka kwe-eardrum. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bayaluleka kakhulu ukungasebenzisi izinti zewaxa leendlebeni nganoma yisiphi isizathu.
Ukukhiqizwa kwewaxa leendlebeni kuyahluka ngokwemvelo phakathi kwabantu ngenxa ye-genetics, ubudala, imvelo, nezinto ze-hormonal. Abanye abantu banezitho zokukhiqiza iwaxa ezisebenza kakhulu, ngenkathi abanye bekhulula iwaxa elimanzi noma eliqinile ukukhipha ngokwemvelo.
Yebo, ukuvimba okukhulu kwewaxa leendlebeni ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukukhathazeka okuncane noma izinkinga zokulinganisela, ikakhulukazi uma kuthinta ukucindezela endlebeni yakho noma kuthinta umsebenzi wendlebe yakho yangaphakathi. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyaphela uma ukuvimba kususiwe.
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