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Iziphephi ezinganeni zivame kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile azikho into yokukhathazeka ngayo. Abantwana abaningi baye baba nezinkinga zikhanda ngesinye isikhathi, kungaba ngenxa yokucindezeleka kwansuku zonke, ukusweleka kwamanzi, noma nje ukukhula kuleli zwe elixakekile.
Njengabantu abadala, izingane zingaba nezinhlobo ezahlukene zeziphephi ngezizathu ezahlukene. Nakuba ukubona ingane yakho ibuhlungu kungase kube nzima, ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani nokuthi nini kufanele ucele usizo kungakunika ukuzethemba ekuphatheni lezi zikhathi ngokuphumelelayo.
Iziphephi ezinganeni yilutho oluhlungu noma okungathandeki kunoma iyiphi indawo yekhanda noma entanyeni. Lobu buhlungu bungase buzwakale buthambile futhi buhlungu, obukhali futhi obukhulu, noma njengengcindezi eyakha ekhanda labo.
Izingane ezineminyaka emibili ubudala zingaba nezinkinga zikhanda, nakuba zingase zingakwazi ukuchaza ukuthi zizizwa kanjani ngokucacile. Ungase uzibone zibamba ikhanda lazo, zibe nolaka, noma zenze ngokuhlukile kunokujwayelekile.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iziphephi eziningi zobuntwana zingezesikhashana futhi ziphendula kahle ekwelapheni okulula njengokuphumula nokunakekela okuthambile. Izimbangela eziyisisekelo ezinzima zimbalwa kakhulu, kodwa ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilindele kukusiza uzizwe ulungile.
Ukuqaphela izimpawu zeziphephi ezinganeni kungase kube nzima ngoba izingane ezincane zingase zingachazi ubuhlungu bazo ngokucacile. Izibonakaliso zingase zihluke kuye ngokweminyaka yengane yakho nohlobo lweziphephi abazibhekana nazo.
Nawa ama-symptom avamile ongawabona:
Izingane ezincane kakhulu zingase zibonise ubuhlungu bazo ngokukhala ngaphezu kokujwayelekile, ukuba nomuzwa wokunamathela, noma ukuba nezinkinga zokulala. Zingase ziyeke futhi ukudlala imidlalo yazo oyithandayo noma zibonakale zingathandeki emisebenzini eziyijabulelayo.
Abanye abantwana baye baba nalokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "i-aura" ngaphambi kokuba isiphephi sabo siqale. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukubona ukukhanya okukhanya, ukuba nomuzwa wokukhungatheka, noma ukuba nezinguquko zesikhashana embonweni wabo.
Izingane zingaba nezinhlobo eziningana zeziphephi ezahlukene, ngayinye inezici zayo. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza ucacisele kangcono izimpawu zengane yakho kudokotela wayo.
Izinhlobo ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Iziphephi zokucindezeleka yizona ezivame kakhulu ezinganeni nasebasha. Zivame ukuthuthuka kancane kancane futhi zizwe njengengcindezi eqinile kunokuba zibuhlungu obukhali.
I-Migraines ingase ibe nzima kakhulu ezinganeni ngoba ingase ihlale isikhathi eside futhi ibe nezimpawu ezengeziwe njengokuphazamiseka kwesisu. Abanye abantwana baye baba ne-migraines ngaphandle kobuhlungu bekhanda obuvamile, bebona kuphela ukuphefumula noma ukushintsha kombono.
Izingane zithuthukisa iziphephi ngezizathu eziningi ezahlukene, futhi ngokuvamile kuyindlela yokuxuba izinto kunokuba kube yimbangela eyodwa. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza uvikele izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo futhi uzizwe uqinisekile ngokunakekelwa kwengane yakho.
Izimbangela ezivamile zansuku zonke zihlanganisa:
Izimbangela ezihlobene nezifo ezidinga ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe zihlanganisa izifo ezibangelwa yi-viral njengokubanda noma isifo sikagciwane, ukutheleleka kwe-sinus, nokutheleleka kwezindlebe. Lezi ziphephi ngokuvamile ziyaphulukana njengoba isifo esiyisisekelo siphulukana.
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa ukulimala ekhanda, imiphumela emibi yemithi, noma ngokungavamile, izinkinga zezinsimbi zegazi noma ukwanda kwengcindezi engqondweni. Udokotela wengane yakho angakusiza aqonde ukuthi ingabe kufanele kwenziwe uphenyo oluqhubekayo.
Iziphephi eziningi zobuntwana azidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, kodwa izimpawu ezithile zoxwayiso zisho ukuthi kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wengane yakho ngokushesha. Themba imizwa yakho yokuba yisizwe uma kukhona okuhluke noma okukukhathazayo.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ingane yakho ihlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Kufanele futhi uhlele i-appointment ejwayelekile nodokotela wengane yakho uma iziphephi zenzeka njalo, zithinta isitayela sesikole noma imisebenzi, noma uma ukhathazekile nganoma iyiphi iphethini oyibonile.
Gcina idayari elula yesiphephi uqaphele ukuthi iziphephi zenzeka nini, ingane yakho yayenzani ngaphambi kwalokho, nokuthi yini eyayisiza izizwe kangcono. Lolu lwazi lungaba usizo kakhulu kudokotela wakho.
Abanye abantwana banamathuba amaningi okuthuthukisa iziphephi kunabanye, kodwa ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi ingane yakho ngokuqinisekile izoba nezinkinga zeziphephi. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela futhi wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilindele.
Izici zengozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izingane ezinomuzwa wokushintsha endaweni yazo, njengesimo sezulu, ukukhanya, noma amazinga omsindo, zingase zibe namathuba amaningi okuthuthukisa iziphephi.
Ukuba nalezi zici zengozi akusho ukuthi ingane yakho iyalelwe izinkinga zeziphephi. Abantwana abaningi abanazo izici eziningi zengozi abazithuthukisi iziphephi ezivamile, kuyilapho abanye abanazo izici ezimbalwa zengozi benza.
Nakuba iziphephi eziningi zobuntwana ziyaphela ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo, iziphephi ezivamile noma ezinzima ngezinye izikhathi zingathinta impilo yansuku zonke yengane yakho. Ukuqonda izingozi ezingase zenzeke kukusiza uqaphele ukuthi nini usizo olwengeziwe lungase lube usizo.
Izingozi ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantwana bathuthukisa lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "iziphephi zokusetshenziswa okweqile kwemithi" ngenxa yokuthatha imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu njalo. Lokhu kudala isizungu lapho imithi ezosiza iqala ukubangela iziphephi eziningi.
Ngokungavamile, iziphephi ezivamile ezinganeni zingase zibonise izimo zezokwelapha ezidinga ukwelashwa. Noma kunjalo, ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele nokuguqulwa kwesitayela sempilo, izingane eziningi ezinezinkinga zeziphephi zingabuyela emisebenzini yazo evamile futhi zizwe zilungile kakhulu.
Ukuvimbela ngokuvamile yindlela engcono kakhulu yeziphephi zobuntwana, futhi izinguquko eziningi ezilula zesitayela sempilo zingenza umehluko omkhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izindlela eziningi zokuvikela yimikhuba yempilo enhle ezuzisa impilo yonke yengane yakho.
Izindlela zokuvikela eziphumelelayo zihlanganisa:
Siza ingane yakho iqonde izimpawu zayo zoxwayiso zeziphephi ukuze ikwazi ukuphumula noma isebenzise izindlela zokubhekana nazo ekuqaleni. Ukufundisa ukukhuluma ngezimpawu zabo kuyenza ikwazi ukuthatha indima ephambili ekunakekelweni kwayo.
Gcina umkhuba womndeni oqaphela ukuhlanzeka kokulala okuhle, ukudla okujwayelekile, nokunciphisa ukucindezeleka. Le mikhuba izuzisa wonke umuntu endlini futhi idala indawo enesekelo yempilo yengane yakho.
Ukuxilonga iziphephi ezinganeni kuncike ikakhulu ekuqondeni izimpawu zengane yakho nomlando wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa isikhathi ekukhulumeni nawe nengane yakho ukuze uthole isithombe esiphelele sokuthi kwenzekani.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ingxoxo eningiliziwe mayelana nokuthi iziphephi zenzeka nini, zizwa kanjani, nokuthi yini ezenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi. Udokotela wakho uzophinde enze ukuhlolwa komzimba ukuze ahlole noma yiziphi izimbangela ezicacile.
Ezimweni eziningi, azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuxilonga iziphephi zobuntwana. Noma kunjalo, udokotela wakho angase akhuthaze ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe uma ingane yakho inezimpawu ezikukhathazayo, iziphephi ezinkulu ezivamile, noma uma iphethini yesiphephi ishintsha kakhulu.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela bayala izifundo zokuthatha izithombe njenge-CT scans noma i-MRIs, kodwa lokhu ngokuvamile kuphela uma bedinga ukususa izimo zezokwelapha ezithile. Izivivinyo zegazi zingase zibe usizo uma udokotela wakho ekungabaza isifo esiyisisekelo noma ukutheleleka.
Idayari yesiphephi oyibeke ekhaya iba yiyona ebaluleke kakhulu ngale nqubo. Letha noma yimaphi amaphuzu mayelana nesikhathi, izici, nokwelashwa okuye kwakusiza ingane yakho izizwe kangcono.
Ukuphathwa kweziphephi zobuntwana kugxile ekuqedeni ubuhlungu obukhona nokuvimbela izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo. Indlela iyancika eminyakeni yengane yakho, uhlobo lweziphephi abazibhekana nazo, nokuthi zenzeka kaningi kangakanani.
Ukuthola impumuzo ngokushesha, udokotela wakho angase akhuthaze:
Ezinganeni ezineziphephi ezivamile, odokotela bangase banikeze imithi yokuvikela ethathwa nsuku zonke ukuze banciphise inani nobunzima bezehlakalo. Lezi ngokuvamile zigcinelwe izimo lapho iziphephi zithinta kakhulu ikhwalithi yempilo yengane yakho.
Izindlela ezingaphandle kwemithi zingase zibe nemiphumela emihle kakhulu futhi zihlanganisa izindlela zokuphatha ukucindezeleka, umsebenzi womzimba ojwayelekile, i-biofeedback, nokuqeqeshwa kokupumula. Izingane eziningi ziyazuza ekufundeni lezi zikghono kanye nanoma yiluphi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma ingane yakho ithola isiphephi, kunezinyathelo eziningana ezithambile, eziphumelelayo ongazithatha ekhaya ukuze uyisize izizwe kangcono. Ukudala indawo ethule, enesekelo ngokuvamile kwenza umehluko omkhulu ezingeni layo lokududuzeka.
Qala ngalezi zinyathelo zokududuza ngokushesha:
Uma udokotela wakho evumile imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu engaphezu kokuthengiswayo, yinike ngokuya ngezinkomba zephakheji zokweminyaka yengane yakho nesisindo. Gcina uqaphele ukuthi unikeza nini imithi ukuze ugweme ukudla okweqile okungahlosiwe.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuqaphela kungasiza izingane ezincane. Imisebenzi ethule njengokulalela umculo omuhle, izindaba ezithambile, noma imidlalo elula yokuphefumula ingase iphendule ukunaka kwabo kude nobuhlungu ngenkathi ziphumula futhi ziphulukane.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yengane yakho nodokotela kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ulwazi olusizo kakhulu nezincomo zokwelashwa. Ukulungiselela okuncane ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungenza i-visit ibe nomphumela omuhle kubo bonke abahilelekile.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment, buza lolu lwazi olukhulu:
Bhala phansi imibuzo yakho ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze ungakhohlwa ukubuza izinto ezibalulekile ngesikhathi se-appointment. Faka noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka mayelana nendlela iziphephi ezithinta ngayo ukusebenza kwengane yakho esikoleni noma imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Letha idayari yakho yesiphephi uma ubuyibeke, kanye nohlu lwemithi ingane yakho eyiphuzayo njengamanje. Uma kungenzeka, yenza ingane yakho isize ichaze izimpawu zayo ngamazwi ayo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi iziphephi ezinganeni zivame kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile azinazingozi. Abantwana abaningi ababa neziphephi bazokukhula noma bafunde ukuphatha ngokuphumelelayo ngezinguquko ezilula zesitayela sempilo nokunakekelwa okufanele.
Nakuba kuvamile ukukhathazeka uma ingane yakho ibuhlungu, ukuqonda izibonakaliso ezidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kunalokho okungaphathwa ekhaya kukusiza uphendule ngokufanele. Themba imizwa yakho, kodwa khumbula futhi ukuthi iziphephi eziningi ziyaphela ngokuphumula, ukudla amanzi, nesikhathi.
Ukusebenza nodokotela wezingane yakho ukuze wenze uhlelo lokuphatha kukunika ukuzethemba ekuphatheni izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo. Ngendlela efanele, izingane eziningi ezineziphephi zingaqhubeka zijabulela imisebenzi yazo evamile futhi zizwe zilungile kakhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi wena uyayazi kangcono ingane yakho. Uma kukhona okuhluke noma okukukhathazayo mayelana neziphephi zayo, ungangabazi ukufuna isiqondiso sezokwelapha. Ukungenelela ekuqaleni nemikhuba emihle yokuvikela ingenza umehluko omkhulu ekududuzeni nasempilweni yengane yakho.
Izingane zingaba nezinkinga zikhanda kusukela eminyakeni emibili ubudala, nakuba ziya zivame njengoba izingane zikhula. Abantwana abaningi baye baba nesiphephi sabo sokuqala phakathi kweminyaka emihlanu neshumi. Abasha baye baba nezinkinga zikhanda ngezilinganiso ezifanayo njengabantu abadala, ngokushintsha kwamahomoni phakathi kwesikhathi sokuqala ngokuvamile kudlala indima. Izingane ezincane kakhulu zingase zingakwazi ukuchaza ubuhlungu bekhanda lazo ngokucacile, ngakho qaphela ukushintsha kokuziphatha njengokwanda kokucasuka noma ukubamba ikhanda lazo.
Iziphephi eziningi zobuntwana zihlala kusukela imizuzu engama-30 kuya emahoreni amaningana. Iziphephi zokucindezeleka ngokuvamile ziyaphela phakathi kwamahora angu-2-4 ngokuphumula nokwelashwa okulula. I-Migraines ezinganeni ngokuvamile ihlala isikhathi esifushane kunama-migraines abantu abadala, ngokuvamile ihora eli-1-4, nakuba ezinye zingase zihlale isikhathi eside. Uma isiphephi sengane yakho sihlala ngaphezu kwamahora angu-24 noma siqhubeka sibuyela njalo, kufanele ukuxoxe nodokotela wayo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi kuphathwa kahle.
Izingane zingase zithathe ezinye zezidakamizwa ezifanayo njengabantu abadala, kodwa ukulinganisela kufanele kulungiswe ngokweminyaka yazo nesisindo. I-Acetaminophen ne-ibuprofen ngokuvamile ziphephile ezinganeni uma zisetshenziswa ngokuya ngezinkomba zephakheji. Noma kunjalo, ungalokothi unike i-aspirin ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ngenxa yengozi yesimo esinzima esibizwa nge-Reye's syndrome. Qala uhlale uxhumana nodokotela wengane yakho ngaphambi kokunika noma iyiphi imithi, ikakhulukazi uma ingane yakho inezimo zezempilo noma ithola ezinye izidakamizwa.
Iziphephi ezivamile ezinganeni zidinga ingxoxo nodokotela wazo, kodwa azibangeli ukukhathazeka okukhulu. Uma ingane yakho ineziphephi ngaphezu kwesikhathi esisodwa noma kabili ngesonto, noma uma iziphephi zithinta isitayela sesikole noma imisebenzi, sekuyisikhathi sokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angakusiza aqonde izici, enze izindlela zokuvikela, futhi asuse noma yiziphi izimo eziyisisekelo ezidinga ukwelashwa.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka okubangelwa yisikole kuyimbangela evamile kakhulu yeziphephi ezinganeni nasebasha. Ucingo lwemfundo, izinselele zokuxhumana nabantu, ukushintsha kwesikhathi, ngisho nokuthokoza ngeziganeko zesikole konke kungase kube nomthelela ebuhlungwini bekhanda. Siza ingane yakho ithuthukise amakghono okulawula ukucindezeleka anempilo njengomsebenzi womzimba ojwayelekile, ukulala okwanele, nokuxhumana okuvulekile ngezinkinga zayo. Uma ukucindezeleka esikoleni kubonakala sengathi kuyimbangela ebalulekile, cabanga ukukhuluma nothisha noma abacebisi besikole ngezindlela zokunciphisa ucingo.
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