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Ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso (hemifacial spasm) kuyisimo lapho imisipha ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso lwakho iqina ngokungaziwa, kubangele ukuthungatha noma ukuqina. Le miqina iqala ngokuvamile eduze kweliso lakho bese isakazeka kancane kancane kwenye imisipha ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kukhathazayo uma kwenzeka okokuqala, ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso ngokuvamile akubi kakhulu futhi kungaphathwa kahle ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso kuyisimo sezifo zezinzwa esithinta i-facial nerve, kubangele ukuqina kwemisipha okungaziwa ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso. Igama elithi "hemifacial" lisho ngokoqobo "ingxenye yobuso," okuchaza kahle ukuthi lesi simo sivame ukubathinta kanjani abantu ngakwesinye uhlangothi kuphela.
Ukuqina kwenzeka ngoba i-facial nerve yakho icasukile noma icindezelwe, ngokuvamile yi-blood vessel ecindezela kuyo. Cabanga ngayo njengompompo yensimbi ephukile - ukugeleza okujwayelekile kwezinkomba zezinzwa kuya kuphazamiseka, kubangele imisipha yobuso lwakho ukuthi iqine lapho ingafanele.
Abantu abaningi abane-hemifacial spasm baneminyaka ephakathi noma abadala, futhi kuvamile kakhulu kubesifazane kunamadoda. Lesi simo ngokuvamile sithinta uhlangothi lwesobunxele lobuso kakhulu kunoluhlangothi lwesokudla, nakuba odokotela bangaqiniseki ngokuphelele ukuthi kungani lokhu kwenzeka.
Izimpawu zokuqina kwemisipha yobuso ngokuvamile ziqala kancane kancane futhi zingase zihluke kumuntu nomuntu. Abantu abaningi baqaphela okokuqala ukuthungatha eduze kweliso labo, okungase kuze kuhambe okokuqala.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Ukuqina ngokuvamile kulandela iphethini, kuqala eduze kweliso lakho bese kuhilela ingxenye enkulu yobuso lwakho ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni eminingi. Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nokuthungatha okuncane, okungafiki njalo, kanti abanye bane-spasms ezingaphezulu futhi eziqaphelekayo ezingase zihluphe imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Okwenza ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso kuhluke yikuthi cishe kuhlala kuqina ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso lwakho kuphela. Uma uhlangabezana nokuqina kokubili izinhlangothi, cishe kuyisimo esingafani esidinga ukuhlolwa okungafani.
Imbangela evamile kakhulu yokuqina kwemisipha yobuso ukucindezelwa kwe-facial nerve yi-blood vessel eduze kwe-brainstem yakho. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka lapho i-artery iphahlaza bese icindezela inzwa lapho iphuma khona engqondweni yakho.
Ake siqonde izimbangela eziyinhloko okufanele uzibone:
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela abakwazi ukubona imbangela ethile, okuthiwa yi-idiopathic hemifacial spasm. Lokhu akusho ukuthi akukho lutho olungalungile - kusho nje ukuthi i-trigger ecacile ayicaci, kodwa izinketho zokwelapha zihlala zifanayo.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso akubangelwa ukucindezeleka kuphela, nakuba ukucindezeleka kungenza izimpawu ezikhona zibe zimbi kakhulu. Inkinga eyingqayizivele ngokuvamile iyinkinga yomzimba yokucindezelwa kwezinzwa kunokuba yisimo sengqondo.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela uma uqaphela ukuthungatha noma ukuqina okuqhubekayo ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso lwakho, ikakhulukazi uma kuyanda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuhlolwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungasiza ekuqondeni ezinye izimo nokuqala ukwelashwa okufanele.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimo:
Nakuba ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso akuyona isimo esiphuthumayo, lezi zimpawu ezengeziwe zingase zibonise isimo esinzima esingaphansi esidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho angenza izivivinyo ezidingekayo ukuze aqonde imbangela futhi ancome indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
Ungalindi uma ukuqina kukubangela ukukhathazeka noma kuhlupha ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho. Ukwelashwa kukhona, futhi ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle.
Izinto ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso, nakuba ukuba nalezi zinto ezifaka engozini akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile lesi simo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi nini kufanele ufunani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Izinto eziyinhloko ezifaka engozini zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinto ezifaka engozini ezingavamile odokotela abazicabangelayo zihlanganisa ukuhlinzwa kwengqondo kwangaphambili, iziphumu endaweni ye-facial nerve, noma izimo ezithile zezinto eziyizofu ezithinta ama-blood vessel. Noma kunjalo, lezi ziyisigamu esincane sezimo.
Kufanele kuqokonyiswe ukuthi abantu abaningi abane-hemifacial spasm abanazo izinto ezifaka engozini ezicacile. Lesi simo singathuthuka kubantu abaphilile, kungakho kubalulekile ukunaka izimpawu ezintsha kungakhathaliseki umlando wakho wezempilo.
Nakuba ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso kungabi yingozi eyingozi, kungabangela izinhlupheko eziningi ezithinta ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho nokusebenza kwansuku zonke. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingase zenzeke kungakusiza ekutheni izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokwelashwa.
Nazi izinhlupheko ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Ithonya lengqondo lokuqina kwemisipha yobuso ngokuvamile aliqondwa, kodwa lingaba likhulu. Abantu abaningi bazizwa bekhathazekile ngokuthi ukuqina kungase kuvele nini, ikakhulukazi ezimweni zomphakathi noma zomsebenzi.
Ngenhlanhla, ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kukhona okungavimbela izinhlupheko eziningi. Ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle futhi kungakusiza ekuqhubekeni nemisebenzi yakho evamile nekhwalithi yokuphila.
Ukuhlola ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso ngokuvamile kuqala ngodokotela wakho obona izimpawu zakho futhi uthathe umlando wezokwelapha ophelele. Iphethini eqondile yokuqina kobuso olulodwa ngokuvamile kwenza ukuxilonga kube lula.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokwenza izinyathelo eziningana ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa:
I-MRI ibalulekile ngoba ingabonisa ukuthi i-blood vessel icindezela yini i-facial nerve yakho. Leli thuluzi lokuthola izithombe lisiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu futhi aqede izimbangela ezingavamile njengeziphumu.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukubona uchwepheshe wezinzwa noma udokotela we-neurosurgeon oqeqeshwe ezinkingeni ze-facial nerve. Laba ochwepheshe banolwazi olwengeziwe lokuqina kwemisipha yobuso futhi bangase banikeze izinketho zokwelapha ezikhethekile.
Ukuphathwa kokuqina kwemisipha yobuso kugxile ekunciphiseni noma ekususeni ukuqina kwemisipha ngenkathi kuphathwa imbangela eyingqayizivele uma kungenzeka. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinketho eziningi zokwelapha eziphumelelayo ziyatholakala.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome lezi zindlela zokwelapha:
I-Botulinum toxin injections ngokuvamile iyindlela yokwelapha okuqala ethandwayo ngoba iphumelela futhi iphephile ngokwanele. Izinjoloba zinciphisa imisipha ethintekile okwesikhashana, zivimbela ukuqina izinyanga ezimbalwa. Abantu abaningi badinga izinjoloba eziphindaphindwayo njalo ngezinyanga ezingu-3-4.
Kubantu abangaphenduli kahle ezijolobheni noma abathanda isisombululo esiqinile, ukuhlinzwa kwe-microvascular decompression kungaba nemiphumela emihle kakhulu. Le nqubo ihilela ukuhambisa i-blood vessel kude ne-facial nerve, ukulungisa imbangela yengqayizivele yengxaki.
Udokotela wakho uzohlangana nawe ukuze unqume uhlelo lokwelapha oluhle kakhulu olusekelwe ezimpawu zakho, impilo yakho yonke, nezifiso zakho siqu. Abantu abaningi bathola impumuzo enkulu ngokwelashwa futhi bangabuyela emisebenzini yabo evamile.
Ukuphatha ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso ekhaya kuhilela amasiko asebenzayo nokulungiswa kwendlela yokuphila okungasiza ekuthuthukiseni izimpawu nokwenza ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho ibe ngcono. Nakuba ukunakekelwa ekhaya kungelaphi lesi simo, kungenza ukuphila nakho kube lula.
Nazi izindlela zokunakekela eziwusizo ongazama:
Ukuxova kobuso oluthambile ngezinye izikhathi kungase kunikeze impumuzo yesikhashana, nakuba kufanele uqaphele ukungakhuthazi imisipha ethintekile kakhulu. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ezinye izindlela zokuphumula zisiza ekuthuthukiseni ubukhulu noma amandla okuqina.
Khumbula ukuthi ukunakekelwa ekhaya kusebenza kangcono uma kuhlanganiswa nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Ungangabazi ukuxoxa nanoma yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya noma izithasiselo nodokotela wakho ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi azingeke zihluphe ukwelashwa kwakho okubhaliwe.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakasha kwakho kudoctor kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukuxilonga olunembile kakhulu nezincomo zokwelapha ezifanele. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuphinde kukusize uzizwe ukhulu futhi uhlelile ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho.
Ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho, buza lolu lwazi olukhulu:
Cabanga ukugcina idayari yezimpawu emfushane ngesonto noma amabili ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho. Qaphela ukuthi ukuqina kuvela nini, isikhathi esingakanani, nalokho obekwenza lapho kuqala. Lolu lwazi lungasiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde iphethini yakho ethile.
Uma kungenzeka, letha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani obebone ukuqina kwakho. Bangase banikeze ukuqaphela okwengeziwe okungase kube usizo ekuxilongeni nasekulungiseni ukwelashwa.
Ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso kuyisimo sezifo zezinzwa esilawuleka esibangela ukuqina kwemisipha okungaziwa ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso lwakho. Nakuba kungase kube ukukhathazeka futhi kuhluphe imisebenzi yansuku zonke, ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kukhona okungathuthukisa kakhulu izimpawu zakho nekhwalithi yokuphila.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi awudingi ukuphila nokuqina kobuso okuhluphayo. Ukuxilongwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle, ngakho ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nokuthungatha noma ukuqina kobuso olulodwa okuqhubekayo.
Ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele, abantu abaningi abane-hemifacial spasm bangalindela ukulawulwa okuhle kwezimpawu zabo nokubuyela emisebenzini yabo evamile. Isifiso ukusebenzisana neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze uthole indlela yokwelapha efanele isimo sakho esithile.
Cha, ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso akufani ne-facial tics. Ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso kuhilela ukuqina kwemisipha okungaziwa okubangelwa ukucindezelwa kwezinzwa, kuyilapho i-tics ngokuvamile ziyinyathelo ezifushane, eziphindaphindwayo abantu abangazivimbela ngezinye izikhathi okwesikhashana. Ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso futhi ngokuvamile kuqina ngakwesinye uhlangothi lobuso kuphela, kuyilapho i-tics ingase ithinte izingxenye ezahlukene zomzimba.
Ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso akunciphi ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Nakuba izimpawu zingase zihluke ngamandla, ukucindezelwa kwezinzwa eyingqayizivele ngokuvamile kuyaqhubeka futhi ngokuvamile kuyanda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, ngokwelashwa okufanele, abantu abaningi bangathola impumuzo enkulu yezimpawu nekhwalithi yokuphila engcono.
Yebo, i-botulinum toxin injections ngokuvamile iphephile kakhulu uma yenziwa ngabahlinzeki bezempilo abanolwazi. Imiphumela emibi ngokuvamile iyincane futhi iyaphela okwesikhashana, njengobunxilisiso obuncane bobuso noma ukuwela okuqeda phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa. Izinhlupheko ezinkulu azivamile uma ukwelashwa kwenziwa kahle.
Imiphumela ye-botulinum toxin injections ngokuvamile ihlala izinyanga ezingu-3-4 kubantu abaningi abane-hemifacial spasm. Abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nesikhathi esifushane noma eside sempumuzo. Isikhathi ngokuvamile sibeka ngokuqondile ngemuva kokwelashwa okuningi, futhi udokotela wakho angalungisa isikhathi sezinjoloba eziphindaphindwayo ngokusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho.
Ukucindezeleka ngokuvamile akubangeli ukuqina kwemisipha yobuso, kodwa kungenza izimpawu ezikhona zibe zimbi kakhulu. Imbangela eyingqayizivele ngokuvamile ukucindezelwa komzimba kwe-facial nerve yi-blood vessel. Noma kunjalo, ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokuphumula, ukulala okwanele, nezinye izindlela zokuphila eziphilile kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ubukhulu namandla okuqina.
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