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Ubuhlungu bukaMeniere yisifo esingapheli esiqhubekayo sekhala langaphakathi leqhwa eliholela ezimpawu zokuzungezela, ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa, ukukhala kwezindlebe, nokuqina kwezindlebe. Lesi simo sihlupha ibhalansi yakho nokuzwa ngoba siyaphazamisa ibhalansi ebukhali yamanzi ekhaleni lakho langaphakathi, sidala izimpawu ezingase zizwe zikhulu kodwa ziphatheka kalula ngokunakekelwa okufanele.
Nakuba ubuhlungu bukaMeniere bungathinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke kakhulu, ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani emzimbeni wakho nokwazi izinketho zakho zokwelashwa kungakusiza ukuthi ubuyisele ukulawula. Awuwedwa kule ndlela, futhi amasu aphambili okuphatha angasiza ekunciphiseni ubukhulu nokuqina kwezimpawu zakho.
Ubuhlungu bukaMeniere luvela lapho amanzi amaningi eqoqa ekhaleni langaphakathi leqhwa, ingxenye ehambisana nokuzwa nokuqondana. Lokhu kuqoqwa kwamanzi, okubizwa ngokuthi i-endolymphatic hydrops, kuyahlupha izibonakaliso ezijwayelekile ikhala lakho langaphakathi elithumela ebuchosheni bakho.
Lesi simo sivame ukuthinta ikhala elilodwa ekuqaleni, nakuba ekugcineni lingase lihilele kokubili izindlebe cishe ku-15-20% yezimo. Ikhaleni lakho langaphakathi linamakamelo amancane agcwele amanzi asisiza ukuba sigcine ibhalansi futhi sicubungule amaza omsindo.
Uma lesi sistimu samanzi singalingani, sidala izimpawu ezibonakalayo ezichaza ubuhlungu bukaMeniere. Lesi simo sivame ukuthuthuka kancane kancane, izimpawu ziqala ukubonakala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ubuhlungu bukaMeniere buvela ngezimpawu ezine eziyinhloko ezivame ukuvela ndawonye kulokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi “izimpi” noma izigaba. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibe yizinto ezimangalisayo lapho zivela okokuqala, kodwa ukuzazi kuzokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani.
Izimpawu eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Phakathi nesigameko, ungase futhi uhlangabezane nokubila, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, nokukhathazeka. Lezi zimpawu ezengeziwe zenzeka ngoba umzimba wakho uyaphendula ekukhahleleni okukhulu nasekuhlanzweni.
Phakathi kwamaqhezu, ungase uzwe ukhululekile ngokuphelele noma uqaphele ukushintsha okuncane kokuzwa kanye nokuzwakala komsindo okungahleliwe. Indlela engaqondakali yale miqondo ingenye yezinselele ezinkulu zokuphila nesifo seMeniere.
Odokotela bahlukanisa isifo seMeniere ngezinhlobo ezahlukene ngokusekelwe ekutheni yiziphi izimpawu eziqhamukile. Ukuqonda uhlobo lwakho oluthile kusiza ekuqondiseni izinqumo zokwelashwa neqhinga lokuphatha izimpawu.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nalokho okuthiwa yi-“atypical Meniere’s disease,” lapho izimpawu zingafani kahle kulezi zigaba. Ungase ube nokulahleka kokuzwa ngaphandle kokukhahlela, noma ukukhahlela ngaphandle kokushintsha okukhulu kokuzwa.
Iphethini yesimpawu yakho ingase futhi ishintshe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokho okuqala njengoba kuyinkinga yokuzwa kuphela kungase kamuva kube nezinkinga zokulinganisela, noma ngokuphambene nalokho.
Imbangela eqondile ye-Meniere's disease ayiqondakali, kodwa abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ivela ezinkingeni zokopha amanzi endlebeni yakho yangaphakathi. Izici eziningi cishe zisebenzisana ndawonye ukudala izimo eziholela kuleli gciwane.
Kunezici eziningi ezingase zifake isandla ezitholakele:
Izici zemvelo zingabuye zenza izimpawu zibe zimbi uma usuvele unaleli gciwane. Ukuqina, ukudla okuthile, ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kanye nokuhlukahluka kwamahomoni kuvame ukubangela ukuhlaselwa kwabantu abaningi.
Inkinga esekelwe kubonakala sengathi ukungakwazi kwendlebe yakho yangaphakathi ukulungisa amazinga amanzi kahle. Uma lesi sistimu sehluleka, ukucindezela kuyakwakha futhi kuphazamise imisebenzi evamile yokuzwa nokujwayelekile.
Kufanele ubona udokotela uma uhlangabezana nezehlakalo ezivamile zokukhungatheka, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlanganiswe nezinguquko zokuzwa noma ukugcwaliswa kwendlebe. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa kungasiza ukuvimbela ukuqhubeka nokwenza impilo yakho ibe ngcono.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma una:
Hlela isikhathi sokuvakashela udokotela uma ubona ukulahleka kokuzwa kancane kancane, ukukhukhumela okungapheli, noma izikhathi zokugula ezincane eziphindaphindayo. Ngisho nezimpawu ezincane kubalulekile ukuzinaka uma zithinta imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho izimpawu ziqala ukuba zimbi ngaphambi kokufuna usizo. Ukwelapha kusenesikhathi kuvame ukuletha imiphumela emihle futhi kungavimbela ezinye izinkinga ezingase zenzeke.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba okuthola i-Meniere's disease, nakuba ukuba nezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzothola lesi sifo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kuzokusiza ubone ukuthi ungozi kangakanani.
Izinto ezingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izinto ezingozi ezingavamile zihlanganisa imithi ethile, i-syphilis, nokulimala okukhulu okubangelwa ukungezwani. Abanye abantu baqala ukubonisa izimpawu ngemva kokutheleleka yi-viral okuthinta indlebe yangaphakathi.
Ukuba nezinto eziningi ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzothola i-Meniere's disease. Abantu abaningi abanezinto eziningi ezingozi ababonisi izimpawu, kanti abanye abangenazo izinto ezingozi bayithola lesi sifo.
Nakuba isifo sikaMeniere ngokwaso singabulali, singabangela izinkinga eziyithinta kakhulu impilo yakho yansuku zonke nokulondeka kwakho. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingase zenzeke kusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela bese ufuna ukwelashwa okufanele.
Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kepha ezinzima zingafaka ukuthula okuphelele ekunzweni okuthintekile nezingqinamba ezinzima zokulinganisela eziqhubeka ngisho naphakathi kokuhlasela. Abanye abantu bathuthukisa i-tinnitus eqhubekayo ethinta kakhulu ikhwalithi yempilo yabo.
Isimo esingalindelekile sokuhlaselwa kuvame ukubangela ukulinganiselwa kwesitayela sempilo. Ungase ugweme ukuqhuba, ukusebenza emazingeni aphezulu, noma ukuhlanganyela emisebenzini lapho ukukhungatheka okungazelelwe kungaba yingozi.
Awukwazi ukuvimbela ngokuphelele isifo sikaMeniere ngoba imbangela yaso eqondile ayaziwa, kodwa ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa izimpawu noma ukunciphisa ubukhulu bazo. Gxila ekugcineni impilo yendlebe yonke nokulawula izici ezaziwayo.
Izindlela zokuvikela zihlanganisa:
Uma usuvele unayo i-Meniere's disease, lezi zindlela ezifanayo zingasiza ekuvimbeleni ukuhlaselwa nokunciphisa ubukhulu bazo. Ukuqonda izinto ezibangela izimpawu zakho ngedayari yezimpawu kungaba usizo kakhulu.
Ukuhlolwa njalo kwemithi kuvumela ukutholwa kwangaphambili kwezinkinga zezindlebe ngaphambi kokuthi ziqhubekele e-Meniere's disease. Bika noma yiziphi izimpawu zezindlebe ezihlala njalo kunikezeli wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ukuhlola i-Meniere's disease kudinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela kwezimpawu zakho nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, njengoba kungekho ukuhlolwa olulodwa oluqinisekile. Udokotela wakho kuzodingeka ukuba asuse ezinye izimo ezingabangela izimpawu ezifanayo.
Inqubo yokuhlola ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase akucele ukuba ugcine idayari yezimpawu ukuze uqaphele izindlela zezifo zakho. Lolu lwazi lusiza ekuhlukaniseni isifo sikaMeniere kwezinye izimo ezifana nemigraine ye-vestibular noma i-acoustic neuromas.
Ukuxilongwa kuvame ukwenziwa ngokusekelwe ekufinyeleleni izindinganiso ezithile: ukuphindaphinda kwezifo ze-vertigo okuphila imizuzu engama-20 kuya emahoreni angu-12, ukulahleka kokuzwa okubhalwe phansi, i-tinnitus noma ukugcwaliswa kwelindlebe, nokususa ezinye izimbangela.
Ukuphathwa kwesifo sikaMeniere kugxile ekunqobeni izifo, ukuphatha izimpawu ngesikhathi sezifo, nokugcina umsebenzi wokuzwa nokujikeleza. Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzokwenziwa ngokwezimpawu zakho ezithile nobunzima bazo.
Izinketho zokuqala zokwelashwa zihlanganisa:
Ezimeni ezinzima ezingaphenduli ekwelapheni okuqondile, izinketho ezinzima kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Umgomo ukufumana ukwelashwa okungenayo ukuhlinzwa okuphatha kahle izimpawu zakho. Abantu abaningi bayaphendula kahle ezinyathelweni eziqondile, kuyilapho ukuhlinzwa kuhlala kuzilwane ezinzima, ezinqabela.
Ukuphatha isifo seMeniere ekhaya kuhilela kokubili ukuvimbela ukuhlaselwa nokubhekana nezimpawu uma kwenzeka. Ukuba neqembu elihle lokuphatha ekhaya kungathuthukisa kakhulu ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho nokunciphisa umthelela wezehlakalo.
Phakathi nokuhlaselwa, zama lezi zindlela eziqondile:
Ngokuphathwa kwansuku zonke phakathi kokuhlasela:
Gcina idayari yezimpawu ukuze ubone izinto ezibangela izimpawu zakho kanye nezethameli. Ulwazi olufana nolu lukusiza ukugwema izimo ezingase zibangele ukuhlaselwa futhi lusiza udokotela wakho ekuhleni uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Ukulungiselela kahle ukuya kudokotela kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu neqembu lokwelashwa eliphumelelayo. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda isimo sakho nokwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokukhathalelwa kwakho.
Ngaphambi kokubonisana kwakho, buza le mininingwane ebalulekile:
Lungiselela imibuzo ethile ongayibuza udokotela wakho:
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe umngane othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni ukuze akusize ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile futhi unikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo. Bangakusiza futhi ukuba uphindele ekhaya ngokuphepha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.
Isifo sikaMeniere yisimo esilawuleka esingadingi ukulawula impilo yakho. Nakuba ukungakhombisi kwesikhathi sezimo kungabonakala kukhulu, ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kanye nokuguqulwa kwesitayela sokuphila kunganciphisa kakhulu ubukhulu nokuvamile kwezimpawu.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuxilongwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kuholela emiphumeleni emihle. Ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo nokugcina ukuzimisela ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuvikela ikhwalithi yempilo yakho.
Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikaMeniere baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngokufunda ukulawula izimpawu zabo ngokuphumelelayo. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezimbalwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi abanye bangase babone izimpawu zabo ziyaphela ngokuphelele.
Ungavumeli ukwesaba ukuhlaselwa kwesikhathi esizayo kukuvimbele ekuphishekeleni usizo noma ukuhlanganyela emisebenzini oyithandayo. Ngokusekelwa okuqondile kanye nendlela yokwelapha efanele, ungabuye uthole ukulawula nokuthembela ekuphatheni lesi simo.
Okwamanje, ayikho impilo yesifo sikaMeniere, kodwa lesi simo singaphathwa kahle ngokwelashwa okuqondile. Abantu abaningi baye baba nokuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpahleni zabo ngemithi, ukushintsha kokudla, nokuguqulwa kwesitayela sokuphila. Ezimweni ezithile, izimpahlala zingase ziqede ngokuphelele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nakuba lokhu akuqinisekisiwe kuwo wonke umuntu.
Ukulahlekelwa kwezwi ngesifo sikaMeniere kungaba unomphela, kodwa akuhlali kuqhubekela ekubufweni okuphelele. Ubunzima bokulahlekelwa kwezwi buyahluka kakhulu phakathi kwabantu. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo nokuphathwa okuqondile kungasiza ekuthambiseni ukuqhubeka kokulahlekelwa kwezwi, futhi abantu abaningi bagcina bezwa kahle iminyaka noma ngisho nemashumi eminyaka ngemuva kokuxilongwa.
Ukuphepha kokushayela kuya ngokuthi izimpahlala zakho zivame kangakanani nokuthi zingabikezelwa kangakanani. Uma uhlangabezana nokuhlupheka okungazelelwe kokulingana ngaphandle kokuxwayisa, ukushayela kungase kungabi kuphephile. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi abanesifo sikaMeniere esilawulwa kahle baqhubeka beshayela ngokuphephile. Xoxa ngesimo sakho esithile nodokotela wakho ukuze ubone ukuthi yini efanele icala lakho nemithetho yokuqhuba yendawo.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka kuyisici esaziwayo sokuhlaselwa kwesifo sikaMeniere kubantu abaningi. Nakuba ukucindezeleka kungabangeli lesi simo, kungenza izimpahlala zibe zimbi futhi zande ukwanda kwemicimbi. Ukufunda amasu okulawula ukucindezeleka, njengokucamngca, ukuzivocavoca njalo, nokulala okwanele, kungasiza ekuthambiseni amathuba okuhlaselwa okubangelwa ukucindezeleka.
Isifo se-Meniere sithinta kokubili izindlebe cishe ku-15-20% lamacala, kodwa abantu abaningi baye babhekana kuphela nezimpawu kwenye indlebe phakathi nokuphila kwabo. Uma kokubili izindlebe zithinteka, ngokuvamile akuqali ngesikhathi esifanayo. Indlebe yesibili ngokuvamile iqala ukubonisa izimpawu ngezinyanga noma ngeminyaka ngemva kwendalebe yokuqala, futhi ubukhulu bezimpawu bungase buhluke phakathi kwezindlebe ezimbili.
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