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I-REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) iyisimo sokulala lapho ubonisa khona ngokomzimba amaphupho acacile ngesikhathi ulele ubuthongo obukhulu. Esikhundleni sokuba imisipha yakho ihlale ikhululekile njengoba nje kufanele, ungaqala ukukhahlela, ukushaya, ukukhala, noma ukuhambahamba ngesikhathi uphupha.
Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba "iswitshi yokuphepha" yemvelo ehlala umzimba wakho uthulile ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM ayisebenzi kahle. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kuyesabekayo, ukuqonda i-RBD kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu futhi uthole ukwesekwa okufanele ukuze ukwazi ukuyilawula ngokuphepha.
I-REM Sleep Behavior Disorder ivela lapho umzimba wakho ungabi nakho ukuqina kwemisipha okuvamile okwenzeka ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM (Rapid Eye Movement). Ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM okuhle, ubuchopho bakho "buqeda" imisipha yakho ukuze uphuphe ngokuphepha ngaphandle kokunyakaza.
Uma une-RBD, le ndlela yokuzivimbela ihluleka. Amaphupho akho aba yizenzo zomzimba, ezingaba ukunyakaza okuthambile kuya ekuziphatheni okunamandla njengokuqhuma embhedeni. Amaphupho ngokwawo avame ukuba acacile futhi agcwele isenzo, ebandakanya izimo lapho ungase uzivimbele khona noma ubaleke okuthile.
Abantu abaningi abane-RBD abanakhumbula lezi zenzakalo uma bevuka. Bangafunda kuphela ngezinyakaza zabo zobusuku ngomlingani okhathazekile noma ilungu lomndeni elibonile lezi ziphatho.
Izimpawu eziyinhloko ze-RBD zihlanganisa ukunyakaza komzimba nemisindo ngesikhathi ulele ehambisana nalokho okwenzekayo ephusheni lakho. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukwenzeka ngesigamu sesibili sobusuku lapho ukulala kwe-REM kuvame kakhulu.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ongase uzibone wena noma umlingani wakho wokulala:
Lezi zenzakalo zivame ukuphela kusuka emizuzwini embalwa kuya kwimizuzu embalwa. Ungase uvuke kalula ngesikhathi noma ngemuva kwenzakalo, ukhumbula iphupho elicacile eliqalise ukunyakaza.
Izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa ukulimala okuhlobene nokulala kuwe noma kumlingani wakho, nokuzizwa ukhathele emini uma izenzakalo zivame ngokwanele ukuphazamisa ikhwalithi yokulala kwakho.
I-RBD ivela lapho izakhiwo ze-brainstem ezivimbela ukunyakaza kwemisipha ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM zilimale noma zingasebenzi kahle. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezizathu eziningana ezahlukene, nokuqonda imbangela kusiza ukuqondisa ukwelashwa.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ezimweni eziningi, i-RBD ivela ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile esingaphansi, abaguli abayibiza ngokuthi "i-idiopathic RBD." Noma kunjalo, ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abantu abane-idiopathic RBD banesilinganiso esiphezulu sokuthuthukisa izimo ze-neurodegenerative kamuva ekuphileni.
Ezinye izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa i-brainstem strokes, ukutheleleka okuhlasela ubuchopho, noma izici ze-genetic ezidlula emindenini. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthola ukuthi yiziphi izici ezingase zisebenze esimweni sakho.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela uma wena noma umlingani wakho wokulala uqaphela noma yikuphi ukunyakaza komzimba noma ukukhuluma ngesikhathi ulele okubonakala kuhambisana nokuqukethwe kwamaphupho. Ukubheka kusenesikhathi kubalulekile ngoba i-RBD ingabangela ukulimala futhi ingabonisa ezinye izimo zempilo.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokunyakaza okunamandla ngesikhathi ulele, uzihlukumeze noma umlingani wakho, noma uma izenzakalo zenzeka njalo. Ngisho nezimpawu ezibucayi kufanele zinakekelwe ngoba zingaba zimbi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kufanele futhi ubheke udokotela uma uhlangabezana nezinye izimpawu ezinkulu kanye nezenzo zokulala, njengokungasebenzi kahle kokunyakaza kwemini, izinkinga zokukhumbula, noma ukuguquka emakhono akho okucabanga. Lokhu kungabonisa isimo se-neurological esidinga ukubhekwa.
Ungalindi ukufuna usizo uma ukuphazamiseka kokulala kuchaphazela ubuhlobo bakho, kubangele ukukhathazeka ngokuya ekuphumuleni, noma kukwenze uzizwe ungaphephile ekamelweni lakho lokuphumula. Ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kukhona ukuze kusize ukulawula i-RBD ngokuphepha.
Izici eziningana zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-RBD, nakuba ukuba nalezi zici ezingase zikubeke engozini akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile lesi simo. Ukuziqonda kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi niqaphele izimpawu zokuqala.
Izici eziyinhloko ezingase zikubeke engozini zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici ezingavamile ezingase zikubeke engozini zihlanganisa ukuba uqale ukuhlinzwa kwe-brainstem, ukuguquguquka kwe-genetic, noma ukukhishwa ezinto eziyingozi. Udokotela wakho angahlola ukuthi yiziphi izici ezingase zisebenze esimweni sakho.
Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi abantu abaningi abanezi zici ezingase zikubeke engozini abakuthuthukisi i-RBD, kanti abanye bayithuthukisa ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izici ezingase zikubeke engozini ezicacile. Lesi simo singaqondakali kubantu abasithintayo.
Nakuba i-RBD ngokwayo ingabi yingozi eyingozi ekuphileni, ingabangela izinhlupheko eziningana ezichaphazela ukuphepha kwakho nekhalithi lokuphila. Ukukhathazeka okukhulu kakhulu yingozi yokulimalala ngesikhathi sezenzakalo zokulala.
Izinhlupheko zomzimba ongahlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Ngaphezu kwegozi lomzimba, i-RBD ingadala inselele yothando nobuhlobo. Ungase uzizwe ukhathazekile ngokulala, ukhathazeke ngokuhlukumeza umlingani wakho, noma uhlangabezane nobunzima bobuhlobo ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kokulala.
Ukucabangela okubalulekile kwesikhathi eside ukuthi i-RBD ingaba yisibonakaliso sokuqala sezifo ze-neurodegenerative. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abantu abaningi abane-idiopathic RBD kamuva bathuthukisa izimo ezifana ne-Parkinson's disease noma i-dementia with Lewy bodies, nakuba le ntuthuko ingathatha iminyaka eminingi futhi ayenzeki kubo bonke.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuxilongwa nokwelashwa okuhle kunganciphisa kakhulu lezi ngozi futhi kukusize ugcine ukuphepha kokulala nekhalithi.
Ukuxilonga i-RBD kuvame ukudinga ucwaningo lokulala oluthiwa yi-polysomnography, lapho uchitha khona ubusuku ebhange lokulala unezinzwa ezilandelela amaza obuchopho bakho, ukusebenza kwemisipha, nokunyakaza. Lolu viwo lungabamba ukusebenza okungalungile kwemisipha ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM okuqondisa i-RBD.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokuthatha umlando ophelele wezenzo zakho zokulala, ngokuvamile ubandakanya umlingani wakho wokulala ongatadisha lokho akubonile. Bayokubuza ngesikhathi, ubukhulu, nobuntu bezenzakalo, kanye nanoma yimaphi amaphupho okhumbula.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ukuhlolwa komzimba nokwe-neurological ukuhlola izimpawu zezimo ezingaphansi. Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlole imithi yakho, njengoba ezinye izidakamizwa zingase ziqalise izimpawu ezifana ne-RBD.
Ukuhlolwa okuengeziwe kungase kuhlanganise umsebenzi wegazi ukuze kuvinjwe ezinye izimo, ukubonwa kobuchopho uma kukhona izinkinga ze-neurological ezithathwa njengokukhathazeka, noma imibuzo ekhethekile yokulala ukuze kuhlolwe ikhwalithi yokulala kwakho yonke nezethando.
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angase akucele ukuba ugcine idayari yokulala noma usebenzise ukurekhoda kwevidiyo ekhaya ukuze ubhale izenzakalo, okungase kunikeze ulwazi oluwusizo lokuhlela ukuxilonga nokuphatha.
Ukuphatha i-RBD kugxile ekuqapheleni ukuphepha kwakho ngesikhathi ulele nokunciphisa ubukhulu nobukhulu bezenzakalo. Indlela ngokuvamile ihlanganisa imithi nezinye izindlela zokuphepha ekamelweni lakho lokuphumula.
Imithi evamile ukubhalwa yi-clonazepam, i-sedative ethambile esiza ukubuyisela ukukhululeka kwemisipha okuvamile ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM. Abantu abaningi bayaphendula kahle ezilinganisweni ezincane ezithathwa ngaphambi kokulala, futhi imithi ngokuvamile iyamukeleka ngemiphumela emibi emincane.
Uma i-clonazepam ingafaneleki kuwe, imithi ehlukile ingase ihlanganise:
Udokotela wakho uzohlangana nawe ukuthola imithi efanele nelinganiso, uqaphele impendulo yakho futhi ulungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka. Abanye abantu badinga ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe noma ukulungiswa kwemithi okuphindaphindiwe.
Uma unesimo se-neurological esingaphansi, ukwelapha leso simo ngokuvamile kusiza ekuthuthukiseni izimpawu ze-RBD. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa lingase lihlanganise ochwepheshe bokugula kokulala nochwepheshe be-neurologists abasebenza ndawonye.
Ukudala indawo yokulala ephephile kubalulekile ekulawuleni i-RBD ekhaya. Ukuguqulwa okulula ekamelweni lakho lokuphumula kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokulimalala ngesikhathi sezenzakalo.
Izindlela zokuphepha ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Ukuhlanzeka okuhle kokulala kungasiza futhi ekuphuculeni ubukhulu bezenzakalo. Lokhu kusho ukugcina izikhathi zokulala ezinembile, ukugwema utshwala ne-caffeine ngaphambi kokulala, nokudala indawo yokulala ethulile, enhle.
Amathuluzi okulawula ukucindezeleka njengokuqeqeshwa kokupumula noma ukucamngca okuthambile ngaphambi kokulala kungasiza abanye abantu ukuthi babe nezenzakalo ezimbalwa noma ezinganamandla. Noma kunjalo, ukuguqulwa kwesitayela sokuphila kudwa ngokuvamile akwanele ekulawuleni i-RBD ngokuphelele.
Gcina idayari yokulala ukuze uqaphele ubukhulu bezenzakalo nezici eziqalayo, okungasiza udokotela wakho ukuba alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha. Qaphela noma yikuphi ukuguquka emazingeni okucindezeleka, imithi, noma izimo zokuphila ezivumelana nokuqubuka kwesimpawu zakho.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungasiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde kangcono isimo sakho futhi akhe uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo. Qala ngokubhala izenzo zakho zokulala nanoma yiziphi izindlela ozibonile.
Letha ulwazi olulandelayo e-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Cabanga ukucela umlingani wakho wokulala ukuba abe khona e-aphoyintimenti nawe, njengoba engase abe eqaphele izenzo ongaziqapheli. Ukulandisa kwabo ngokuqondile kungase kunikeze imininingwane ebalulekile ngesimo nesikhathi sezenzakalo.
Bhala imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokukhathazeka ngezimo ezingaphansi, izinketho zokwelapha, noma izindlela zokuphepha. Unganqikazi ukubuza noma yini ekukhathazayo ngokulala kwakho noma impilo yakho yonke.
Uma kungenzeka, letha noma yikuphi ucwaningo lokulala olukhona noma amarekhodi ezempilo afanele. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi athole isithombe esiphelele sempilo yakho yokulala nomlando wezokwelapha.
I-REM Sleep Behavior Disorder iyisimo esilawuleka esichaphazela ukuqina okuvamile kwemisipha ngesikhathi sokulala kwamaphupho, okubangela ukuthi ubonise amaphupho acacile. Nakuba kungase kukhathaze, ikakhulukazi kubalingani bokugula, ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kukhona ukuze kusize ukulala ngokuphepha.
Isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ukuthola ukubhekwa kwezokwelapha okufanele, njengoba i-RBD ngezinye izikhathi ingabonisa izimo ze-neurological ezingaphansi ezizuza ekutholeni nokwelashwa kusenesikhathi. Ngokusebenzisa ukusetshenziswa kwemithi nokuphepha ekamelweni lokuphumula, abantu abaningi abane-RBD banganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu zabo nengozi yokulimalala.
Khumbula ukuthi i-RBD ayisiyonxa yakho, futhi awuwedwa ekuhlanganyeleni nalesi simo. Abantu abaningi bayilawula ngempumelelo i-RBD futhi bagcina ikhwalithi enhle yokulala ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele nokulungiswa okuwusizo kwendawo yabo yokulala.
Ukusebenza eduze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo, ukulandela ukwelashwa, nokugcina imikhuba emihle yokulala kungakusiza ukufeza ukulala okuphumule kakhulu ngesikhathi uvikele wena nomlingani wakho wokulala ekulimala okungenzeka.
I-RBD ayikwazi ukwelashwa, kodwa ingaphathwa kahle ngemithi nezinye izindlela zokuphepha. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawu zabo ngokwelashwa okufanele, okubavumela ukuba balele ngokuphepha nangokunethezeka. Umgomo ukulawula izenzakalo nokuvimbela ukulimala kunokususwa kwesimo ngokuphelele.
Cha, i-RBD nokugula kokulala kuyizimo ezahlukene ezenzeka ezinyathelweni ezahlukene zokulala. I-RBD ivela ngesikhathi sokulala kwe-REM futhi ihlanganisa ukubonisa amaphupho, kuyilapho ukugula kokulala kwenzeka ngesikhathi sokulala okujulile kwe-non-REM futhi ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuhamba noma izenzo ezilula ngaphandle kokukhumbula amaphupho. Abantu abane-RBD ngokuvamile bakhumbula amaphupho abo, kuyilapho abantu abagula kokulala abakwenzi.
Akuwona wonke umuntu one-RBD othuthukisa i-Parkinson's disease noma ezinye izimo ze-neurodegenerative. Nakuba ucwaningo lubonisa ingozi eyenyuke kakhulu, abantu abaningi abane-RBD abakuthuthukisi lezi zimo. Ukuqhubeka, uma kwenzeka, ngokuvamile kuthatha iminyaka eminingi, futhi ukwelashwa kuya kuthuthuka njalo kokubili i-RBD nezinye izimo ezinhlobene.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka ngezinye izikhathi kungase kwenze ubukhulu noma ubukhulu bezenzakalo ze-RBD bube zimbi. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngamathuluzi okulawula ukucindezeleka, ukuzivocavoca okuvamile, nemikhuba emihle yokulala kungasiza ekuphuculeni izimpawu. Noma kunjalo, ukuphatha ukucindezeleka kudwa ngokuvamile akwanele ekulawuleni i-RBD, futhi imithi ngokuvamile isadingeka.
Abantu abaningi abane-RBD bangalala bodwa ngokuphepha ngokulungiswa okuwusizo ekamelweni lokuphumula nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Okubalulekile ukudala indawo yokulala ephephile ngokususa izinto eziyingozi, ukufaka i-padding efenisha, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ubeke i-mattress phansi. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuhlola isimo sakho esithile futhi ancoma izindlela zokuphepha ezifanele zokulala wedwa.
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