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Ukuqhekeka kwe-eardrum kwenzeka lapho kukhona ukukhishwa noma i-hole e-membrane ecwebezelayo ehlukanisa indlebe yakho yangaphandle nendlebe yakho ephakathi. Lo mthamo omncane, obizwa nge-tympanic membrane, ungaqhekeka ngenxa yokuguquka kokucindezela, ukutheleleka, noma ukulimala.
Nakuba umqondo we-'eardrum ephukile' ungase uzwakale ukhulu, izimo eziningi ziyaphola zodwa phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa. Umuthi wakho unekhono elihle lokululama, futhi lesi simo siqheleke kakhulu kunalokho ongase ucabange. Ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani kungakusiza uzizwe ukhulu ngokukulawula.
Isici esibonakalayo kakhulu yi-pain ebukhali yendlebe ebonakala ngokushesha iyancipha ibe yi-ache ebuthakathaka. Ungase futhi ubone ukugeleza okucacile, okugqwala igazi, noma okugcwele i-pus evela endlebeni yakho.
Nawa ama-symptom ongase uwabone, kusukela kwavamile kuya kwabambalwa:
Abanye abantu baba nezimpawu ezilula kakhulu futhi abazi ukuthi i-eardrum yabo iye yaphazamiseka. Abanye bangase babe nokungakhululeki okubonakalayo okuthuthuka njengoba indlebe iqala ukuphulukisa.
Izimo eziningi ezahlukene zingabangela i-eardrum yakho ukuthi iphuke. Isizathu esivamile kakhulu yizifo zendlebe ephakathi ezidala ukwakheka kokucindezela ngemuva kwe-eardrum.
Ake sibheke izimbangela ezahlukene, siqale ngezivamile:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zifaka:
Ukuphazamiseka okuningi kwenzeka kancane kancane ngenxa yokucindezela kokutheleleka kunokulimalwa okungazelelwe. I-eardrum yakho iqinile ngokumangalisayo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izimo ziqeda ikhono layo lokugoqa nokuguquka.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ucindezela ukuthi i-eardrum yakho iphukile, ikakhulukazi uma unebuhlungu bendlebe ngokugeleza. Nakuba izimo eziningi ziyaphola ngokwemvelo, ukubhekwa ngumkhakha kuqinisekisa ukuphulukisa okuhle futhi kuvimbele ukuphazamiseka.
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zibonakala zilula, kuhle ukuthi udokotela ahlole indlebe yakho. Bangakuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa futhi banikeze isiqondiso sokukhathalela okuhle ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
Izimo ezithile nemisebenzi zikwenza kube lula ukuhlangabezana nokuqhekeka kwe-eardrum. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela lapho kungenzeka.
Izici ezingozi ezivamile zifaka:
Abantwana baba nobungozi obukhulu ngoba amathebula abo endlebe afushane futhi abekwe ngokulinganayo, okwenza ukutheleleka kube lula. Abantu abadala abane-allergies noma izinkinga ze-sinus nabo bane-vulnerability eyenziwe ngenxa yokuqina okuthinta ukugeleza kwendlebe.
Nakuba i-eardrums eningi ephukile iphulukisa ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwezinkinga, ezinye izinkinga zingase zenzeke uma ukukhishwa kungaphuli kahle noma kutheleleka. Ukuba nomqondo walokhu kungenza ukuba uqaphele ukuphulukisa kwakho.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zifaka:
Izinkinga ezinzima kodwa ezingavamile zingafaka:
Lezi zinkinga ezinzima azivamile, ikakhulukazi ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha. Abantu abaningi bayaphola kahle futhi babuyela ekuzweni okuvamile phakathi kwamasonto kuya ezinyangeni.
Unganciphisa ubungozi bakho bokuqhekeka kwe-eardrum ngokuvikela izindlebe zakho ekulimala nangokulawula izimo ezenza ukucindezela kukhulu. Izindlela ezilula zokuvikela zingenza umehluko omkhulu.
Izindlela zokuvikela ezisebenzayo zifaka:
Uma kufanele undize nge-congestion, sebenzisa i-decongestant ngaphambi kwesikhathi futhi uqeqeshe izindlela zokulinganisa ukucindezela okuhle. Ukuvuleka, ukugwinya, noma ukuphuma kancane ngenkathi ucindezela i-nose yakho ivaliwe kungakusiza ukulinganisa ukucindezela kwendlebe ngokuphepha.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile angaxilonga ukuqhekeka kwe-eardrum ngokuhlola indlebe yakho ngesithululo esikhethekile esikhanyiswe esibizwa nge-otoscope. Lokhu kuhlolwa okulula kubonisa ukukhishwa ngokucacile futhi kusiza ukuqonda usayizi nendawo yaso.
Inqubo yokuxilongwa ngokuvamile ifaka:
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe:
Ukuhlolwa ngokuvamile kuyashesha futhi akubuhlungu. Udokotela wakho uzohlola futhi izimpawu zokutheleleka futhi ahlole ukuthi ukukhishwa kuphulukisa kahle yini.
I-eardrums eningi ephukile iphulukisa ngokwemvelo phakathi kwamasonto angu-6-8 ngaphandle kokwelashwa okuqondile. Udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma indlela 'yokulinda nokubuka' ngenkathi uthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela ukutheleleka nokukhuthaza ukuphulukisa.
Ukwelashwa okuqondile ngokuvamile kufaka:
Ngokuqhekeka okukhulu noma lokho okungaphuli ngokwakho, izinketho zokusebenza zifaka:
Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kuyisiguli sangaphandle futhi kunamazinga aphezulu okuphumelela. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngendlela engcono kakhulu ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthuthuka kokuphola.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya okuhle kudlala indima ebalulekile ekusizeni i-eardrum yakho ukuthi iphulukise ngokuphepha futhi kuvimbele izinkinga. Ukulungiswa okulula kwansuku zonke kungasekele inqubo yokuphulukisa yemvelo yomzimba wakho.
Izinyathelo zokunakekelwa ekhaya ezibalulekile zifaka:
Imisebenzi yokulinganisela ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa:
Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini evamile kancane njengoba ukuphulukisa kuqhubeka. Lalela umzimba wakho futhi ugweme noma yini ebangela ubuhlungu noma ukucindezela endlebeni yakho.
Ukuba ulungile nge-appointment yakho kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba anikeze ukunakekelwa okuhle futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola izimpendulo zemibuzo yakho yonke. Cabanga ngezimpawu zakho nezinkathazo ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho, lungiselela ngokuthi:
Imibuzo ebalulekile yokubuza udokotela wakho:
Letha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani uma ulindele ukuxoxa ngezenketho zokwelashwa. Ukuba nomuntu omunye ohlala elalele kungakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile futhi uzizwe usekelwe kakhulu.
Ukuqhekeka kwe-eardrum kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, kodwa ngokuvamile kuyisimo esilawuleka esiphulukisa kahle ngokunakekelwa okuhle. Abantu abaningi bayaphulile ngokuphelele phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuphulukisa kudinga isikhathi nokubekezela. Ngenkathi indlebe yakho iphulukisa, gxila ekugcineni yomile, ukugwema ukulimala, nokulandela isiqondiso sodokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi bakhathazeka ngokulahlekelwa ukuzwa okungapheli, kodwa lokhu akuvamile uma isimo silawulwa kahle.
Themba ikhono lomzimba wakho lokuphulukisa ngenkathi uhlala uqaphile izimpawu ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, ungalindela ukubuyela ekuzweni okuvamile nemisebenzi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ungumlingani wakho omuhle kakhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuphulukisa okuhle.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema ukundiza kuze kube yilapho i-eardrum yakho iphulukile ngokuphelele. Ukuhlukahluka kokucindezela ngesikhathi sokuqala nokufika kungenza ukukhishwa kube kubi noma kubangele ubuhlungu obukhulu. Uma kufanele uhambe, xhumana nodokotela wakho kuqala futhi ucabange ukusebenzisa i-decongestants ukuze uthole usizo ekuphatheni ukuhlukahluka kokucindezela.
Abantu abaningi bayabuyela ekuzweni okuvamile noma okuqheleke kakhulu uma i-eardrum iphulukile ngokuphelele. Noma kunjalo, uma amathambo amancane endlebeni yakho ephakathi alimale noma uma i-scar tissue yakhiwa, ukulahlekelwa kokuzwa okungapheli kungase kwenzeke. Udokotela wakho angahlola ukuphulukisa kokuzwa kwakho ngesikhathi sezivivinyo zokulandelela.
Izimpawu zokutheleleka zifaka ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukugeleza okuqine noma okunuka kabi, ukuqina, nokulahlekelwa kokuzwa okubi. Ukugeleza kungase kuguquke kusuka ekucacile kuya ophethini oluphuzi noma oluhlaza. Uma uqaphela lezi zimpawu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha ukuze uhlolwe futhi kutholakale ukwelashwa kwe-antibiotic.
Nakuba i-eardrum ephulukisiwe ingaphinde iphuke, akuyona into engaqaleki. Ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela njengokuphatha ukutheleleka kwendlebe ngokushesha, ukuvikela izindlebe zakho emizweni enkulu, nokugwema ukuhlanganisa izinto ezindlebeni zakho kunciphisa kakhulu ubungozi bakho bokuqhekeka kwesikhathi esizayo.
Ukuqina okuncane noma izinkinga zokulinganisela kungenzeka ngoba indlebe yakho yangaphakathi ikusiza ukulawula ukulinganisela. Noma kunjalo, izinkinga zokulinganisela ezinzima noma ezihlala njalo zingase zibonise ukuthi ukutheleleka noma ukulimala kuye kuthinta indlebe yakho yangaphakathi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ukuqina kunzima noma akuthuthuki njengoba indlebe yakho iphulukisa.
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