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Umdlavuza we-soft palate uhlobo lomdlavuza womlomo oqala endaweni ebushelelezi, ephuthumayo ngemuva komqhele womlomo wakho. Le ndawo ikunceda ukuba uginye futhi ukhulume kahle, futhi uma umdlavuza uqala lapha, ungathinta lezi zinto ezibalulekile.
Ungase uzibuze ngale meko ngoba uqaphele izinguquko emlonyeni wakho noma ehlombe, noma mhlawumbe udokotela wakho ukukhulumile ngayo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuvamile. Ukuqonda ukuthi umdlavuza we-soft palate uhilelani kungakusiza uzizwe ulungile futhi ungakhathazeki ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo.
Umdlavuza we-soft palate uqala lapho amaseli endaweni ebushelelezi ngemuva komqhele womlomo wakho eqala ukukhula ngokungavamile. I-soft palate yingxenye ephuthumayo ehamba uma uginya noma uthi "ahh" ngesikhathi uvakashela udokotela.
Lolu hlobo lomdlavuza luwela ngaphansi kwegatsha elikhulu lomdlavuza wekhanda nekhala. Iningi lomdlavuza we-soft palate yi-squamous cell carcinomas, okusho ukuthi iqala kumaseli amncane, abukhali ahlanganisa le ndawo yomlomo wakho.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uma itholakala ngokushesha, umdlavuza we-soft palate uhlala uphendula kahle ekwelapheni. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo linokunye ukwelapha okuphumelelayo ukuze likuncede uphathe le meko futhi usekele ukululama kwakho.
Izimpawu zokuqala zomdlavuza we-soft palate zingase zibe nzima futhi zingase zizwe njengokukhathazeka okuvamile kwehlombe ekuqaleni. Ukuqaphela lezi zimpawu ngokushesha kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokwelashwa okuphumelelayo.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela:
Abanye abantu nabo baye baba nezimpawu ezingavamile ezingase zihlanganise ubuhlungu beindlebe ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukwehla kwesisindo okungachazeki, noma ama-lymph nodes avuvukile entanyeni yakho. Lezi zimpawu zingase zenzeke uma umdlavuza uthinta izinzwa eziseduze noma usakazeka ezindaweni ezizungezile.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nalezi zimpawu akusho ukuthi unomdlavuza. Izimo eziningi zingabangela ukungakhululeki okufanayo, kodwa kuhlale kuqondakala ukuba nezimpawu ezihlala njalo ziqalwe yisazi sezempilo.
Umdlavuza we-soft palate uqala lapho izinguquko ze-DNA zenza amaseli akhule futhi azinze ngokungapheli. Nakuba singakwazi ukubona ngqo ukuthi kungani lokhu kwenzeka komunye umuntu hhayi omunye, izinto eziningi zingandisa ingozi yakho.
Izinto eziyinhloko eziyizingozi zihlanganisa:
Ubudala buphinde bube nomthelela, njengoba umdlavuza we-soft palate uhlala uthinta abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50. Amadoda atholakala ngokuvamile kunabesifazane, nakuba leli banga liye lancipha eminyakeni yamuva.
Lokhu kushiwo, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi abanye abantu bathuthukisa umdlavuza we-soft palate ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi lezi zinto eziyingozi. Umdlavuza ngezinye izikhathi ungase uqale ngenxa yezinguquko ze-genetic ezivela ngokungahleliwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kufanele uhlele i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu zomlomo noma ehlombe ezihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili. Ukutholwa ngokushesha kwenza umehluko omkhulu eziphumeleni zokwelapha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobunzima obuhlala njalo bokuginya, ama-sores emlonyeni angachazeki, noma izinguquko elizwini lakho. Lezi zimpawu zifanele ziqalwe yisazi sezempilo, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane ekuqaleni.
Ungalindi uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izicubu noma izicubu ezingavamile emlonyeni wakho, ukuphuza kwegazi okuhlala njalo, noma ukuphelelwa yizinzwa olimini noma ezindebeni zakho. Udokotela wakho angenza ukuhlolwa okugcwele futhi aqonde ukuthi ngabe kukhona okufanele kuhlolwe yini.
Ukuqonda izinto eziyingozi kungakusiza wenze izinqumo ezilwemi ngempilo yakho nendlela yakho yokuphila. Ezinye izinto ongazilawula, kanti ezinye yingxenye yomlando wakho wezempilo.
Izinto eziyingozi ongazilawula zihlanganisa:
Izinto ongenakuziguqula zihlanganisa ubudala bakho, ubulili, kanye nokwakheka kwe-genetic. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uke waba nomdlavuza wekhanda noma entanyeni ngaphambili, ubhekene nengozi enkulu yokuthuthukisa umdlavuza omusha kulezi zindawo.
Izimo ezithile ze-genetic ezingavamile, njenge-Fanconi anemia, zingase futhi zikhulise ukubhekana kwakho nomdlavuza wekhanda nekhala. Udokotela wakho angakusiza uqonde iphrofayili yakho yengozi yomuntu siqu ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuvamile.
Umdlavuza we-soft palate ungathinta imisebenzi eminingi ebalulekile, kodwa ukuqonda izinhlanganisela ezingase zenzeke kukusiza wena neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo nilungiselele imiphumela emihle kakhulu. Izinhlanganisela eziningi zingaphathwa kahle ngokunakekelwa okuqondile.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile zingase zihlanganise:
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingase zenzeke uma umdlavuza usakazeka ezakhiweni eziseduze. Lezi zingase zihlanganise ubunzima bokuqeda uma umdlavuza uthinta umoya wakho, noma izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi zokugaya ezidinga usizo lokudla.
Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lizohlala lisebenza nawe ukuvimbela noma ukuphatha lezi zinhlanganisela. Ochwepheshe bokukhuluma, ochwepheshe bokudla, nabanye ochwepheshe bavame ukujoyina iqembu lakho lokukhathalela ukuze bakusize ugcine ikhwalithi yakho yokuphila phakathi nokwelashwa.
Ukuthola umdlavuza we-soft palate kuhilela izinyathelo eziningi, kuqala ngokuhlolwa okugcwele komlomo wakho nehlombe. Udokotela wakho uzobona noma yikuphi ukukhula okungavamile, ama-sores, noma izinguquko endaweni.
Inkqubo yokuhlola ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ukuhlolwa komzimba lapho udokotela wakho azwa khona izicubu entanyeni yakho futhi ahlole umlomo wakho wonke. Bangase basebenzise isibuko esincane noma i-scope ephuthumayo ukuze bathole umbono omuhle we-soft palate yakho nezindawo ezizungezile.
Uma kutholakala izindawo ezimangalisayo, udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma i-biopsy. Lokhu kuhilela ukuthatha isampula encane yethishu ukuze ihlolwe elabhoratri ukuze kubonwe ukuthi kukhona amaseli omdlavuza yini. I-biopsy ngokuvamile yenziwa ehhovisi nge-anesthesia yendawo.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe zingase zihlanganise i-CT scans, i-MRI imaging, noma i-PET scans ukuze kubonwe usayizi womdlavuza nokuthi usakazeke yini kwezinye izindawo. Lezi zihloli zokufana zisiza iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lihlele indlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo.
Ukwelashwa komdlavuza we-soft palate kuncike esigabeni somdlavuza, impilo yakho jikelele, kanye nezifiso zakho zomuntu siqu. Iqembu lakho le-oncology lizokwenza uhlelo lokwelapha oluqondene nawe olukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuphulukisa ngenkathi ligcina umsebenzi omningi ngangokunokwenzeka.
Izinketho zokwelapha eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Abantu abaningi bathola ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe, njengokuhlinzwa okulandelelwa ukwelashwa ngomgqomo, noma i-chemotherapy enikezwa kanye nomgqomo. Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lingase futhi likucele izindlela ezintsha njenge-intensity-modulated radiation therapy, ehlanganisa ngokuqondile umdlavuza ngenkathi ivikela ithishu enempilo.
Phakathi nokwelashwa, ochwepheshe bokukhathalela abasekelayo basiza ukuphatha imiphumela emibi futhi bagcine ukudla kwakho, ukukhuluma, namandla okuginya. Lendlela ephelele ikunceda ugcine ikhwalithi yakho yokuphila emihle kakhulu ngesikhathi nangaphandle kokwelashwa.
Ukuthatha indima ephambili ekunakekeleni kwakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kungakusiza uzizwe ukhulu futhi kungase kuthuthukise imiphumela yakho yokwelapha. Izenzo ezincane zansuku zonke zingenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo.
Gxila ekuqondeni ukudla okuhle, ngisho noma ukuginya kuya kunzima. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lingase likucele ukudla okuthambile, izithasiselo zokudla, noma ukusebenza nodokotela wokudla ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ama-calories nezinongodi ezanele.
Gcina umlomo wakho uhlanzekile futhi unyele futhi ukuvimbela ukutheleleka nokunciphisa ukungakhululeki. Ukuhlanza komlomo okuthambile, ukuhlala unyele, nokuqeda izinto eziqalekayo njenge-mouthwashes eyenziwe ngotshwala kungasiza ukuvikela impilo yomlomo wakho.
Ukuphatha ukukhathala kubalulekile ngokufanayo. Phumula uma udinga, kodwa zama ukuhlala usebenza ngangokunokwenzeka ngamandla akho. Ukwenza umzimba okuthambile njengokuhamba kungasiza ekuqondeni amandla akho nengqondo yakho phakathi nokwelashwa.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kukusiza wenze okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nesiphathi sakho sezempilo. Letha uhlu lwezimpawu zakho zonke, lapho zaqala khona, nokuthi yini ezenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi.
Bhala yonke imithi oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle komthetho kanye nezithasiselo. Phawula futhi noma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngaphambili, ikakhulukazi uma uke waba nomdlavuza ngaphambili noma ukwelashwa ngomgqomo ekhanda noma entanyeni.
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni othembekile noma umngani e-aphoyintimenti yakho. Bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo ngesikhathi soxoxiswano mayelana nezimo zokuxilonga nezinketho zokwelapha.
Lungiselela imibuzo kusengaphambili mayelana nesimo sakho, izinketho zokwelapha, nokuthi yini okulindelekile. Unganqikazi ukubuza noma yini ekukhathazayo noma okungakuqondi kahle.
Umdlavuza we-soft palate uyisimo esinzima kodwa esingaphatheka, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ngokushesha. Ukwelashwa kwamanje kunikeza abantu abaningi imiphumela emihle ngokuqondene nokugcinwa kokukhuluma namandla okuginya.
Isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ongasithatha yikufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha nganoma yiziphi izimpawu zomlomo noma ehlombe ezihlala njalo. Ukutholakala ngokushesha kukunika wena neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo ithuba elihle kakhulu lokukhetha ukwelapha okuphumelelayo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nomdlavuza we-soft palate akukucacisi, futhi abantu abaningi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngemva kokwelashwa. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo likhona ukuze likusekele kuzo zonke izinyathelo, kusukela ekutholeni kuya ekululameni nakweminye imisebenzi.
Cha, nakuba ukusetshenziswa kwe-tobacco notshwala kukhulise ingozi yakho kakhulu, umdlavuza we-soft palate ungase uqale kubantu abangakaze babheme noma basebenzise utshwala. Ukutheleleka kwe-HPV nezinye izinto zingase futhi zikhulise ukukhula komdlavuza. Ezinye izimo zenzeka ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinto eziyingozi ezibonakalayo.
Izilinganiso zokukhula komdlavuza we-soft palate zihlukahluka kakhulu phakathi kwabantu. Abanye umdlavuza ukhula kancane ngezinyanga noma iminyaka, kanti abanye bangase baqhubeke ngokushesha. Yingakho ukutholakala ngokushesha nokwelashwa ngokushesha kubaluleke kakhulu ngemiphumela emihle.
Abantu abaningi bagcina amandla okuginya nokukhuluma okuhle ngemva kokwelashwa, nakuba abanye bangase babe nezinguquko. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lihlanganisa ochwepheshe bokukhuluma nochwepheshe bokudla abakhethekile ekusizini abantu ukuba bazilungiselele noma yiziphi izinguquko zokusebenza. Ukululama kuvame ukusiza ekubuyiseni umsebenzi wakho ovamile.
Yebo, njengomdlavuza omunye, umdlavuza we-soft palate ungasakazeka kuma-lymph nodes aseduze noma, ngokungavamile, ezitho ezikude. Yingakho izivivinyo zokubeka izigaba kubalulekile ekucwaningeni ukwelapha. Umdlavuza wesigaba sokuqala ongasakazanga ngokuvamile unemiphumela emihle yokwelapha.
Iningi lomdlavuza we-soft palate aliwona olufowunelwa, ngakho ukuhlolwa okuvamile kwamalungu omndeni ngokuvamile akudingeki. Kodwa-ke, uma unemlando omkhulu womndeni womdlavuza wekhanda nekhala noma izimo ezithile ze-genetic, udokotela wakho angase akuncome ukwelulekwa kwe-genetic ukuhlola ingozi yomndeni wakho.
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