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Ulimi olumhlophe lwenzeka lapho kuvela ukumboza okumhlophe noma iziqephu ebusweni bolimi lwakho. Lesi simo esivamile senzeka lapho amaseli afile, amagciwane, kanye nemfucumfucu yakheka phakathi kwamabhampa amancane olimi lwakho abizwa ngokuthi ama-papillae. Ngenkathi kungase kubukeke kukhathaza, ulimi olumhlophe ngokuvamile alunangozi futhi lwesikhashana.
Ulimi olumhlophe liyilokho kanye elizwakala njengalo - ukumboza okumhlophe noma okumhlophe okumboza ingxenye noma lonke ulimi lwakho. Ulimi lwakho ngokuvamile lunombala obomvana, ngakho lokhu kuvela okumhlophe kuvelele ngokusobala. Ukumboza kungahluka kusuka kokumhlophe okukhanyayo kuya kokumhlophe okukhulu, okukhilimu kuye ngokuthi yini ekubangela.
Lesi simo sithuthuka lapho inqubo yokuhlanza yemvelo yolimi lwakho iphazamiseka. Ulimi lwakho lunamabhampa amancane abizwa ngokuthi ama-papillae akusiza ukuba uzwe ukudla futhi uhlanze umlomo wakho. Lapho lawa ma-papillae evuvukala noma evuvukala, abamba amaseli afile, amagciwane, kanye nezinhlayiya zokudla, okudala lokho kuvela okumhlophe.
Ulimi olumhlophe ngokuvamile luza nemizwa embalwa ebonakalayo ongase uyibone usuku lonke. Abantu abaningi bachaza umuzwa onamafu noma onzima olimini lwabo, cishe sengathi umbozwe ngento ethile ewugqinsi. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthi umuzwa wakho wokunambitha uzwakala uthuliwe noma uhlukile kunokujwayelekile.
Umphefumulo omubi uvame ukuhambisana nolimi olumhlophe, ngisho noma uxubha amazinyo akho njalo. Abanye abantu bazwa ukunambitheka kwensimbi noma okungathandeki emlonyeni wabo okuhlala isikhathi eside. Ulimi lwakho lungase luzizwe luvuvukele kancane noma luthambile, ikakhulu uma udla ukudla okunezinongo noma okune-asidi.
Ezimweni ezithambile, ungase ungezwa ngisho nokungakhululeki. Ukumboza okumhlophe kungaba yisibonakaliso kuphela osiqaphelayo, ikakhulukazi uma uzibuka esibukweni noma uxubha amazinyo akho.
Ulimi olumhlophe luvela ezintweni eziningana ezivamile, eziningi zazo ezingezona unomphela futhi zixazululeka kalula. Ukungahlanzeki kahle komlomo kuqala ohlwini, njengoba amagciwane namaseli afile aqongelela uma ungaxubhi futhi ungahlanzi njalo. Ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni nakho kunendima enkulu ngoba umlomo wakho udinga amathe anele ukugeza imfucumfucu ngokwemvelo.
Nazi izimbangela ezivame kakhulu ongahlangabezana nazo:
Lezi zinto zansuku zonke zibangela amacala amaningi olimi olumhlophe. Izinqubo zomzimba wakho zemvelo zivame ukuxazulula le nkinga uma usuxazulule imbangela eyinhloko.
Ulimi olumhlophe lungabonisa izimo eziningana ezingaphansi, yize eziningi ziphathwa ngokunakekela okufanele. I-Oral thrush, ukutheleleka ngemvubelo emlonyeni wakho, ngokuvamile kubangela iziqephu ezimhlophe eziqatha ezingase zopha uma zikwazi ukuklwebheka. Lesi simo sivela kaningi kubantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka, isifo sikashukela, noma labo abathatha imithi ethile.
Ulimi lwendawo yakha imingcele emhlophe ezungeze iziqephu ezibomvu endaweni engaphezulu yolimi lwakho. Ngenkathi ibukeka idrama, lesi simo esingenangozi ngokuvamile asidingi ukwelashwa. I-Oral lichen planus, isimo sokuvuvukala, singabangela amaphethini amhlophe, anezintambo olimini lwakho nakwezinye izindawo zomlomo.
Ezinye izimo ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingabangela iziqephu zolimi ezimhlophe. I-Leukoplakia idala iziqephu ezimhlophe eziqatha ezingakwazi ukuklwebheka futhi zingabonisa izinguquko ezingaphambi komdlavuza. Umdlavuza womlomo, yize ungavamile, ngezinye izikhathi ungaziveza njengeziqephu ezimhlophe noma ezibomvu ezingelapheki.
Ezinye izifo ezingaphezu kwe-thrush nazo zingabangela ulimi olumhlophe. Ukutheleleka ngamabhaktheriya, ukutheleleka ngamavairasi njenge-oral herpes, ngisho ne-syphilis esigabeni sayo sesibili kungabangela amabala amhlophe noma ukumboza. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile ziza nezinye izimpawu ezisiza odokotela ukuthi benze ukuxilongwa okulungile.
Yebo, ulimi olumhlophe luvame ukuzixazulula ngokwalo, ikakhulukazi uma lubangelwa izinto zesikhashana. Amacala alula ahlobene nokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, ukuhlanzeka komlomo okungahambi kahle, noma ukugula okuncane ngokuvamile kuqeda phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini ngokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo. Inqubo yemvelo yokuvuselela ulimi lwakho isiza ukuchitha imfucumfucu eqongelelwe namaseli afile.
Ukuhlala unamanzi emzimbeni nokugcina ukuhlanzeka komlomo okuhle ngokuvamile kusheshisa le nqubo yokuphulukisa yemvelo. Abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthuthuka phakathi kwama-24 kuya kuma-48 amahora ngemva kokuphuza amanzi amaningi nokuxubha ulimi lwabo ngobumnene. Uma ukumbozwa okumhlophe kuvela ekuguleni kwesikhashana noma emuthini, kufanele kuphele njengoba umzimba wakho ululama.
Nokho, ulimi olumhlophe olubangelwa ukutheleleka noma izimo ezingapheli ngeke lunyamalale ngaphandle kokwelashwa okufanele. I-Oral thrush, ngokwesibonelo, idinga imithi elwa nesikhunta ukuze icace ngokuphelele. Amabala amhlophe aqhubekayo ahlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili adinga ukuvakashelwa kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze kuhlolwe kahle.
Imithi eminingi yasekhaya emnene ingasiza ukususa ulimi olumhlophe futhi iluvimbele ukuthi lungabuyi. Ukuhlanzeka komlomo okuhle kwakha isisekelo sokwelashwa, ngakho xubha amazinyo akho kabili ngosuku futhi ungakhohlwa ukuhlanza ulimi lwakho ngobumnene nge-toothbrush yakho noma i-tongue scraper. Lokhu kuhlanzwa ngomshini kususwa ukwakheka okubangela ukubukeka okumhlophe.
Ukuhlala unamanzi emzimbeni kahle kusekela inqubo yemvelo yokuhlanza yomlomo wakho. Phuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke ukuze umlomo wakho uqhubeke nokugeleza, okusiza ukugeza amabhaktheriya nemfucumfucu. Ukuhlikihla ngamanzi anosawoti afudumele kungahlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezimnene zokulwa namagciwane.
Nawa amakhambi asekhaya asebenzayo ongawazama:
Lezi zinyathelo ezilula zivame ukunikeza ngcono ebonakalayo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Khumbula ukuba mnene ngolimi lwakho ukuze ugweme ukucasuka okungenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kolimi olumhlophe kuncike embangweni obangela ukuthi udokotela wakho awutholile. Uma izivivinyo zembula i-oral thrush, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma imithi elwa nesikhunta efana ne-nystatin noma i-fluconazole. Le mithi iza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene ezihlanganisa ukugeza umlomo, ama-lozenges, noma amaphilisi omlomo.
Ngezifo zamagciwane, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic. I-antibiotic ethile incike ekutheni yimaphi amagciwane abangela le nkinga. Ezinye izimo zidinga ukugeza umlomo okubhalwe ngemithi enezithako ezilwa namagciwane eziqondiswe eziphilini ezithile ezihilelekile.
Uma ulimi lwakho olumhlophe luvela esimweni sezokwelapha esibangela, ukwelapha leso simo ngokuvamile kulungisa izimpawu zolimi. Isibonelo, ukuphatha isifo sikashukela kangcono kungasiza ekuvimbeleni i-oral thrush eziphindayo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi alungise imithi enegalelo ekumeni komlomo noma ancome izithako zokukhipha amathe.
Izimo ezingathi sína njenge-leukoplakia noma umdlavuza womlomo zidinga ukwelashwa okukhethekile okuvela kubahlinzeki bokuhlinzwa ngomlomo noma odokotela be-oncologists. Lokhu kwelashwa kungase kuhlanganise ukususwa ngokuhlinzwa kwesicubu esithintekile, ukwelashwa nge-laser, noma ezinye izindlela eziqondiswe ngqo ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile.
Kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ulimi lwakho olumhlophe luqhubeka isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili naphezu kwenhlanzeko yomlomo enhle nokunakekelwa ekhaya. Lolu hlu lwesikhathi lusiza ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwezimbangela zesikhashana, ezingalimazi kanye nezimo ezidinga ukunakekelwa kochwepheshe. Ungalindi uma uqaphela ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo kanye nokumboza okumhlophe.
Funana nosizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu zokuxwayisa:
Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise izifo noma ezinye izimo ezidinga ukwelashwa ngemithi kadokotela. Ukungenelela kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuholela ekuxazululweni okusheshayo futhi kuvimbele izinkinga.
Izici eziningana zikhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ulimi olumhlophe, ezinye zazo zilawuleka kakhulu kunezinye. Ubudala bunendima, njengoba kokubili izingane ezincane kakhulu kanye nabantu abadala behlangabezana nolimi olumhlophe kaningi. Izinsana zinamathimba omzimba avikelayo athuthukayo, kanti abantu abadala bangase babe nezimo zempilo eziningi noma bathathe imithi ethinta umlomo wabo.
Ezinye izimo zempilo zikhuphula kakhulu ingozi yakho. Isifo sikashukela sikwenza uthambekele kakhulu ku-oral thrush ngoba ushukela wegazi ophakeme udala indawo lapho imvubelo ichuma khona. I-HIV/AIDS nezinye izimo ezenza buthakathaka amasosha akho omzimba nazo zikhuphula ingozi yokutheleleka.
Imikhuba yakho yansuku zonke nezinketho zokuphila nazo zithonya izinga lakho lengozi:
Abantu abanezifo ezithile zokwelashwa nabo babhekana nengozi enkulu. Iziguli ezinomdlavuza eziphansi kwe-chemotherapy noma i-radiation therapy zivame ukuthuthukisa ulimi olumhlophe ngenxa yezinhlelo zabo zokuzivikela ezicindezelwe kanye nemiphumela emibi yokwelashwa.
Ezimweni eziningi zolimi olumhlophe zixazululeka ngaphandle kwezinkinga uma ziphathwa ngendlela efanele. Kodwa-ke, ukushiya izifo ezingaphansi ezingelashwa kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína. I-thrush yomlomo ingasakazeka emqaleni wakho, e-esophagus, noma kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, ikakhulukazi uma unesistimu yokuzivikela ebuthakathaka.
Ulimi olumhlophe olungapheli lungase lubonise izinkinga eziqhubekayo zempilo yomlomo ezithinta inhlalakahle yakho yonke. Inhlanzeko yomlomo engcolile ebangela ulimi olumhlophe ingaholela ekuboleni kwamazinyo, isifo sezinsini, nokulahlekelwa amazinyo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Amagciwane ahilelekile angangena egazini lakho futhi athinte ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, iziqephu ezimhlophe ezingelashwanga zingase zimelele izinguquko ezingaphambi komdlavuza. I-Leukoplakia, nakuba ivame ukuba yinhle, ngezinye izikhathi ingaqhubekela emdlavuzeni womlomo uma ingaqashwanga futhi iphathwe kahle. Lokhu kuqokomisa ukubaluleka kokuba nezindawo ezimhlophe eziqhubekayo zihlolwe uchwepheshe wezempilo.
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa umoya omubi ongapheli noma izinguquko zokunambitheka ezithinta izinga lempilo yabo. Lezi zinkinga zingathinta ukuzethemba kwakho ezimweni zomphakathi kanye nokujabulela kwakho ukudla. Ukubhekana nolimi olumhlophe ngokushesha kusiza ekuvikeleni le miphumela yesibili.
Ulimi olumhlophe lungabukeka lufana nezinye izimo eziningi zomlomo, okwenza ngezinye izikhathi kube nokudideka mayelana nendlela efanele yokwelapha. I-Oral thrush nolimi olumhlophe olubangelwa ukungahlanzeki kungabonakala kufana, kokubili kwakhe ukumboza okumhlophe ngaphezulu kolimi. Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi iziqephu ze-thrush zivame ukopha uma zikwepeshwa ngobumnene, kanti ukumboza okuhlobene nenhlanzeko kuvame ukusulwa kalula.
Ulimi lwe-Geographic ludala imingcele emhlophe ezungeze iziqephu ezibomvu, lunikeze ulimi lwakho ukubukeka okufana nemephu. Abantu ngezinye izikhathi baludida nalolu limi olumhlophe, kodwa ulimi lwe-geographic lunephethini ehlukile yezindawo ezibomvu ezizungezwe imingcele emhlophe noma ephuzi. Lesi simo asilimazi futhi sivame ukuza futhi sihambe sodwa.
I-Oral lichen planus ingakha amaphethini amhlophe, anezintambo ezingadideka nolimi olumhlophe. Kodwa-ke, i-lichen planus ngokuvamile ithinta izihlathi zakho nezinsini ngaphezu kolimi lwakho, futhi izindawo ezimhlophe zinezakhiwo ezinjenge-web, kunokumboza okujwayelekile.
I-Leukoplakia idala iziqephu ezimhlophe eziqindilini ezingeke zisulwe, ngokungafani nokumboza okubangelwa ukungahlanzeki. Lezi ziqephu zizwa ziqinile futhi zingase zibe nemingcele engajwayelekile. Njengoba i-leukoplakia ngezinye izikhathi ingabonisa izinguquko ezingaphambi komdlavuza, kubalulekile ukuthi iziqephu ezimhlophe eziqhubekayo zihlolwe ngobuchwepheshe.
Ulimi olumhlophe ngokwalo alutheleli, kodwa ezinye izimbangela ezingaphansi zingaba njalo. I-Oral thrush ingasakazeka ngokwanga noma ngokwabelana ngezinto zokusebenzisa, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka. Kodwa-ke, ulimi olumhlophe olubangelwa ukungahlanzeki, ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni, noma ezinye izimbangela ezivamile alukwazi ukudluliselwa kwabanye.
Ungakwazi ukususa ngobumnene ukuhlanganisa okumhlophe usebenzisa i-tongue scraper noma ibhulashi lakho lamazinyo, futhi lokhu kuvame ukusiza ezimweni ezihlobene nenhlanzeko. Kodwa-ke, ungasusi ngamandla, ngoba lokhu kungacasula ulimi lwakho futhi kwenze inkinga ibe yimbi kakhulu. Uma ukuhlanganisa okumhlophe kubuya ngokushesha noma kuphume igazi uma kukhuhliwe, bonana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlolwe kahle.
Cha, ulimi olumhlophe alusho ngaso sonke isikhathi ukugula. Izimo eziningi zivela ezintweni zesikhashana njengokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, ukulala umlomo wakho uvulekile, noma ukungaxubhi ulimi lwakho njalo. Kodwa-ke, ulimi olumhlophe oluqhubekayo olungathuthuki ngokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo lungase lubonise isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakwa.
Yebo, ukudla okuthile kungaba nomthelela olimini olumhlophe. Imikhiqizo yobisi, ukudla okunoshukela, notshwala kungakhuthaza ukukhula kwamagciwane noma imvubelo emlonyeni wakho. Ukudla okuthambile okungaxubhi ulimi lwakho ngokwemvelo kungase futhi kuvumele ukwakheka ukuthi kuqongeleleke. Ukudla ukudla okunempilo okunokudla okune-texture eqinile njengemifino eluhlaza kungasiza ukugcina ulimi lwakho lihlanzekile.
Izimo ezilula zolimi olumhlophe oluvela ekuphelelwe amanzi emzimbeni noma inhlanzeko embi zivame ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamahora angama-24 kuya kwangama-48 ngokunakekelwa okufanele. Izimo eziqhubekayo zingathatha izinsuku eziningana kuya evikini ukuthi zixazululwe ngokuphelele. Uma ulimi lwakho olumhlophe lungathuthuki ngemva kwamasonto amabili enhlanzeko yomlomo enhle nokunakekelwa ekhaya, sekuyisikhathi sokubona umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
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