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Ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kuyinqubo yokuhlinzwa eyakha kabusha noma ilungise ukuma kwendlebe uma ingekho, yonakele, noma yakheke ngendlela ehlukile kusukela ekuzalweni. Lokhu kuhlinzwa okukhethekile kusiza ukubuyisela kokubili ukubukeka futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukusebenza kwendlebe yakho, kukunika ukuzethemba futhi kuthuthukise izinga lempilo yakho.
Noma ngabe ubhekene nesimo sokuzalwa, ukulimala, noma imiphumela yokwelashwa komdlavuza, ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kunikeza ithemba lokudala indlebe ebukeka ngokwemvelo efana nendlebe yakho enye ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kuyinqubo yokuhlinzwa eyinkimbinkimbi edala indlebe entsha noma ilungise ukulimala okukhulu kwendlebe. Udokotela ohlinzayo wakho usebenzisa izindlela ezihlukahlukene ukwakha kabusha isakhiwo sendlebe, okuhlanganisa indlebe yangaphandle (i-auricle) futhi ngezinye izikhathi nomsele wendlebe.
Indlela ejwayelekile ihlanganisa ukusebenzisa i-cartilage yakho yezimbambo ukudala uhlaka olulingisa ukuma kwemvelo kanye namajika endlebe enempilo. Lolu hlaka bese lumbozwa ngesikhumba futhi lubekwe ukuze lilingane nendlebe yakho ekhona.
Le nqubo ngokuvamile idinga ukuhlinzwa okuningi okuhlukaniswe izinyanga eziningana. Isigaba ngasinye sakha ngaphezu kwesandulelayo, kancane kancane kudala umphumela oqondisisiwe futhi obukeka ngokwemvelo.
Ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kubhekana nezimo eziningana ezithinta ukubukeka noma ukusebenza kwendlebe. Isizathu esivame kakhulu yi-microtia, isimo sokuzalwa lapho indlebe ingakhuli ngokugcwele noma ingekho ngokuphelele.
Ungase futhi udinge ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe ngemva kokulimala okuvela ezingozini, ukusha, noma ukulunywa yizilwane okulimaza kakhulu isakhiwo sendlebe. Ukwelashwa komdlavuza, ikakhulukazi lapho amasende esuswa endaweni yendlebe, kungase futhi kudale isidingo sokwakhiwa kabusha.
Abanye abantu bakhetha ukwakhiwa kabusha kwezindlebe ukuze balungise izindlebe eziphuma ngaphandle kakhulu noma ezinemibumo engavamile ebangela ukucindezeleka ngokomzwelo. Umgomo uhlala ukudala indlebe ebukeka yemvelo futhi ekusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile futhi uzethembile.
Ukwakhiwa kabusha kwezindlebe kuvame ukwenzeka ngezigaba, ngemva kokuhlinzwa ngakunye kwakhiwa umphumela wokugcina. Isigaba sokuqala sihlanganisa ukuqoqa i-cartilage emazipho akho ukuze kwakhiwe uhlaka lwendlebe.
Udkt wakho ohlinzayo uqopha ngokucophelela le cartilage ukuze ifane nemigqa yemvelo nemigqa yendlebe enempilo. Lolu hlaka bese lubekwa ngaphansi kwesikhumba lapho indlebe yakho entsha izobekwa khona.
Isigaba sesibili, esivame ukwenziwa emva kwezinyanga ezi-3-6, sihlanganisa ukuphakamisa indlebe eyakhiwe kabusha kude nekhanda lakho nokudala ukugoqa kwemvelo ngemuva kwayo. Isikhumba esithathwe, esivame ukuthathwa emlenzeni wakho noma ekhanda, simboza ngemuva kwendlebe.
Ezinye izinqubo zingase zidingeke ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuma, kwakhiwe i-earlobe, noma kwenziwe izinguquko ukuze kubukeke ngendlela yemvelo. Ezinye iziguli zidinga nokuhlinzwa ukuze zakhe noma zithuthukise umsele wendlebe uma ukuzwa kuthintekile.
Ukulungiselela ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kuqala ngokukhetha udkt ohlinzayo onolwazi olukhethekile kule nqubo eyinkimbinkimbi. Uzoba nokubonisana okuningiliziwe ukuze nixoxe ngezinhloso zakho nokuthi yini ongayilindela.
Udkt wakho ohlinzayo uzothatha izilinganiso futhi mhlawumbe enze ithempulethi yendlebe yakho enempilo ukuze aqondise ukwakhiwa kabusha. Uzoba nezivivinyo zezokwelapha ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi unempilo eyanele yokuhlinzwa.
Ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa, uzodinga ukuyeka ukubhema uma ubhema, njengoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukuphola. Gwema imithi ethile kanye nezithasiselo ezingandisa ingozi yokopha, ulandela imiyalelo ethile kadkt wakho ohlinzayo.
Hlela isikhathi sokuphumula emsebenzini noma esikoleni, njengoba uzodinga amasonto amaningana ukuze ululame esigabeni ngasinye. Lungiselela othile ukukusiza ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke ngesikhathi sokuqala sokululama.
Ukuhlola imiphumela yokwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kuhilela ukubheka kokubili ukuphola ngokushesha nokubukeka kwesikhathi eside. Ngemuva nje kokuhlinzwa, uzozwa ukuvuvukala nokulimala, okujwayelekile ngokuphelele.
Indlebe entsha ekuqaleni izobukeka inkulu futhi ihluke emiphumeleni yokugcina. Njengoba ukuphola kuqhubeka ezinyangeni eziningana, ukuvuvukala kuyancipha futhi indlebe ihlala endaweni yayo unomphela.
Ukwakhiwa kabusha okuphumelelayo kufanele kwakhe indlebe efana ngosayizi, ukuma, nendawo kwenye indlebe yakho. Umbala kufanele uvumelane nombala wesikhumba sakho, futhi indlebe kufanele ibe nokugoba nemigqa ebukeka ngokwemvelo.
Khumbula ukuthi ngenkathi imiphumela ingaba nemvelo ngendlela emangalisayo, indlebe eyakhiwe kabusha ngeke ifane nendlebe yemvelo. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi banelisekile kakhulu ngentuthuko ebukekayo nokuzethemba kwabo.
Umphumela omuhle kakhulu wokwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe udala indlebe ebukeka ngokwemvelo futhi ilingana nobuso bakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi usayizi, ukuma, nendawo kufanelana eduze nenye indlebe yakho, okudala ukulingana kobuso.
Imiphumela emihle ihlanganisa nokulimala okuncane nokuphola okunempilo ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Isikhumba kufanele sibe nombala omuhle nokuthungwa, futhi indlebe kufanele igcine ukuma kwayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukulindela okuyiqiniso kubalulekile. Nakuba izindlela zanamuhla zingakha izindlebe ezibukeka ngendlela emangalisayo, ngeke zibe yizithombe eziphelele zezindlebe zemvelo. Umgomo ukuthuthuka okukhulu okukusiza ukuba uzizwe uqiniseka futhi ukhululekile.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula ingozi yakho yezinkinga ngesikhathi noma ngemva kokuhlanganiswa kwezindlebe. Ukubhema kungenye yezici eziyingozi kakhulu, njengoba kunciphisa ukuhamba kwegazi futhi kuphazamisa ukuphola.
Ukuba nezimo ezithile zezokwelapha kungakhuphula izingozi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa isifo sikashukela, esinganciphisa ukuphola, kanye nezifo ze-autoimmune ezithinta ikhono lomzimba wakho lokululama emsebenzini wokuhlinzwa.
Ubudala bakho nempilo yonke nakho kunendima ebalulekile. Nakuba ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlebe kungenziwa eminyakeni ehlukahlukene, izingane ezincane kakhulu kanye nabantu abadala bangase babhekane nokucatshangelwa okwengeziwe.
Ukwelashwa ngemisebe yangaphambilini ekhanda nasentanyeni kungenza ukwakhiwa kabusha kube yinselele ngenxa yezinguquko esikhumbeni nasekhwalithi yezicubu. Udokotela ohlinzayo uzohlola ngokucophelela lezi zici lapho ehlela inqubo yakho.
Njenganoma yikuphi ukuhlinzwa, ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlebe kuthwala ezinye izingozi, nakuba izinkinga ezinzima zingavamile uma zenziwa odokotela abahlinzayo abanolwazi. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingenzeka kukusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokunakekelwa kwakho.
Izinkinga ezivamile zihlanganisa ukutheleleka endaweni yokuhlinzwa, okungavame ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotics. Ukopha nokuqoqwa kwamanzi ngaphansi kwesikhumba nakho kungase kwenzeke, ngezinye izikhathi kudinga izinqubo ezengeziwe zokubhekana nazo.
Okuningi ngokuqondile ekuhlanganisweni kwezindlebe, uhlaka lwe-cartilage lungase lushintshe isikhundla noma luvele esikhumbeni. Lokhu kungenzeka uma isikhumba esihlanganisayo siba sincane kakhulu noma uma ukuphola kungaqhubeki njengoba kulindelekile.
Ezinye iziguli ziba nokulahlekelwa okuyingxenye yezicubu zezindlebe ezakhiwe kabusha, ikakhulukazi uma ukuhlinzekwa kwegazi endaweni kuhambisana. Nakuba kukhathaza, odokotela abahlinzayo abanekhono bangavame ukulungisa lezi zinkinga ngezindlela ezengeziwe.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa ukutheleleka okukhulu okusabalala ngaphandle kwendawo yokuhlinzwa, ukulimala okukhulu okuthinta ukubukeka kokugcina, noma ukusabela komzimba emithini yokubulala izinzwa noma izinto ezisetshenziswa ekuhlinzeni.
Kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho ohlinzayo ngokushesha uma uqaphela izimpawu zokutheleleka ngemva kokuhlanganiswa kwezindlebe. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukwanda kobubomvu, ukufudumala, ukuvuvukala, noma i-pus evela endaweni yokuhlinzwa.
Ubuhlungu obukhulu obungathuthuki ngemithi ebhalwe ngudokotela noma obushintsha ngokushesha budinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo. Lokhu kungase kubonise izinkinga ezidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Uma uqaphela indlebe eyakhiwe kabusha ishintsha ukuma kakhulu, ithuthukisa izindawo ezimnyama, noma uma isikhumba esihlanganisayo sibonakala siqhekeka, ungalindi ukuqokwa kwakho okulandelayo.
Ngesikhathi sokwelapha kwakho, noma yiluphi uhudo, ukukhipha okungavamile, noma ukukhathazeka mayelana nendlela indlebe yakho ephola ngayo kufanele kuxoxwe nethimba lakho lokuhlinza. Bakhona ukukusekela ngaso sonke isikhathi sokululama kwakho.
Ngezinkinga zesikhathi eside mayelana nokubukeka noma ukusebenza kwendlebe yakho eyakhiwe kabusha, hlela ukubonisana nodokotela wakho ohlinzayo. Ngezinye izikhathi ukulungiswa okuncane kungenza ngcono kakhulu ukwaneliseka kwakho ngemiphumela.
Yebo, ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlebe kuthathwa njengokwelashwa okuyigolide le-microtia, ikakhulukazi uma lesi simo sithinta kakhulu ukubukeka.
Le nqubo ingakha indlebe ebukeka njengeyemvelo efana nendlebe yakho ngosayizi nobunjwa.
Nge-microtia, odokotela bahlinza ngokuvamile basebenzisa i-cartilage yakho yezimbambo ukwakha uhlaka lwendlebe, olunikeza umphumela ohlala isikhathi eside futhi ozizwa njengowemvelo. Le ndlela isilungiswe emashumini eminyaka futhi iveza imiphumela emihle ngokuqhubekayo.
Ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kugxila ikakhulukazi ekwakheni kabusha indlebe yangaphandle futhi kungase kungathuthukisi ngokuqondile ukuzwa. Kodwa-ke, uma umsele wakho wendlebe nawo uthintekile, izinqubo ezengeziwe zingase zidingeke ukuze kubuyiselwe noma kuthuthukiswe umsebenzi wokuzwa.
Ezinye iziguli ezine-microtia zinezindlebe ezizwayo ezivamile endlebeni ethintekile, kanti ezinye zingase zibe nokulahlekelwa ukuzwa. Udokotela wakho ohlinzayo uzosebenza ne-audiologist ukuze anqume ukuthi ukubuyiselwa kokuzwa kungenzeka yini njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokwakha kabusha.
Ukuphola okuphelele ekwakhiweni kabusha kwendlebe kuvamile ukuthatha izinyanga eziyi-6-12, nakuba uzobona ukuthuthuka kancane kancane ngalesi sikhathi. Ukuphola kokuqala ngemva kokuhlinzwa ngakunye kuthatha amasonto angaba ngu-2-3, lapho ukuvuvukala okuningi nokulimala kululama.
Ukuma kokugcina nendawo yendlebe yakho eyakhiwe kabusha zizoqhubeka nokuzinza futhi zithuthuke izinyanga eziningana. Iziguli eziningi zingakwazi ukubuyela emisebenzini ejwayelekile phakathi kwamasonto angu-4-6 ngemva kwesigaba ngasinye sokuhlinzwa.
Yebo, ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kungenziwa kuzo zombili izindlebe uma kudingeka, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Uma zombili izindlebe zidinga ukwakhiwa kabusha, odokotela bahlinzayo ngokuvamile basebenza endlebeni eyodwa ngesikhathi, behlukanisa izinqubo ngezinyanga eziningana.
Le ndlela ikuvumela ukuthi ululame ekuhlinzweni okukodwa ngaphambi kokuqala okulandelayo, futhi inikeza udokotela wakho ohlinzayo ithuba lokusebenzisa izifundo ezifundwe ekwakhiweni kabusha kokuqala ukuze kuthuthukiswe okwesibili.
Ubudala obufanele bokwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe buvamile ukuba phakathi kweminyaka engu-6-10 ubudala, lapho i-cartilage yengane yezimbambo isivuthiwe ngokwanele ukuthi ivunwe kodwa ngaphambi kokuthi bangene eminyakeni yabo yobusha. Kule minyaka, ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kungenziwa ngaphambi kokuthi ingcindezi yomphakathi ifike phezulu.
Noma kunjalo, ukwakhiwa kabusha kwendlebe kungaphumelela kunoma iyiphi iminyaka. Abantu abadala abakhetha ukwakhiwa kabusha bavame ukwenza kahle kakhulu, futhi inqubo yokuphola ingase ibe ngcono kakhulu kunasezinganeni ezincane kakhulu.
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