So worehyia ɔhaw wɔ wo nne ho? Wo dwene wo larynx ho? Momma yɛnka Laryngology ho asɛm!

Ɛtɔ da bi a yɛn nne sesa, ɛyɛ den ma yɛn sɛ yɛbɛmene, anaa yɛte nka sɛ yɛn home yɛ yaw kakra, ɛnte saa? Ebia saa nneɛma yi fi wo ' . Ebia ɔhaw bi wɔ nne adaka no mu , anaasɛ wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, ahurututu no mu. Ɛno ne bere a ɛsɛ sɛ yesua aduruyɛ adwuma a wɔfrɛ no Laryngology ho ade.

Dɛn ne Laryngology?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, `Laryngology` yɛ aduruyɛ baa dwumadibea titiriw. Ɛfa nyarewa a ɛfa wo hwene ho, kyerɛ sɛ, ‘nne adaka’ a yɛde di dwuma bere a yɛrekasa, yɛreto dwom, na yɛreyɛ nnyigyei no ho a wobehu na wɔasa ho dwuma. Ahurututu no wɔ wo kɔn anim. Ɛha na wo nne nhama no wɔ. Ɛnyɛ sɛ ahurututu no di dwuma titiriw paa wɔ kasa ne nnyigyei a wɔma mu nko, na mmom edi dwuma titiriw wɔ aduan a wɔmene ne ahome nso mu. Sɛ yɛbɛka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, ɛte sɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so kɔ yɛn mframa afiri no mu.

Hena ne Laryngologist? Dɛn na ɔyɛ?

Okay, enti hena ne `laryngologist`? Ɔyɛ oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ ahurututu mu. Sɛ wowɔ nne mu haw, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛmene, anaa ɔhaw foforo biara a ɛfa anom a, ɛho behia sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo titiriw te sɛ eyi nkyɛn.

Ɔyɛ: Ɔyɛ:

• Hu wo hwene mu nyarewa pɛpɛɛpɛ .
• Wɔkyerɛw nnuru a ɛho hia na wɔde ayaresa a ɛho hia ma. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ɛho hia nso sɛ wɔyɛ oprehyɛn .
• Yɛbɛkyerɛkyerɛ wo sɛnea wobɛma wo hwene ayɛ yiye.
• Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ ɛho hia sɛ nnuruyɛfo atitiriw afoforo boa a, ɛno nso yɛ nhyehyɛe .

Anom ho ɔyaresafo sa nyarewa ahorow bi, a nea ɛka ho ne:

• Nneɛma te sɛ akisikuru a ɛnyɛ kokoram (a ɛnyɛ papa) a ɛba wɔ ɛnne nhama no so.
• Kokoram anaa kokoram ( . precancerous ( nea enyin) .
• Tebea horow a ɛde ɔyare mmoawa ba anaasɛ ɛma obi ho hyehye no .
• Nyarewa a nipadua no tumi ko tia nyarewa .
• Ntini mu tebea horow .
• Mframa kwan so haw ahorow .
• Ɛnne nhama a ɛkeka ne ho a ɛnteɛ .

Nnompe ho animdefo nso ho akokwaw wɔ nne nhama a asɛe no a wohu na wɔsa mu, sɛ́ ebia efi nne no a wɔde di dwuma boro so anaasɛ wɔmfa nni dwuma ɔkwammɔne so no. Nea ɛka ho no, oprehyɛn a wɔyɛ wɔ kɔn anaa menewam so betumi asɛe ahurututu no, sɛ nhwɛso no, thyroid ntini oprehyɛn, ntini mu oprehyɛn , ahurututu mu oprehyɛn, anaa ɔhome afiri a wɔde bɛhyɛ mu. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, wubetumi nso ahwehwɛ mmoa afi oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ anom.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda Laryngologist ne ENT ntam?

Ebia woate `ENT` nnuruyɛfo ho asɛm. `ENT` gyina hɔ ma `Otolaryngologist`. `Laryngology` yɛ `Otolaryngology` no fã foforo. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ, laryngologist biara yɛ `ENT`. Nanso, ɛnyɛ `ENT` biara na ɔyɛ laryngologist.

Susuw ho saa kwan yi so: ENT oduruyɛfo sa aso, hwene, ne menewa mu yare ahorow pii a ɛtaa ba. Nanso, anom ho ɔyaresafo nim ɔhaw ahorow a ɛfa ahurututu ho, titiriw nea ɛfa nne, mframa kwan, ne menewa ho .

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a: anom ho ɔbenfo biara yɛ aso ne anom ho ɔbenfo, nanso ɛnyɛ anom ho ɔbenfo biara na ɔyɛ anom ho ɔbenfo.

Tebea bɛn na Laryngologist sa?

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ tebea horow bi a ebia anom ho ɔbenfo bɛsa. Ebia woate eyinom bi ho asɛm.

• Dysphagia: Eyi ne bere a ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wobɛmene aduan anaa anonne. Eyi betumi aba bere a anom no ntumi ntoto yiye bere a yɛmene no, anaa bere a aduan ntumi mfi menewa mu nkɔ aduan no mu no. Eyi taa ba nnipa binom mu bere a wɔanya akisikuru akyi . Ebetumi aba nso bere a wɔayɛ kɔn oprehyɛn anaasɛ wɔde mframa a wɔde sa ti ne kɔn mu kokoram akyi.

• Laryngeal cancer: Eyi yɛ tebea a emu yɛ den. Ɛyɛ kokoram a efi ase wɔ anom, anaa nne adaka mu. Nnipa a wɔnom sigaret no wɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wobenya kokoram yi. Nnipa a wɔnom sigaret na wɔnom nsa boro so (boro biako da biara) wɔ asiane kɛse mpo mu.

• Laryngeal papillomatosis: Eyi yɛ ɔyare mmoawa a enni sabea . Ɛyɛ Human Papillomavirus (HPV) na ɛde ba. Nyini a ɛte sɛ akisikuru a ɛnyɛ kokoram no nyin wɔ ahurututu no mu. Wotumi trɛw kɔ ɔhome nhyehyɛe no nyinaa mu, fi hwene mu kosi ahurututu mu.

• Laryngeal a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: .Eyi yɛ mframa kwan a ɛyɛ teateaa wɔ baabi a ahurututu no wɔ no. Sɛ akuru ntini no nyin wɔ mframa kwan no mu anaasɛ ɛnne nhama abien no nyinaa ntumi nkɔ yiye a, eyi betumi aba. Eyi betumi afi nyarewa a ɛma obi ho hyehye no, nyarewa a ɛma ntini no yɛ mmerɛw, ne ahurututu mu opira.

• Laryngitis: Eyi yɛ nne adaka no mu ɔfe. Ɔyare mmoawa, sigaretnom, chronic acid reflux (GERD), ne ɛnne nhama a wɔde yɛ adwuma boro so no betumi de eyi aba. Eyi na ɛma menewa mu yɛ yaw na ɛnne no yɛ dede.

• Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR): Eyi ne bere a yafunu mu acid san kɔ soro wɔ aduan no mu kɔ menewa no mu. Eyi betumi ama ne koko ayɛ no yaw, wafefe, ne ho ayɛ no yaw, na ne menewa mu ayɛ no yaw.

• Spasmodic dysphonia: Eyi yɛ ntini mu yare a ɛntaa nsi. Sɛ wokasa a, ntini a ɛwɔ wo nne mu no mu yɛ den anaasɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wuntumi nni so. Eyi betumi ama wo nne ayɛ den anaasɛ ayɛ mmerɛw.

• Nne ntini mu mogyatɔw: Eyi ba bere a mogya ntini biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a ɛwɔ ɛnne ntini no mu pae, na ɛma mogya hyɛ ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛwɔ mu no ma no. Eyi betumi aba bere a woteɛteɛm, woteɛteɛm, anaasɛ mpɛn pii no wohyɛ wo nne nhama mu denneennen no.

• Ɛnne ntini mu akuru: Eyinom bi ne ntini, polyps, ne cysts. Eyinom yɛ nneɛma a enyin a ɛnyɛ kokoram. Wotumi nyin wɔ ɛnne nhama biako anaa abien no nyinaa so. Ɛtaa ba nnipa a wɔtaa de wɔn nne di dwuma, te sɛ nnwontofo, akyerɛkyerɛfo, mmaranimfo, ne adetɔnfo so.

• Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD): Eyi ne bere a wo nne nhama no to mu bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wohome no. Eyi betumi afi nneɛma pii mu aba, a GERD (yare a ɛsan kɔ yafunu mu), nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a ɛhyɛ abufuw, apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ, anaa adwennwen ka ho.

• Ɛnne nhama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: Eyi ne bere a ɛnne nhama biako anaa abien no nyinaa mmue anaasɛ ntoto mu yiye. Nsɛnkyerɛnne no bi ne kasa a ɛyɛ den, mene, ne ahome a ɛyɛ den.

• Ɛnne mu haw: Nea ɛka eyi ho ne tebea ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛka anom anaa nne ntini. Nea ɛde ba no betumi afi nyarewa nketenkete te sɛ atiridiinini so kosi tebea horow a emu yɛ den kɛse a ɛsɛe ntini anaa ntini a ɛwɔ ahurututu mu no so. Nanso , nea ɛtaa de ba ne nne a wɔde di dwuma boro so anaasɛ wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so.

Nhomasua ne ntetee bɛn na ehia na obi abɛyɛ Laryngologist?

Sɛ́ wobɛyɛ obi a ɔyɛ ahurututu ho ɔyaresafo no nyɛ akwantu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Nea edi kan no, ɛsɛ sɛ wuwie ntetee a edi mũ a ɛho hia na woabɛyɛ `ENT` ho ɔbenfo (`Otolaryngologist`). Afei, wo nya `fellowship` wɔ `Laryngology` mu. Mpɛn pii no, wɔ ɔman te sɛ United States mu no, akwantu yi kɔ so sɛ:

• Bachelor’s degree (bɛyɛ mfe 4).
• Aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa (bɛyɛ mfe 4).
• Ntetee titiriw a wɔde ma wɔ Otolaryngology mu (bɛyɛ mfe 5).
• Board adansedi (ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtwam Amerika Board of Otolaryngology sɔhwɛ).
• Postgraduate fellowship wɔ Laryngology mu (bɛyɛ mfe 2).

Wɔ Sri Lanka no, ntetee nhyehyɛe tenten a ɛte saa ara wɔ hɔ a wɔde benya nimdeɛ titiriw yi.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ anom?

Okay, afei ebia woresusuw ho sɛ, ‘Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ laryngologist nkyɛn?’

Mpɛn pii no, w’abusua oduruyɛfo (Primary Care Provider) betumi de wo akɔma anom oduruyɛfo, titiriw sɛ wowɔ ɔhome anaa menewa ho haw ahorow a ɛfa ahurututu no ho a.

Anaasɛ, sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ nnyigyei a ɛyɛ den a ɛnkɔ yiye wɔ adapɛn abien kosi anan ntam a, ebia wobɛpɛ sɛ wokɔ anom oduruyɛfo anaa ENT ho ɔbenfo nkyɛn. Ɛnne a wotaa de di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so na wode di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so no betumi ama nsakrae aba ɔkwan a wo nne nhama yɛ adwuma no mu. Sɛ wɔansa eyinom a, ebetumi asɛe ade daa, enti hwɛ yiye.

Sɛ wo nne ayɛ den bɛboro adapɛn abien kosi anan a ntease biara nnim a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ kɔ ENT anaa laryngologist nkyɛn.

Nokwarem no, wɔatete `ENT` oduruyɛfo biara ma wasa tebea horow pii a ɛfa ti ne kɔn ho yiye. Ɛno ka nyarewa a ɛfa ahurututu ho. Nanso, sɛ wo tebea no mu yɛ den kakra a , ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ anom oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Efisɛ, sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, laryngology yɛ `ENT` ankasa subspecialty. Wɔn ne abenfo ankasa bere a ɛfa nsɛm a ɛfa ahurututu ho no.

Wobetumi ahu wo tebea no pɛpɛɛpɛ na wɔasa, na wobetumi ne nnuruyɛfo afoforo a wɔyɛ adwumaden ayɛ adwuma de ahwɛ ahu sɛ wobenya ɔhwɛ a edi mũ.

Titiriw sɛ w’adwuma gyina wo nne so – sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ baguam ɔkasafo, odiyifo/oyikyerɛfo, odwontofo/nnwom kyerɛwfo, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo, anaa adetɔn ananmusifo a – ɛsom bo sɛ wubenya laryngologist wɔ w’akwahosan kuw no mu.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae

Enti, afei ebia woate ase sɛ Laryngology yɛ aduruyɛ mu ade titiriw a edi ɔhaw ahorow a ɛfa yɛn nne, yɛn nne a yɛmene, ne ahome a yɛhome fa ahurututu mu ho dwuma.

• Sɛ wo nne mu nsakrae a ɛda adi, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛmene, anaa wo menewa mu yaw a ɛtra hɔ adapɛn pii a, mmu w’ani ngu so. Hwehwɛ nnuruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara.
• Laryngologist yɛ ENT oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ ɔhaw ahorow a ɛfa anom ho.
• Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ nnwuma a egyina nne so no hwehwɛ mmoa fi anom ho ɔyaresafo hɔ.
• Mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ sigaretnom ne nsa a wɔnom boro so na ɛde nyarewa a emu yɛ den te sɛ ahurututu mu kokoram ba.

Wo nne ne w’agyapade a ɛsom bo sen biara. Ɛyɛ w’asɛyɛde sɛ wobɛbɔ ho ban. Sɛ wowɔ ɔhaw bi a, ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi. Saa kwan no so no, wobetumi asiesie ɔhaw pii ansa na ayɛ aniberesɛm.

` Laryngology, larynx, nne, ENT ho ɔbenfo, menewa mu nyarewa, nne mu haw, ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛmene