Ɔwɛmfo ketewa a ɔwɔ wo menewam: Momma yɛnka Epiglottis no ho asɛm!

Sɛ yɛdidi anaa yɛnom a, ɛtɔ da bi a yɛmene, ɛnte saa? Anaasɛ yɛfefe. Susuw nea ɛbɛba sɛ yefi adi kɔhome nneɛma a yedi na yɛnom no ho hwɛ. So ɛno nyɛ nea asiane wom? Nea ɛbɛyɛ na yɛasiw saa asiane no ano no, ade a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban a ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ yɛn menewam. Wɔfrɛ no `(Epiglottis)`. Ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnka `(Epiglottis)` dwumadie ketewa yi nanso ɛho hia paa yi ho asɛm.

Dɛn ne `(Epiglottis)`? Momma yɛnte ase kɛkɛ!

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, wo `(Epiglottis)` yɛ ntini ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ne nsusuwii te sɛ ahaban. Cartilage yɛ ntini a ɛyɛ den kakra, nanso ɛyɛ mmerɛw, te sɛ nea ɛwɔ yɛn aso ne yɛn hwene mu no. N'adwuma titiriw ne sɛ ɛbɛbɔ wo `(Larynx)`, anaa nne adaka, ho ban bere a yɛrekasa no. Ɛboa wo ma womene aduan nso. Susuw wo `(Larynx)` ho sɛ tube a ɛyɛ tokuru. Ɛha na mframa a wohome fi wo hwene ne w’ano no kɔ w’ahurututu mu. Ɛwɔ wo `(Trachea)`, anaa bronchi . Afei hwɛ, wo `(Larynx)` no abue wɔ soro sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mframa bɛfa mu ntɛmntɛm. Nanso, sɛ womene aduan a, saa `(Epiglottis)` yi ba te sɛ ɔpon na ɛto mu wɔ `(Larynx)` no so. Sɛnea wɔde akwanside bi si kwan so na ɛdan kar akwan no, saa ara na wo `(Epiglottis)` nso kyerɛ aduan ne anonne (`kar`) kwan sen sɛ wobɛma akɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so (kɔ `Larynx`), na akɔ ɔkwan pa so, kyerɛ sɛ, akɔ wo menewam (`Esophagus`). Sɛ biribi to saa `(Epiglottis)` yi so mpofirim a, aduan ne anonne a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɛkɔ esophagus no mu no betumi akɔ `(Larynx) no mu.` Ɛno na mpofirim ara wufi ase fefe. Saa ɔfe no yɛ mmɔden a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔbɛma aduan ne anonne a ɛkɔɔ `(Larynx)` no mu no afi adi. Ɛtɔ mmere bi mpo a eyi betumi ama obi amee. Nea ɛyɛ hu kɛse mpo ne sɛ aduan a ɛkɔɔ `(Larynx)` mu no tumi fa ahurututu mu (`Trachea`) kɔ ahurututu no mu. Yɛfrɛ eyi `(Aspiration)`. Eyi betumi de nyarewa a emu yɛ den te sɛ ahurututu mu yare aba.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na me `(Epiglottis)` yɛ adwuma?

So wunim sɛ yɛn nyinaa mene aduan ne nnompe mpɛn 500 kosi 700 da biara? So ɛno nyɛ nwonwa? Bere biara a wobɛmene no, wo `(Epiglottis)` no yɛ adwuma. Sɛ womene biribi a, `(Epiglottis)` no atifi, ahofadi awiei no bobɔw kɔ akyi na ɛto `(Larynx)` no bue mu. Sɛ aduan anaa nsu bɛn a, saa awiei a ɛde ne ho yi ba na ɛpia aduan anaa anonne no fi `(Larynx)` no mu kɔ `(Esophagus`) no mu. So ɛnyɛ adwinnade a ɛyɛ nwonwa yiye?

Ɔkwan bɛn so na `(Epiglottis)` no tu kɔto `(Larynx)` no mu?

Nnuruyɛfo gye di sɛ nneɛma pii ba na ɛma epiglottis no kɔ baabi a ɛfata bere a womene no:

• Wo ``Larynx'' ne ``Hyoid dompe'' a ɛwɔ wo menewa mfinimfini no kɔ soro na ɛkɔ w'anim. Afei, wo tɛkrɛma akyi piapia ``Epiglottis'' no.
• Ntini a ɛboa ma Epiglottis no kɔ so tra hɔ bere a aduan ne anonne hyɛn Larynx no mu noNa ntini no twe epiglottis no de bua nhyɛso a ɛwɔ aduan ne anonne a ɛba no mu no.
• Saa pia a wɔpia ne twetwe a wɔaka abom yi ma Epiglottis no awiei a ɛwɔ ahofadi no bobɔw san n’akyi na ɛto Larynx no atifi.
• Sɛnea nwura kotoku akataso kɔ soro ne fam bere biara a wobɛdan no, saa ara na epiglottis no awiei a ɛde ne ho no kɔ soro ne fam bere biara a wobɛmene. Bere biara a wobɛkeka ne ho no, ɛmma aduan ne anonne ntumi nkɔ ahurututu no mu.
• Sɛ mene gyae a, Epiglottis no san kɔ ne mfitiase gyinabea, na ɛma kwan ma mframa fa mu kɔ Larynx no mu.

Fa no sɛ, eyi te sɛ kar akwan sohwɛfo. Ɔkwan no to mu wɔ bere a ɛfata mu, na wobue wɔ bere a ɛfata mu!

Ɛhe na `(Epiglottis)` no wɔ?

Wo epiglottis no wɔ wo tɛkrɛma akyi, wo hwene no atifi ne n’anim. Sɛnea ntamadan wɔ apon abien a wotumi fa mu kwa wɔ anim ne akyi no, saa ara na ntini, ntini, ne ntini a ɛwɔ ase ne n’afã horow no na ɛkura epiglottis no mu, bere a soro no tumi tu.

Dɛn ne tebea horow a ɛtaa ka Epiglottis no?

Epiglottitis yɛ tebea a ɛma epiglottis no hohoro na ɛyɛ hyew. Eyi ne tebea a ɛtaa ka epiglottis no. Mpɛn pii no, ɔyare mmoawa bi na ɛde epiglottitis ba. Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ epiglottitis a ɔyare mmoawa de ba no ba mpofirim na ebetumi akɔ so ntɛmntɛm. Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛtaa ba ne menewa mu yaw kɛse, ɛyaw a ɛba bere a ɔremene, anaasɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛmene . Epiglottis no nso betumi ahonhon esiane nneɛma afoforo nti. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Nom nsu a ɛyɛ hyew yiye.
• Ɔhwe a emu yɛ den a wɔde bɔɔ kɔn mu.
• Sigaretnom .
• Nnuru a wɔde hyew nneɛma .

Ɛmfa ho nea ɛde ba biara no, ɛtɔ mmere bi a epiglottis no tumi ahonhon araa ma esiw ahurututu no ano koraa, na ɛmma mframa pa nkɔ mu . Efisɛ oxygen ho hia na ama nipadua no ayɛ adwuma. Ɛtɔ da bi a, wo epiglottis no betumi ayɛ mmerɛw na ayɛ mmerɛw (floppy anaasɛ collapse). Mpɛn pii no, epiglottis no gyina hɔ tẽẽ, gye bere a wɔato ahurututu no mu. Epiglottis a ɛrehwe ase betumi ahwe ase wɔ glottis no so, na ama ayɛ den sɛ ɔbɛhome. Nnuruyɛfo binom gye di sɛ epiglottis a ɛhwe ase nso na ɛde obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, tebea a ɛma ahurututu no gyae home bere a wɔada no ba.

Nnuruyɛfo bɛn na wɔsa ɔhaw ahorow a ɛfa Epiglottis ho?

Mpɛn pii no, sɛ wowɔ Epiglottitis ho sɛnkyerɛnne anaasɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wobɛmene a, ade a edi kan a nkurɔfo bɛyɛ ne sɛ wɔbɛkɔ wɔn abusua oduruyɛfo (Primary Care Physician). Ebia w’abusua oduruyɛfo de wo bɛkɔ Otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) nkyɛn sɛ ɛho hia a.

So kokoram betumi aba wɔ epiglottis no mu?

Yiw, nanso ɛyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛka dodow pɔtee a kokoram ka epiglottis wɔ nnipa mu. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ epiglottis kokoram yɛ ahurututu mu kokoram bi. Wo epiglottis no wɔ wo larynx no supraglottis no mu. Ahurututu mu kokoram bɛyɛ 35% fi ase wɔ wo supraglottis mu. Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wohwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu sɛ wo menewa mu yɛ den bere nyinaa, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛmene, anaa wo nne sesa a.

Dɛn na metumi ayɛ de ahwɛ me Epiglottis no so?

Nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi asɛe wo epiglottis na asiw n’adwuma yiye. Bere a wuntumi nkwati saa nneɛma yi nyinaa no, nneɛma bi a wubetumi ayɛ de aboa ma woabɔ wo epiglottis ho ban ni:

• Kwati sigaretnom: Sigaretnom betumi ama obi anya epiglottitis. Sɛ woyɛ obi a ɔnom sigaret na wopɛ sɛ wugyae a, bisa wo duruyɛfo nhyehyɛe ahorow a ebetumi aboa wo ma woagyae no ho asɛm.
• Nom anonne a ɛyɛ hyew bere a ayɛ nwini awie no: Sɛ wonom nsu a ɛyɛ hyew yiye a, ebetumi asɛe epiglottis no. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ nipadua no bɛnom bere a ayɛ nwini kakra awie no.
• Bɔ wo ho ban fi nyarewa ho: Bisa wo duruyɛfo no nnuru a wɔde bɔ wo ho ban a ɛfata wo. Twe wo ho fi nnipa a wɔrefefe anaa wɔrefefe ho.
• Fa ahotew pa di dwuma : Hohoro wo nsa mpɛn pii. Kwati sɛ wode wo nsateaa bɛka w’ani, wo hwene, ne w’ano, na kwati sɛ wode wo nsa bɛka w’anim.

Ɛnyɛ pon so suban ho asɛm kɛkɛ sɛ worenkasa bere a woredidi no. Ntease pa bi wɔ hɔ a enti ɛte saa!

Bere biara a wobɛmene no, wo `(Epiglottis)` no to `(Larynx)` (mframa afiri) no mu, na ɛmma aduan ne anonne nkɔ `(Larynx)` no mu na ebia ɛkɔ w'ahurututu mu. Sɛ wokasa bere a woredidi a, aduan ne anonne taa kɔ `(Larynx).` Ɛno na ɔfe ne amenewa ba. Wo `(Epiglottis)` di dwuma kɛse wɔ wo ɔhome akwahosan mu.

Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

Enti, afei woate ase sɛ Epiglottis yɛ yɛn nipadua no fã ketewaa bi nanso ɛho hia yiye.

• Eyi te sɛ ahobammɔ afiri a ɛboa ma aduan kɔ aduan mu tẽẽ, sen sɛ yɛbɛfa ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so, kyerɛ sɛ, akɔ mframa afiri mu, bere a yɛmene aduan no.
• Epiglottitis, a ɛyɛ epiglottis no a ɛho ahonhon no betumi ayɛ tebea a egye ntɛmpɛ a ebetumi ama ayɛ den sɛ ɔbɛhome .Enti, sɛ wo menewa mu yɛ wo yaw kɛse anaasɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛmene a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.
• Wubetumi ama wo epiglottis no anya apɔwmuden denam nneɛma a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ sigaretnom a wobɛkwati , anonne a ɛyɛ hyew yiye a wobɛnom, ne wo ho a wobɛbɔ ho ban afi ɔyare mmoawa ho no so .

Enti, mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wobɛhwɛ ɔwɛmfo ketewaa yi a ɔwɔ wo menewam!