So wo tɛkrɛma yɛ tuntum na ɛyɛ nhwi? Momma yɛnka saa ‘Black Hairy Tongue’ yi ho asɛm!

So woahwɛ ahwehwɛ mu pɛn na woahu sɛ wo tɛkrɛma atifi yɛ tuntum na enyini kakraa bi te sɛ nhwi? Ebetumi ayɛ hu kakra sɛ wubehu, ɛnte saa? Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo. Mpɛn pii no, eyi nyɛ ɔhaw a anibere wom. Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka saa tɛkrɛma tebea a ɛte sɛ nwonwa yi ho asɛm, a wɔfrɛ no ``Black Hairy Tongue''.

Dɛn ankasa ne ‘Black Hairy Tongue’ yi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ yɛ bere tiaa mu tebea, asiane biara nni ho, na ɛtaa ba. Ɛhɔ na wo tɛkrɛma atifi te sɛ nhwi. Nanso, ɛnyɛ nhwi ankasa. Ade foforo ne sɛ, ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na ɛyɛ tuntum. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebetumi ayɛ bruu, ahabammono, fitaa, anaa kɔla afoforo.

Afei hwɛ, yɛn tɛkrɛma ani no, akuru nketenkete pii wɔ hɔ. Yɛfrɛ eyinom ``filiform papillae''. Mpɛn pii no, eyinom tenten bɛyɛ milimita biako. Sɛnea wɔhwie yɛn honam ani nkwammoaa a awuwu no gu no, saa ara na wɔde foforo resi akuru yi ananmu bere nyinaa. Wɔfrɛ saa adeyɛ yi ``desquamation''. Nanso, sɛ biribi nti wɔanhwie saa akuturuku yi agu yiye a, efi ase nyin kyɛ. Bere a wonyin kyɛ no, aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete, mmoawa, ne honam ani nkwammoaa a awuwu boaboa ano wɔ wɔn so. Saa nneɛma a wɔaboaboa ano no ne nea ɛma tɛkrɛma no kɔla ahorow. Fa no sɛ, saa abon yi tumi nyin bɛyɛ milimita 18, anaa bɛyɛ nsateakwaa 3/4!

Tebea yi abu so dɛn?

Sɛnea Amerika Anom Aduruyɛ Sukuu kyerɛ no, nnipa bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu 13 benya saa yare yi wɔ wɔn nkwa nna mu. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛntaa nsi saa. Ɛwom sɛ obiara betumi anya bi de, nanso ɛtaa ba mmarima ne nnipa a wɔadi boro mfe 65 mu kakra.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na obi a ɔwɔ ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ nya?

Mpɛn pii no, nea ɛkyerɛ ara ne sɛ tɛkrɛma no te sɛ nea ɛsakra. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ tɛkrɛma no betumi ayɛ tuntum, ne kɔla foforo, anaasɛ ayɛ sɛ nhwi. Mpɛn pii no, eyi nyɛ yaw. Nanso, nnipa binom betumi anya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne foforo. Eyinom bi ne:

• Tɛkrɛma a ɛyɛ hyew, akisikuru, anaasɛ akisikuru a ɛte nka.
• Ahome bɔne .
• Aduan dɛ sesa. Ɛtɔ da bi a, ebia worentumi nka aduan dɛ ankasa nhwɛ.

Dɛn nti na eyi ba? Dɛn na ɛde ‘tɛkrɛma a nhwi tuntum wom’ ba?

Nneɛma atitiriw abien a ɛde ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ ba ne anom ahotew a enye ne nnuan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye nkutoo a wodi. Wunim dɛn? Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a saa tɛkrɛma so akuru a madi kan aka ho asɛm no befi hɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde nhyɛso anaasɛ wɔde petepete tɛkrɛma no ani. Sɛ aduan a yedi no yɛ mmerɛw kakra a, ɛboa saa adeyɛ yi.

Wɔ nneɛma atitiriw abien yi akyi no, nneɛma afoforo pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aka tebea yi:

• Kɔfe ne tii pii a wɔnom:Sɛ wonom kɔfe anaa tii nkuruwa pii da biara a, ebia wobɛkɔ asiane mu nso.
• Tawa a wɔnom: Wɔtaa hu eyi wɔ nnipa a wɔnom sigaret ne wɔn a wɔwe anom no mu.
• Nsã a wɔnom denneennen.
• Nnuru bi: Saa nsunsuanso bɔne yi betumi aba bere a wokɔ so de nnuru bi di dwuma, titiriw nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa no.
• Mframa a wɔde sa yare: Ɛda adi sɛ tebea yi nso bɛba nnipa a wɔde mframa a wɔde sa yare kɔ wɔn kɔn ne wɔn ti so ma nyarewa te sɛ kokoram no nso.
• Ano a ɛyɛ dry / Xerostomia: Sɛ nnompe a ɛba ano no so tew a, ano no yɛ nwunu. Eyi nso betumi ama ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ aba.
• Nnuru a wɔde hohoro ano bi: Wobetumi ahu tebea yi nso bere a wɔde anohohoro redi dwuma, titiriw nea nneɛma te sɛ peroxide wom no.

Fa no sɛ, sɛ yɛnom kɔfe da mũ nyinaa, yɛnom sigaret biako anaa abien, na yɛda a yɛmmɔ yɛn sẽ yiye mpo anadwo a, dɛn na ɛba saa akuru nketenkete (`papillae`) a ɛwɔ yɛn tɛkrɛma so no so? Wɔnnyi mfi hɔ yiye mpo, na nea ɛka ho no, kɔla a efi kɔfe ne tii mu nso kɔ wɔn so. Ɛno na saa ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ haw yi sɔre.

Dɛn na tɛkrɛma tuntum kyerɛ ankasa?

Mpɛn pii no, tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ w’ano ahotew yiye kakra. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ wobɛhohoro wo sẽ na woahohoro wo tɛkrɛma ho yiye. Nanso, wɔ tebea horow a ɛntaa nsi mu no, ebetumi nso afi ɔyare mmoawa anaa fungal a anyin dodo mu aba. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, oduruyɛfo betumi akyerɛw nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa anaa nnuru a ekum fungal.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na oduruyɛfo hu eyi?

Mpɛn pii no, oduruyɛfo betumi ahu sɛ wowɔ tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wɔ so denam wo tɛkrɛma a ɔbɛhwɛ so. Mpɛn pii no, ɛho nhia sɛ wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ biara. Nanso, sɛ adwenem naayɛ bi wɔ nea wɔahu no ho, anaasɛ oduruyɛfo no susuw sɛ ɔhaw foforo bi wɔ hɔ ka tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom no ho a, wobetumi ahyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ biopsy na wɔayi ntini ketewaa bi afi wo tɛkrɛma mu akɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu. Nanso, eyi ho yɛ na koraa.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔbɛsa ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’? Ayaresa ahorow bɛn na ɛwɔ hɔ?

Mpɛn pii no, ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ a wɔbɛsa no nyɛ den saa. Mpɛn pii no, wobetumi de nneɛma a ɛnyɛ den a wubetumi ayɛ wɔ fie adi ho dwuma.

Anom akwahosan pa a wobɛkɔ so akura mu

Sɛ wowɔ ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ tebea bi a, ade a edi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛhwɛ w’ano ahotew yiye. Sɛ wobɔ wo tɛkrɛma na wobɔ wo tɛkrɛma wie a, ɛsɛ sɛ wohohoro wo tɛkrɛma nso yiye. Wubetumi de brɔs a wɔde sew sẽ anaa nea wɔde twitwiw tɛkrɛma adi dwuma ama eyi. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no, wobɛhohoro wo tɛkrɛma ho wɔ saa kwan yi so mprenu da biara.

Nnuru ahorow a wɔde di dwuma

Sɛ wo tɛkrɛma a nhwi wom no ankɔ yiye ɛmfa ho sɛ w’ano tew yiye a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛw nnuru ama wo. Ebia eyinom bi ne nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa, nnuru a ekum fungal, ano aduru titiriw, anaa nnuru a wɔfrɛ no retinoids, a ɛne vitamin A wɔ abusuabɔ.

Sɛɛgyiri

Eyi yɛ adeyɛ a ɛntaa nsi koraa. Bere a ayaresa foforo biara ntumi nsa tebea no nkutoo na nnuruyɛfo besusuw oprehyɛn ho. Wobetumi de oprehyɛn a wɔde di dwuma wɔ amanne kwan so anaasɛ laser oprehyɛn ayɛ eyi.

Bere tenten ahe na ebegye ansa na tebea yi asa?

Asɛmpa no ne sɛ mpɛn pii no, ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ ho sɛnkyerɛnne no ankasa befi hɔ wɔ dapɛn biako anaa abien ntam, titiriw sɛ wohwɛ w’ano ahotew so a. Nanso, sɛ wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no kyɛ sen saa a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn akɔka ayaresa ho nkɔmmɔ.

Dɛn na yebetumi ayɛ de atew ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ a ɛba no so?

Nneɛma nketenkete kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a yebetumi ayɛ de asiw asiane a ɛwɔ ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ tebea yi mu ano anaasɛ ɛbɛtew so:

• Tɛkrɛma a wobɛhohoro da biara: Fa brɔs anaa tɛkrɛma a wɔde twitwiw wo tɛkrɛma ho tew wo tɛkrɛma ani yiye. Eyi beyi akuru a ɛkɔ soro (papillae) ne aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete anaa mmoawa biara a ebia ɛbɛbata hɔ no afi hɔ.
• Nsõ ho ahotew ho su pa: Hohoro wo sẽ mprenu da biara, anyɛ yiye koraa no, fa nhama bɔ wo sẽ pɛnkoro da biara, na kɔ so kɔ wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn kɔhwɛ wo sẽ daa na siesie wo ho.
• Nneɛma bi a wɔbɛtew so:
• Tew kɔfe, tii, tawa, ne nsa a wonom so sɛnea wubetumi biara.
• Nsakrae a ɛba w’aduan mu: Sɛ́ anka wubedi nnuan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw nkutoo no, fa nnuan a ahoɔdennuru wom, a ɛyɛ den (e.g. nnuaba, nhabannuru) bi ka w’aduan ho. Eyi bɛboa ma wo tɛkrɛma ani afi awosu mu.
• W’ano hohoro a wobɛsesa: Hwɛ sɛ ebia nnuru a wode hohoro ano a wode redi dwuma no wɔ nneɛma a ɛma ɔhyew te sɛ peroxide anaa. Sɛ saa a, bɔ mmɔden sɛ wubegyae saa ano aduru no a wode bedi dwuma no.
• Hwɛ yiye wɔ nnuru a wode di dwuma ho: Sɛ wo anaa wo duruyɛfo susuw sɛ aduru bi a wonom na ɛde wo ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ tebea no reba a, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa mfa saa aduru no a wobɛsesa no ho. Nnyae w’aduru nom da a wunni aduruyɛ mu afotu.

So nkɛntɛnso bi wɔ hɔ a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ wɔ obi a ne ho atɔ no wɔ ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ ho?

Sɛ wohu nea ɛde wo ‘tɛkrɛma a nhwi wɔ’ no ba wie a, wubetumi asa na woayɛ nneɛma bi de asiw ano bio. Mpɛn pii no, eyi hwehwɛ sɛ woyɛ nsakrae nketenkete wɔ w’asetra mu, te sɛ wo tɛkrɛma a wobɛbɔ da biara da. Enti, ebia ɛrennya nkɛntɛnso kɛse bere tenten.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Wubetumi adi kan asɔ ofie nnuru ahwɛ. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wode brɔs anaa afiri a wɔde twitwiw tɛkrɛma hohoro wo tɛkrɛma ho yiye, na wotew kɔfe so. Nanso, sɛ saa nneɛma yi mmoa a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Afei nso, sɛ wususuw sɛ ebia aduru bi a worenom na ɛde eyi ba a, nnyae no a wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa.

Ade biako bio a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae. Mekaa sɛ saa ‘tɛkrɛma tuntum a nhwi wom’ yi betumi anya kɔla ahorow. Ɛtɔ da bi a, sɛ wo tɛkrɛma yɛ fitaa, nhwi (tɛkrɛma fitaa a ɛyɛ nhwi) a, ebetumi afi tebea foforo a wɔfrɛ no ``hairy leukoplakia''. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a eyi betumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi anya ɔyare mmoawa. Enti, sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Asɛmfua ‘Black Hairy Tongue’ no betumi ayɛ hu kakra sɛ wobɛte na woahu. Nanso, kae sɛ, mpɛn pii no, tebea yi nyɛ asiane biara, na ɛnyɛ den koraa sɛ wɔbɛsa.

Sɛ wuhu biribi a ɛte sɛɛ a, mma wo ho nnpopo kan, na sɔ nneɛma a ɛnyɛ den bi a wubetumi ayɛ wɔ fie hwɛ. Ma w’ano ho ntew, brush wo tɛkrɛma. Mpɛn pii no, ɛno na ebesiesie ɔhaw no.

Nanso, sɛ woda so ara nnya nkɔso biara, anaasɛ wowɔ adwenem naayɛ anaa dadwen a emu yɛ den wɔ eyi ho a, ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Wo duruyɛfo betumi ahu nea ɛde ba ankasa na wama wo afotu a ɛho hia na ama wo tɛkrɛma ayɛ yiye.

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