So wo nsa te nka bere nyinaa sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo yaw? (Nsa mu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw) Momma yɛnhwehwɛ eyi ho nsɛm pii, ɛnte saa?

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ wosɔre anɔpa a, wo nsa te nka sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw na nkwa nni mu, ɛnte saa? Anaasɛ bere a woreyɛ biribi no, wo nsateaa te nka mpofirim na wote nka sɛ ntɛtea nantew. Eyi yɛ biribi a yehyia bere nyinaa. Mpɛn pii no, yɛmfa yɛn adwene nsi so kɛse, na yesusuw sɛ ɛyɛ nea yɛakura yɛn nsa wɔ ɔkwan koro no ara so ara kwa. Nanso, ɛtɔ mmere bi a nsa mu akisikuru yi betumi ayɛ yare a emu yɛ den sen sɛnea yesusuw no ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Enti ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnka nea enti a nsa yi te nka sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw, nea ɛde ba, ne bere a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdwen ho ankasa ho asɛm.

Dɛn ankasa ne nsa mu akisikuru?

Tingling yɛ nkate a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ wo nsam. Sɛ yɛbɛka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, ɛte sɛ nea wo nkate a wode ka wo ho no so retew. Ɛtɔ mmere bi nso a, wubetumi ate nka sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew a ɛka ɔhyew ho , te sɛ ntɛtea a wɔrewea wo nsa so anaasɛ wɔde nnade abɔ wo. Wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, yɛfrɛ saa tebea yi ``paresthesia.`` Mpɛn pii no, saa atenka yi ba bere tiaa bi na afei ɛkɔ bere a wɔahyɛ ntini bi bere a wowɔ tebea koro no ara mu no. Nanso sɛ ɛkɔ so anaasɛ ɛtaa ba a, ebetumi ayɛ aduruyɛ mu tebea bi ho sɛnkyerɛnne.

Dɛn ne nneɛma atitiriw a ɛma nsa mu yɛ twitwiw?

Nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi ama nsa mu ayɛ mmerɛw. Ebinom yɛ mmerɛw koraa, bere tiaa mu de, bere a afoforo nso betumi ayɛ ayaresa tebea horow a emu yɛ den. Nea ɛde ba titiriw ne ntini bi a ɛwɔ nsa, abasa, anaa kɔn mu a wɔmia anaasɛ ɛsɛe.

Momma yɛnhwɛ nea ntease ahorow yi yɛ no pefee mfi pon a ɛwɔ ase ha no mu.

Nhwehwɛmu bɛn na oduruyɛfo no yɛ de hu nea ɛde ba?

Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn wɔ wo nsa a ɛreyɛ ayɛ wo yaw no ho a, obedi kan abisa wo nsɛm na wanya nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛkɔ akyiri. Bere tenten ahe na adi, bere bɛn na ɛtaa ba, ne sɛ ebia wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo anaa. Afei, ebia wɔbɛkamfo nhwehwɛmu ahorow bi akyerɛ na wɔahu nea ɛde ba ankasa.

• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Mogya a wɔkan no nyinaa betumi ahwɛ nneɛma te sɛ thyroid hormone dodow, vitamin dodow (titiriw B12), ne electrolytes.
• Scans: Ebia wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ wɔnyɛ `CT (Computed Tomography)` scan anaa `MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)` scan wɔ w'amemene anaa w'akyi berɛmo mu. Eyinom tumi hu nneɛma te sɛ akisikuru ne ntini mu nhyɛso.
• Ntini mu dwumadi ho sɔhwɛ: Sɔhwɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no `EMG (Electromyography)` hwɛ sɛnea wo ntini ne wo ntini yɛ adwuma ne akwahosan.
• Nhwehwɛmu afoforo: Wobetumi ayɛ mogya ntini a ɛwɔ kɔn mu no mu ultrasound, X-ray, angiogram de ahwɛ mogya ntini no mu, anaa akyi berɛmo a wɔato mu de ahwehwɛ ntini mu nyarewa sɛnea ɛho hia.

Dɛn ne ayaresa ahorow a wɔde sa nsa mu akisikuru?

Okay, seesei a yɛaka nea ɛde ba ne sɔhwɛ ahorow no ho asɛm no, wobɛyɛ dɛn asa eyi? Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ ayaresa no gyina nea ɛde wo nsa a ɛreyɛ ayɛ wo yaw no so.

Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ aduru bi a worenom na ɛma wo ho yɛ wo yaw a, wo duruyɛfo no bɛsesa aduru no. Sɛ ɛyɛ vitamin a enni nipadua mu a, ɔbɛkamfo vitamin a ɛfata anaa aduan a ahoɔden wom akyerɛ. Sɛ ɛyɛ tebea te sɛ `Carpal Tunnel Syndrome` a, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wohyɛ aduru a wɔde kyekyere wo ho, yɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ, anaasɛ wɔ tebea horow bi mu no, woyɛ wo oprehyɛn ketewaa bi.

Sɛ wowɔ tebea bi a enni sabea te sɛ asikreyare a, ayaresa a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wubedi tebea no so. Wɔ tebea horow bi mu no, wobetumi de wo akɔ oduruyɛfo titiriw bi nkyɛn, te sɛ ntini ho ɔyaresafo, ntini mu yare ho oduruyɛfo, anaa oprehyɛn ho oduruyɛfo.

So nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ a wubetumi ayɛ wɔ fie?

Yiw, oduruyɛfo no afotu akyi no, nneɛma nketenkete bi wɔ hɔ a wubetumi ayɛ wɔ fie.

• Nnuru a wɔde kum ɛyaw (e.g. Paracetamol) a wɔbɛnom a oduruyɛfo no apene so.
• Wo nsa a wode bɛma ahomegye afi adwuma a wokɔ so yɛ ho (e.g. type).
• Sɛ wo duruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ a, fa aduru a wɔde kyekyere nneɛma ho di dwuma.
• Frying a ɛyɛ hyew anaa awɔw mu.
• Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a ɛnyɛ den a ɛhyɛ nsa ne nsateaa den mu a wode wo ho bɛhyɛ.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara?

Eyi ne ɔfã a ɛho hia sen biara. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte nka sɛ wo nsa mu ayɛ wo yaw bere a wosɔre anɔpa bere a woada saa ara awie no. Ɛbɛkɔ n’ankasa so wɔ bere tiaa bi akyi. Nanso, sɛ wo nsa mu akisikuru no kyɛ bɛboro nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi, anaasɛ ɛtaa ba na ɛkɔ , akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Titiriw no, sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛwɔ ase ha no bi ka wo nsa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ho a, ebetumi ayɛ biribi a egye ntɛmpɛ te sɛ akisikuru ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Sɛ ɛho hia a, kɔ Emergency Department (ETU) a ɛwɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn wo no.

• Nipadua no afã afoforo a ɛyɛ yaw (e.g., nan, anim).
• Tebea a ɛma obi yɛ obubuafo, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nipadua no akwaa a ɛyera .
• Confusion , adwene a ɛyera.
• Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa .
• Ɔkasa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaa nsɛmfua a ɛyɛ mmerɛw bere a wɔrekasa.
• Sɛnea wontumi nni dwensɔtwaa ne akisikuru so tumi so.
• Honam ani akisikuru a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.

Mma w’ani ngu yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ eyinom so. Sɛ wɔsa yare ntɛm a, ebetumi asiw nsɛnnennen a emu yɛ den ano.