So ɛsɛ sɛ yesua oduruyɛfo titiriw bi (Somnologist) a ɔboa wɔ nna ho haw ho ade?

So ɛyɛ den ma wo nso sɛ wobɛda anadwo? Anaasɛ wote nka sɛ woabrɛ wɔ ɔkwan soronko so awiabere? Ebia wowɔ ɔhaw bi a ɛfa nna ho. Ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛka oduruyɛfo titiriw bi a obetumi aboa wo wɔ tebea a ɛte saa mu, ``Somnologist`` ho asɛm.

Hena ne nna ho ɔbenfo yi (Somnologist)?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ``Somnologist'' yɛ oduruyɛfo a wanya ntetee titiriw a ɔde bɛhwehwɛ na wasa nyarewa a ɛfa nna ho, kyerɛ sɛ, nna mu haw ahorow . Sɛnea oduruyɛfo a ɔyɛ soronko wɔ hɔ a ɔhwɛ koma no, saa ara na oduruyɛfo a ɔyɛ soronko wɔ hɔ a ɔhwɛ amemene no, saa ara na nnuruyɛfo atitiriw nso wɔ hɔ a wɔhwɛ nna so.

Susuw ho hwɛ, mpɛn pii no, saa ``Somnologists`` nnuruyɛfo yi di kan nya nimdeɛ wɔ aduruyɛ mu, sɛ nhwɛso no, ``Neurology``, ``Psychiatry``, ``Otolaryngology anaa ENT``, anaa ``Internal Medicine``, na ɛno nkutoo na wonya ntetee titiriw foforo wɔ nna ho. Enti, wɔwɔ nneɛma ahorow a ɛka nna ho ntease pa .

Dɛn ankasa na nna ho ɔbenfo yɛ?

Fa no sɛ wowɔ nna ho haw bi. Sɛ wokɔ ``Somnologist'' nkyɛn a, ɔbɛyɛ nneɛma te sɛ yei de aboa wo:

• Obebisa wo nsɛm pii afa wo nna ho haw ahorow ho: sɛnea woda, mpɛn dodow a wosɔre anadwo, ne sɛ ebia wobrɛ awiabere. Wɔfrɛ eyi "abakɔsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri."
• Nipadua mu nhwehwɛmu: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔyɛ nipadua mu nhwehwɛmu de hwɛ sɛ ebia nipadua mu tebea horow a ebia ɛde nna mu haw reba anaa.
• Sɛ ɛho hia a, wobetumi ahyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu: sɛ nhwɛso no, anadwo nna ho nhwehwɛmu. Wɔsan frɛ eyinom sɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hu yare.
• Ɔhwehwɛ sɔhwɛ amanneɛbɔ ahorow mu: Wɔhwɛ nneɛma te sɛ wo nna ho nsɛm anaa actigraph data (nsɛm a wogye fi mfiri ketewaa bi a wɔhyɛ wɔ wo nipadua so) mu na ama wɔate sɛnea woda no ase.
• Ɛhwehwɛ nna mu haw ahorow: Sɛ woyɛ eyinom nyinaa a, wubehu nea wo nna ho haw no yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Wɔkyerɛw ayaresa: Ɛno akyi no, wɔkamfo ayaresa a ɛfata kyerɛ, ebia nsakrae a ɛba wo da biara da dwumadi, nnuru, anaa mfiri soronko a wode bedi dwuma mu.

So nnuruyɛfo yi nkutoo na wɔyɛ adwuma?

Dabi, ɛnte saa. Mpɛn pii no, nna ho abenfo yi ne nnuruyɛfo afoforo yɛ adwuma hwehwɛ wo nna ho haw ahorow no ano aduru. Ɛne sɛ, sɛ́ kuw a wɔyɛ adwuma ahorow pii . Eyinom bi ne:

• W’abusua oduruyɛfo (Primary care physician) .
• Aso, hwene ne menewa ho animdefo (ENT nnuruyɛfo) .
• Adwene mu akwahosan ho afotufoɔ anaa nnuruyɛfoɔ `(Adwene mu akwahosan ho adwumayɛfoɔ)`
• Ntini mu yare ho animdefo
• Mmofra nnuruyɛfo (sɛ wo ba no wɔ nna ho haw a) .

Ebia afoforo a wɔte saa wɔ hɔ. Esiane sɛ nna mu haw ahorow bi betumi afi nyarewa afoforo mu aba nti, ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ saa afã horow no nyinaa.

Dae ho haw bɛn na Somnologist boa wɔ ho?

Tebea horow bi a ɛtaa ba a nna ho ɔbenfo betumi aboa wɔ ho ni:

• Ɔbrɛ a ɛboro so awiabere: Ɔbrɛ a ɔte nka bere nyinaa, nna, na otu mmirika kɔ fam.
• Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛda na woada: Sɛ woantumi nna bere a woada anadwo awie (a wɔsan frɛ no ``Insomnia''), wobɛsɔre wɔ fã.
• Awia nna a ɛtra so: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebia wobɛda kɛse awiabere. Eyi betumi ayɛ tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no Narcolepsy.
• Ahurututu ne nna mu ahomegye: Eyi yɛ ɔhaw a nnipa pii wɔ. Nea ɛda nsow ne home a ogyina bere tiaa bi bere a wɔada anadwo no.
• Restless leg syndrome: Ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛyɛ yaw, ɛyɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ nan no mu bere a worebɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛda anadwo no. Ɔpɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobɛkanyan nan no.

Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo bɛkasa afa ho.

Henanom ne saa `(Sleep Technologist)` ne `(Sleep Specialist)` yi? Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda abien no ntam?

Ɛyɛ papa sɛ yɛbɛma eyi nso mu ada hɔ, efisɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wotumi ma abien no adwene tu fra.

• ``Nna ho mfiridwuma ho nimdefoɔ'' yɛ obi a ɔyɛ nna ho nhwehwɛmu, te sɛ ``da ho nhwehwɛmu'' (a wɔsan frɛ no ``polysomnography'') anaa ``multiple sleep latency test'' (MSLT). Ɔno na ɔhyehyɛ afiri no na ɔboaboa data no ano bere a woada no. Wɔwɔ ntetee titiriw ma ɛno.

• Nanso, `(Sleep specialist)` anaa `(Somnologist)` yɛ oduruyɛfo a ɔhyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu no, afei ɔfa nsɛm a `(Sleep technologist)` aboaboa ano no, hwehwɛ mu, na ɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu . So wote ase? Abusuabɔ a ɛda saa baanu yi ntam no te sɛ oduruyɛfo a ɔfa `X-ray` ne oduruyɛfo a ɔnam saa `X-ray` no hwɛ so hu yare no.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛyɛ ``Somnologist''?

Eyi yɛ akwantu tenten a wɔahyira so. Sɛ wobɛyɛ nna ho ɔbenfo, nna ho ɔbenfo a, ɛsɛ sɛ wuwie nhomasua, ntetee, ne adansedi ahorow pii.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wudi anammɔn yi akyi:

• Nea edi kan no, bachelor’s degree (bɛyɛ mfe anan).
• Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ aduruyɛ sukuu na wuwie wo aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa (bɛyɛ mfe anan bio).
• Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ residency ntetee (bɛyɛ mfe abiɛsa).
• Ɛno akyi no, ɛsɛ sɛ wuwie fekubɔ ntetee titiriw bi wɔ nna ho aduruyɛ mu (bɛyɛ afe).
• Awiei koraa no, ɛsɛ sɛ wunya adansedi krataa titiriw bi fi adwumayɛbea bi a wogye tom wɔ nna ho aduruyɛ mu.

Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no eyinom nyinaa gye mfe 12 . Enti wubetumi ate nimdeɛ ne osuahu pii a ehia na wode ayɛ nna ho aduruyɛ no ase.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo a ɔyɛ nna ho ɔbenfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛma ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wobɛda, wobɛda, anaasɛ wobɛsɔre anɔpa anaasɛ wobɛda awia a, ebia wobɛpɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ nna so nkyɛn. Saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi betumi asiw w’adwuma, sukuu , ne w’asetra pa kwan.

Mpɛn pii no, sɛ wodi kan kɔ w'abusua oduruyɛfo (GP) nkyɛn na woka wo nna ho haw kyerɛ no a, sɛ ɔte nka sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔde wo bɛkɔ ``Somnologist'' nkyɛn.

Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛreka wo nna dodow ne sɛnea woda no a, oduruyɛfo betumi de wo akɔma oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ nna. Dae ho ɔbenfo betumi ahu nea ɛde wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ba na ɔde ayaresa ahorow a ɛbɛboa wo ma woanya ahomegye a wuhia ama wo.

Nokwarem no, nna a ɛfata a yebenya no betumi ayɛ asɛnnennen sɛ yɛbɛyɛ adwuma yiye bere a yɛda hɔ a. Sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wobɛda, wobɛkɔ so ada, anaasɛ wobɛsɔre a wote nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo yaw a, ɛho hia sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo kasa. W’abusua oduruyɛfo betumi de wo akɔma oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ nna ho ɔbenfo (dae ho ɔbenfo). Saa oduruyɛfo titiriw no betumi aboa wo ma woahu nea ɛrehaw wo nna na waboa wo ma wo ho atɔ wo.

Nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae fi asɛm yi mu (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti, eyinom ne nneɛma atitiriw a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae fi nea yɛaka ho asɛm nnɛ no mu:

• ``(Somnologist)`` yɛ oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ ɔhaw ahorow a ɛfa nna ho (nna mu haw) a wɔhwehwɛ na wɔsa mu.
• Sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo bere nyinaa sɛ wobɛda, woda awia dodo, anaasɛ wowɔ ɔhaw ahorow te sɛ ahurututu ne nna mu ahomegye a, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo kasa fa ho.
• Mpɛn pii no, w’abusua oduruyɛfo (GP) de wo bɛkɔ oduruyɛfo titiriw yi nkyɛn.
• Dae ho hia ma yɛn nipadua ne yɛn adwene mu akwahosan. Enti, ɛnsɛ sɛ wobu nna ho haw ahorow no adewa. Sɛ wɔkɔ so a, wobetumi de akwahosan ho haw afoforo aba.
• Sɛ wohu ɔyare no yiye na wɔsa yare a, wobetumi adi nna ho haw ahorow so kɛse na wɔasa. Enti nsuro sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu.

`Dae, nna mu haw, nna ho ɔbenfo, nna ho ɔbenfo, nna mu ahomegye, ahurututu, nna