Revathi (wadi mfe 32), a ɔyɛ yoga kyerɛkyerɛfo wɔ n’adwuma mu no baa m’ayaresabea Dwoda a etwaam no. Ná ɛte sɛ nea ehu aka no kakra.

"Oduruyɛfo Priya, bere biara a medidi no, mete nnyigyei bi a ɛyɛ 'clicking/popping' fi me benkum anom. Nea ɛka ho no, manya ɛyaw a ɛyɛ kusuu a ɛretrɛw afi m'aso so akɔ m'anim nyinaa adapɛn abiɛsa a atwam ni. Mintumi mmue m'ano kɛse anaasɛ menwe m'aduan," Revathi kyerɛkyerɛɛ ne haw no mu.

Mehwehwɛɛ n’anom nkwaa mu na mekyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ: "Revathi, worehu amane wɔ tebea bi a wonim no wɔ aduruyɛ ho nyansahu mu sɛ TMJ Dysfunction (TMD) . Nkwaa bi a ɛyɛ den yiye wɔ hɔ a ɛka anom dompe no ne yɛn ti nhwi no bom, a ɛwɔ aso no afã abien no nyinaa anim. Wɔfrɛ eyi Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) . Eyi fi cartilage disc no a ɛtu kɔ baabi foforo wɔ nkwaa, sẽ a wɔyam anadwo a wonnim (Bruxism), anaasɛ anom ntini a ɛyɛ den esiane adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den nti Ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnhwɛ nnuru a ɛnyɛ den ne apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a wobetumi ayɛ wɔ fie ama tebea yi.

🚨 Red Flags a ɛhia ayaresa ntɛm ara

Mpɛn pii no, anom yaw nyɛ nea asiane wom na ebefi hɔ wɔ asram kakraa bi mu. Nanso, sɛ wuhu kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne a edidi so yi mu biara a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon nkyɛn ntɛm ara:

• Locked Jaw - Eyi ne bere a anom dompe no akɔhyɛ baabi biako, a entumi mmue ano no koraa anaasɛ ɛnto mu.
• Ɛhonhon kɛse wɔ anom nkwaa no ho, honam ani yɛ kɔkɔɔ, ne atiridiinini kɛse (eyinom betumi ayɛ septic arthritis, nkwaa mu yare ho sɛnkyerɛnne).
• Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛmene anaa wobɛhome (ebia eyi nyɛ ɔhaw wɔ anom nkwaa no ho, na mmom ɛyɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nsensan mu yare a emu yɛ den atrɛw akɔ kɔn no mu).
• Nhyɛso ne ɛyaw a ɛba wɔ akwanhyia kɛse bi akyi anaasɛ ɔhwe wɔ anim anaa anom (ebia abubu).

Nneɛma atitiriw a ɛde temporomandibular nkwaa a ɛnyɛ adwuma yiye ba

• Nse a wobɛyam (Bruxism): Nhyɛso a ɛboro so a ɛba nkwaa no so esiane su a ɛne sɛ wobɛkyekyere wo sẽ a wunnim anaasɛ wobɛyam bere a woada nti.
• Adwennwen: Adwennwen a ɛboro so betumi ama anom ntini no mu ayɛ den a onnim.
• Ntini mu yare: Nnompe a ɛwɔ nkwaa no mu a ɛsɛe esiane tebea horow te sɛ nnompe mu yare anaa ntini mu yare nti.
• Gyinabea bɔne: Sɛ wotra kɔmputa no anim a wo ti abɔ w’anim bere tenten a, ebetumi ama wo kɔn ne wo hwene nkwaa no anyɛ pɛ.
• Su a wobɛwe: Mpɛn pii a wobɛwe anom anaasɛ wobɛwe nneɛma a ɛyɛ den te sɛ kyerɛwdua ne nnadewa.

Ayaresa nnuru a ɛnyɛ den ne apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a wobetumi ayɛ wɔ fie

Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ betumi aboa wo ma wo anom yaw no afi hɔ wɔ fie denam:

1. 1. Nnipa a wɔte saa.Ɔhyew/Awɔw Ayaresa: Fa ɔhyew gu so simma 15 mprenu da biara na ama ntini a atwa anom nkwaa no ho ahyia no adwo. Sɛ ɛho ahon a, fa nsukyenee gu so.
2. Aduane a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: Kwati nnuan a ɛyɛ den a ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛwe (nnuaba, nam, nnuaba), na fa nnuan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ nhabannuru a wɔayam, soup, nkesua, ne akutu nkutoo ma.
3. Resistive Jaw Exercises: Fa wo nsateaa a wode kyerɛ ade no hyɛ wo hwene ase na bue w’ano nkakrankakra. Bere koro no ara mu no, ma wotumi gyina ano denam wo nsateaa a wobɛpia wo hwene akɔ soro no so. Eyi hyɛ anom ntini ahorow no den.
4. Jaw relaxation exercises: Fa wo tɛkrɛma to w’ano atifi na bue w’ano na to mu nkakrankakra sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wo sẽ renka wɔn ho wɔn ho.

Nea Wobɛyɛ & Nea Ɛnsɛ sɛ Woyɛ

Nyansahu mu nsɛm a wonya fi mu (Nsɛm a wɔde gyinaa so) .

• 📚 Bere mu yare (TMD) - NHS
• 📚 Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ akwan a wɔfa so ma Temporomandibular Disorders: Multimodal Conservative Management Strategy - PMC