Ɲɛji bɛ bɔ i ɲɛ na cogo di? An ka kuma Lacrimal Apparatus kan!

Waati dɔw bɛ an bɛɛ la, an bɛ dusukasi, an bɛ nisɔndiya, ani tuma dɔw la, an ɲɛji bɛ bɔ dɔrɔn, tiɲɛ tɛ? Nka yala i delila k’i yɛrɛ ɲininka nin ɲɛji ninnu bɛ sɔrɔ cogo min na tiɲɛ na, mun na ɲɛji bɛ an na, ani fɛɛrɛ kabakoma jumɛn bɛ o kɔfɛ wa? O ye ɲɛjibɔlan kabakoma ye min b’an ɲɛw lakana ani k’u ko, walima i n’a fɔ a bɛ fɔ cogo min na furakɛli dɔnniya la, ``Lacrimal Apparatus``, an bɛna kuma min kan bi.

Ɲɛjibɔ sira ye mun ye? Mun na o nafa ka bon an bolo?

N’an y’a fɔ cogo nɔgɔman na, i ɲɛjibɔlan ye glandew, bɔrɔw ani jibolisiraw ye minnu ka gɛlɛn, minnu bɛ ɲɛji bɔ i ɲɛw la ani ka ɲɛji kɔrɔw bɔ. O sigida fila bɛ aw bolo, kelen bɛ ɲɛ kelen-kelen bɛɛ la.

Aw ye miiri a la i n’a fɔ jibɔlan min b’a to aw ka binkɛnɛ bɛ kɛ binkɛnɛ ye ani ka kɛ jiri ye. I n’a fɔ jifiyɛlanw bɛ yen minnu bɛ ji bɔ i ka nakɔ la, dugujukɔrɔ pibilikiw, ani jibɔyɔrɔ min bɛ ji kɔrɔw bɔ, o ɲɛjibɔlan fana bɛ baara kɛ walasa an ɲɛw ka kɛnɛya ani ka u ɲigi.

O fɛɛrɛ in bɛ ɲɛji minnu Bɔ, n’a bɛ Weele fana ko `ɲɛjibɔlan` furakɛli siratigɛ la, olu bɛ an ɲɛw ɲɛda ko ani k’u tulu. U bɛ yɔrɔw lakana minnu ka gɛlɛn, kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnenya la ɲɛkisɛ finman `kɔnɔna` kɛnɛma-yɔrɔ ani ɲɛkisɛ jɛlen min bɛ ɲɛkisɛ nɛrɛma `kɔnɔna` datugu. O dɔrɔn tɛ, o ɲɛjiw bɛ buguri, nɔgɔ ani faritanabanakisɛ minnu bɛ don ɲɛ na, olu fana ko. Nɛrɛ dɔ min bɛ an ɲɛda la, n’o ye `Facial Nerve walima Seventh Cranial Nerve` ye, o bɛ farikolo yɔrɔw kɔlɔsi minnu bɛ o ɲɛji ninnu pan ka don ɲɛ na k’u bɔ.

Ɲɛjiw bɛ bɔ cogo di ani u bɛ woyo cogo di?

Ɲɛji bɛ bɔ yɔrɔ min na kosɛbɛ, o ye ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw ye, minnu bɛ sɔrɔ aw ɲɛkisɛw kɔkan. Kɔgɔ ni ji ɲagaminen bɛ Bɔ yen. Ni aw ye ɲɛjibɔ kɛ, o ji bɛ jɛnsɛn aw ɲɛ bɛɛ la. O kɔ, a bɛ ɲagami tulumafɛnw na minnu bɛ bɔ ɲɛgɛnɛsira suguya wɛrɛ la, n’o ye meibomian glandes ye, o minnu bɛ sɔrɔ aw ɲɛkisɛw da la. O waati de la ɲɛjibɔlan dafalen bɛ Sɔrɔ.

Nin tulumafɛn in nafa ka bon kosɛbɛ barisa a bɛ ji bali ka wuli joona. Ani fana, o tulu hakɛ dɔɔni bɛ to ɲɛkisɛ da la, ka ɲɛji bali ka jigin ɲɛkisɛ la.

O la, aw kɛlen kɔ ka aw ɲɛw saniya ka u ko, o ɲɛji kɔrɔw ka kan ka bɔ aw ɲɛw la. O de ye ɲɛjibɔlanw sigicogo ye. O ɲɛjiw bɛ tɛmɛ dingɛ misɛnninw fɛ minnu bɛ aw nu kɛrɛ fɛ ka lajɛ aw nu kɔ fɛ. O de kama ni aw bɛ kasi kosɛbɛ, aw nugu bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ ani aw bɛ nugu bɔ. Ɲɛji wɛrɛw bɛ taa i nugu la ani ka don i dawolo la.

Ɲɛjibɔlan yɔrɔ kolomaw ye jumɛnw ye?

Sisan, an ka yɔrɔ kolomaw lajɛ minnu bɛ nin ɲɛjibɔlan bɛɛ kɛ.

• Ɲɛjibɔlanw:Olu bɛ i n’a fɔ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔbaw. O glandew bɛ sɔrɔ aw ɲɛda sanfɛla jukɔrɔ dɔrɔn, ka taa aw ɲɛda kɛnɛma fan fɛ. U bonya bɛ Taa amande fitinin dɔ la. U bɛ ji kɔgɔlen bɔ an ɲɛji la.

• Meibomian Glands : Olu bɛ sɔrɔ aw ɲɛda sanfɛla ni duguma dawolo la. O glandew bɛ tulumafɛnw bɔ minnu bɛ i ɲɛji kɛ. Nin tulu in ni ji min bɛ bɔ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw la, o bɛ dɛmɛ ka ɲɛjibɔlan dɔ kɛ aw ɲɛ kan. Nin tulumafɛn in bɛ dɛmɛ ka aw ɲɛw to u ka to ka mɛn, o bɛ aw ɲɛji bali ka wuli joona o cogo kelen na.

• Lacrimal Puncta: Ninnu ye dingɛ misɛnninw ye minnu bɛ ɲɛji kɔrɔw bɔ aw ɲɛ na. O dingɛ ninnu (punctum - kelen, puncta - plural) bɛ sɔrɔ i ɲɛda sanfɛla ni dugumalan kɔnɔna na, ka taa i nu fan fɛ. Tuma o tuma ni aw ye ɲɛjibɔ kɛ, o dingɛw bɛ kɛ i n’a fɔ bɔgɔdaga misɛnninw, ka ɲɛji kɔrɔw sama ka bɔ aw ɲɛ na.

• Ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw : Ɲɛji minnu bɛ bɔ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw la, olu bɛ lajɛ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw la. Olu bɛ sɔrɔ ɲɛ kɔnɔna na, nugu fan fila bɛɛ la. O bɔrɔw bɛ kɛ i n’a fɔ waati dɔɔnin jidagayɔrɔ fitinin min bɛ ɲɛji kɔrɔw bali ka segin ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw la.

• Nasolacrimal Duct (Tear Ducts): An ka teli ka olu wele ko ɲɛjibɔlanw. Ɲɛji kɔrɔ minnu bɛ bɔ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw ni ɲɛjibɔlanw fɛ, olu laban bɛ woyo ka jigin o siraw fɛ nugu fan fila bɛɛ la. O kanal ninnu bɛ ban nugu kɔ fɛ. I n’a fɔ an y’a fɔ cogo min na ka tɛmɛ, o de y’a to ji bɛ bɔ i nu na n’i bɛ kasi.

Miiri dɔrɔn, nin yɔrɔ ninnu bɛɛ bɛ ɲɔgɔn na, wa u bɛ baara kɛ jɛkulu ye, o de y’a to an ɲɛw bɛ kɛnɛya tuma bɛɛ ani u saniyalen don. Ni gɛlɛya fitinin dɔ bɛ yɔrɔ kelen na, o bɛ se ka nɔ bila sigida bɛɛ la.

Bana jumɛnw bɛ sɔrɔ tuma caman na minnu bɛ nɔ bila an ɲɛjibɔcogo la?

Tuma dɔw la, gɛlɛya suguya caman bɛ se ka sɔrɔ ɲɛjibɔ in na. An bɛ bana minnu sɔrɔ ka caya ni o kɛra, olu dɔw filɛ nin ye:

• Ɲɛ jalen : O ye gɛlɛya ye min ka teli ka mɔgɔ caman sɔrɔ. Ni ɲɛw ma ɲɛji bɔ ka ɲɛ, walima ni u bɛ ɲɛji min bɔ, o jogo dɔgɔyara (misali la, ni tulu hakɛ min bɛ bɔ meibomian glandes la, o dɔgɔyara), ɲɛw bɛ se ka ja, ka bilen, ka nɛ bɔ. Tuma dɔw la, a yɛrɛ bɛ se ka kɛ i n’a fɔ fɛn dɔ bɛ ɲɛw la.

• Ɲɛjibɔ kojugu (Epiphora): O ye a kɔkanna ye. A bɛ kɛ i n’a fɔ ɲɛji caman bɛ bɔ, wa tuma dɔw la ɲɛji bɛ se ka bɔ aw ɲɛda la. O bɛ se ka kɛ ɲɛji bɔli caya ye, walima a bɛ se ka kɛ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw datuguli ye min bɛ ɲɛjibɔ bali ka bɔ ka ɲɛ.

• Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (banakisɛfagalanw) :Nin bana in ka teli ka den fitiniw de la kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnenya la. Ikomi ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw ma dabɔ ka ɲɛ, ɲɛji bɛ se ka caya ɲɛ kɔnɔ, tuma dɔw la, o bɛ na ni banakisɛw ye.

• Dacryoadenitis : O ye ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔw fununi ni funu ye . O bɛ se ka sɔrɔ banakisɛ walima sababu wɛrɛw fɛ.

• Dacryocystitis : Nin ye ɲɛjibɔlan funu walima banakisɛ ye. A ka ca a la, o bɛ sɔrɔ ɲɛjibɔyɔrɔ balili fɛ.

Aw bɛ a dɔn cogo di ni gɛlɛya dɔ bɛ ɲɛjibɔlan na?

Taamaʃyɛn jɔnjɔn damadɔw bɛ yen minnu b’a jira ko gɛlɛya dɔ bɛ aw ɲɛjibɔ la. Min nafa ka bon kosɛbɛ, o ye ko ni aw bɛ to ka ɲɛ jalenw ye, walima ni ɲɛji bɛ aw la (`Epiphora`) , o bɛ se ka kɛ taamasiɲɛ ye min b’a jira ko fɛn dɔ bɛ aw ɲɛjibɔ la.

Miiri k’a filɛ, ni aw ka Meibomian Glands tɛ baara kɛ ka ɲɛ, u tɛ tulu bɛrɛ bɔ aw ɲɛji la. O kɔ, ɲɛji tɛ to aw ɲɛ na ka ɲɛ, wa a bɛ wuli joona kojugu, walima a bɛ ban aw ɲɛ na. I bɛ se k’a miiri ko i bɛ ɲɛji caman bɔn, nka min bɛ ka kɛ tiɲɛ na, o ye ko i ɲɛw tɛ se ka ɲɛji minnu bɔ, olu mara ka ɲɛ.

O la, ni aw ye fɛn wɛrɛ kɔlɔsi aw ɲɛ na – hali ni o ye fɛn fitinin ye i n’a fɔ ɲɛ jalenw – a ka fisa ka taa ɲɛ ladonbaga kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnen dɔ fɛ (Ɲɛdɔgɔtɔrɔso) walasa ka taa a lajɛ. O kɔfɛ, u bɛ se k’a dɔn tigitigi min man ɲi ani ka furakɛli wajibiyalen kɛ.

An bɛ se ka an ɲɛjibɔlan to kɛnɛya la cogo di?

I n’a fɔ an ɲɛw, an ka kan ka an janto dɔɔni walasa ɲɛjibɔlan in ka to kɛnɛya la.

• Aw bɛ ɲɛw sɛgɛsɛgɛ tuma ni tuma: Dɔgɔtɔrɔ tɛna aw ka yeli dɔrɔn lajɛ, nka a tɛna aw ɲɛw bɛɛ kɛnɛya fana lajɛ, hali aw ɲɛjibɔlan baarakɛcogo.
• Ni aw ye fɛn dɔw yeli yeli la, aw bɛ o fɔ dɔgɔtɔrɔ ye o yɔrɔnin bɛɛ. Ni aw bɛ lunɛti walima ɲɛkisɛw don, aw bɛ to ka u lajɛ ani ka u falen ni a mago bɛ a la.
• Ni furakɛli bana dɔ bɛ aw la i n’a fɔ sukarodunbana, siga t’a la, aw ka kan ka taa ɲɛdɔgɔtɔrɔ dɔ fɛ siɲɛ kelen san kɔnɔ, barisa sukarodunbana bɛ se ka ɲɛw minɛ.
• Aw bɛ ɲɛ tangalan bɛnnen don ni aw bɛ farikoloɲɛnajɛ kɛ walima ni aw bɛ baara kɛ min bɛ se ka kɛ farati ye ɲɛw ma.

Kuma surun (Take-Home Message) .

N’a sɔrɔ aw y’a faamu sisan ko an ka ɲɛjibɔlan tɛ ɲɛji bɔyɔrɔ dɔrɔn ye, a ye fɛɛrɛ nafamaba ye min bɛ tulu kɛ an ɲɛw la, k’u lakana, k’u to kɛnɛya la. O fɛɛrɛ in bɛ ɲɛji minnu bɔ, olu bɛ an ɲɛw dɛmɛ u ka baara kɛ ka ɲɛ ani ka to kɛnɛya la.

O la, ni aw ye ɲɛw jalen don don dɔ walima ni aw ɲɛw bɛ ji bɔ, aw kana aw ɲɛmajɔ dɔrɔn i n’a fɔ a bɛ kɛ cogo min na, ka taa ɲɛdɔgɔtɔrɔ dɔ fɛ. Hali ni nin taamasiɲɛ ninnu bɛ se ka sɔrɔ tuma dɔw la fɛn misɛnniw fɛ, u bɛ se ka kɛ fana bana dɔ taamasiɲɛ ye min bɛ se ka aw ɲɛw walima aw ka yeli tiɲɛ ni aw ma furakɛ. A sababu mana kɛ fɛn o fɛn ye, dɔgɔtɔrɔw bɛ se ka dɛmɛ don walasa ka balansi segin i ɲɛjibɔcogo la.

O la sa, i k’i janto i ɲɛw la, bawo o ye fɛn nafamabaw ye minnu b’i dɛmɛ ka diɲɛ ye!

` Ɲɛji, ɲɛjibɔ sira, ɲɛjibɔlan, ɲɛ kɛnɛya, ɲɛ jalen, ɲɛjibɔ, ɲɛ banaw