Yu de gɛt lumps na yu cheek? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt di Parotid Gland!

Tide wi go tɔk bɔt wan rili impɔtant gland na wi mɔt we de mek saliva ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin mek smɔl prɔblɛm. Dis na wetin wi kɔl di Parotid Gland. Sɔntɛm yu nɔ yɛri bɔt dis nem, bɔt i kin ɛp bɔku pan wi mɔt wɛlbɔdi ɛn di dijeshɔn.

Wetin na di Parotid Gland? Usay i de?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di parotid gland na wan pan wi men saliva gland dɛn. Yu gɛt tu pan dɛn gland ya, wan na ɛni say na yu yes. Dɛn de bifo yu yes, we de dɔŋ smɔl. Dɛn tan lɛk smɔl smɔl sak dɛn. di men wok we dεn gland dεm ya de du na fכ mek saliva. Yu no, aw impɔtant saliva impɔtant fɔ mek wi mɔt wet, fɔ ɛp wi fɔ it it, ɛn fɔ ɛp wi fɔ digest it. apat frכm di parotid gland dεm, כda gland dεm de we de prodyuz saliva כnda wi tכng (`submandibular glands`) εn כnda wi jaw (`submandibular glands`). Bɔt sɔmtɛm dɛn parotid gland ya kin gɛt smɔl trɔbul bak. di gland dεm kin swel, dεn kin gεt infεkshכn - dכkta dεn kin kכl dis bak `parotitis` - εn sכm pipul dεn kin ivin divεlכp `tכmכr`. If dat apin, bɔku tɛm dɔktɔ dɛn go gi am antibayɔtik , put wam kɔmprɛs, ɛn masaj di gland. Sɔntɛnde, i kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn, redyushɔn tɛrapi, ɛn kemotɛrapi .

Wetin na di wok we di Parotid Gland de du rili?

Dɛn parotid gland ya de du bɔku mɔ wok pas aw yu go tink.

• Dɛn gland ya de mek wan kayn saliva we gɛt wata smɔl ɛn we tan lɛk wata.
• nכto dat nכmכ, bכt dεn de rilis wan spεshal εnzym we dεn kכl `amylase`. Dis na wetin de stat di digεsshכn fכ di stach na di it dεm we wi de it.

So, dis saliva rili impɔtant fɔ wi ɔral wɛlbɔdi ɛn ɔl bɔdi wɛlbɔdi. Tek wan luk pan wetin kin apin wit dis saliva:

• Kip yu mɔt wet ɔltɛm.
• I de ɛp fɔ mek di bɔdi digest.
• I de ridyus di bad bad baktri dɛm we de na di mɔt.
• I de ɛp bak fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm di tut we de rɔtin (kaviti).

Sɔntin we de mek wi sɔprayz bɔt di Parotid Gland!

Yu bin no? nכmal wan, lεk 10% pan di tכtal saliva na yu mכt de kכmכt frכm dεn parotid gland dεm ya. Bɔt we yu it, dis amount de go ɔp to lɛk 25%! Tink bɔt aw i impɔtant, aw i de ɛp fɔ digest it fayn fayn wan.

Usay ɛksaktɔli di Parotid Gland dɛn de?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, dɛn tu gland ya de jɔs dɔŋ ɛn smɔl bifo yu yes. di saliva we de kכmכt na di parotid gland de go insay yu mכt tru wan sכm sכm tכb we dεn kכl `Stensen's duct`. di εnd fכ dis tכb de opin insay yu כp jaw nia yu molar dεm. wi כda big saliva gland dεm, di `sablingual` εn di `sכbmandibular`, de kכnekt to כda tכb we dεn kכl di `Wharton's duct`. Dis de mek di saliva kɔmɔt ɔnda yu tɔng, te to di bɔt ɔf yu mɔt.

Aw di parotid gland tan lɛk?

Dis tan lɛk piramid we de ɔpsayd, we wayd ɔp ɛn smɔl dɔŋ.

• di כp pat de stat fכ kכmכt wayd εn i de tכn sכmtεm we di lכw jawlayn de kam nia.
• limf no dεm de we de kכba di כdasay na di gland.
• di insay sayd lεk se i dip sכmtεm, as i de rεst pan di jawbon εn di masseter mכsul (wan big mכsul we de εp fכ chεf it) na di chεk.
• כda tin we rili imכtant na dat di `fes nεv` (dεn kכl dεn mεdikal nεv VII), we de kכntro di muvmεnt dεm na wi fes, de pas tru dis gland. dis nεv de divayd di gland insay tu pat, di `superficial lobe` (outer lobe) εn di `dip lobe` (inner lobe).

Us kɔlɔ dis gland gɛt? Aw big i bi? Aw bɔku i we?

• Kɔlɔ: Di gland rili yɔlɔ, bɔt i gɛt pink kɔnektiv tisu rawnd am .
• Sayz: Dis na di big saliva gland we wi gɛt. Bɔku tɛm, i kin lɔng lɛk 5.8 sɛntimita ɛn i kin wayd lɛk 3.4 sɛntimita.
• Weyt: Di avrej wet na lɛk 14.28 gram.

Wetin mek dɛn parotid gland ya kin swel? Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin mek i apin?

Bɔrku pipul kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit swel ɛn pen na di say na yu chɛst. Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de fɔ dis. Lɛ wi luk di men wan dɛn:

• Sialolithiasis : Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na di fɔmɛshɔn fɔ smɔl ston dɛn (kalkyuli, ɔ kalsiɔm dɛposit) insay di saliva dakt dɛm. Dɛn ston ya kin mek di saliva nɔ de flɔ, ɛn dis kin mek di gland swel ɛn i kin fil pen. Dis pen kin wɔs mɔ we yu de it, bikɔs dis kin mek yu gɛt mɔ saliva.
• ` Sialadenitis `: Dis na infεkshכn na di parotid gland. Dis kin apin difrɛn we dɛn. Na di ston dɛm we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt kin mek i kam, ɔ na baktri kin mek am, ɔ na vayrɔs kin mek i kam. fכ egzampl, `staph infεkshכn` εn di `mumps vayrus` kin mek dis kכndyushכn.
• Parotid gland tכmכro dεm:dis tכmכro dεm kin kכmכt na eni pat pan di gland. Ivin da tɛm de, di jaw stil fayn, ɛn di fes kin swel. Di gud nyus na dat bɔku pan dɛn tumbu ya nɔto kansa. Dat min se dɛn nɔ denja. Bɔt smɔl chans de fɔ mek kansa tumbu dɛn kam.
• Parotid gland kansa: Saliva gland kansa kin rili bɔku we yu kɔmpia am wit ɔda kayn kansa. fכ egzampl, mucoepidermoid carcinoma εn adenoid cystic carcinoma. Dɛn kin mek bitwin 6% ɛn 8% pan ɔl di ed ɛn nɛk kansa dɛn. Bɔt if yu gɛt dis kayn kansa, i impɔtant fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan. If nɔto dat, di kansa sɛl dɛn kin skata to di limf no dɛm.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we de sho se di parotid gland dɔn blok?

Bɔrku tɛm, di sayn dɛm fɔ prɔblɛm wit di parotid gland kin bi di sem. Si if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya:

• Di fes ɛn di jaw we de swel.
• Pen (sɔntɛnde dis pen kin wɔs afta yu dɔn it).
• Fiva.

Us tɛst dɛn de fɔ chɛk di wɛlbɔdi na di parotid gland?

Jɔs lɛk ɛni sik, di fɔs tin we yu kin du we yu go to dɔktɔ na fɔ chɛk yu bɔdi. Dɛn go palpat yu parotid gland dɛm fɔ chɛk fɔ pen ɛn swel. If di dɔktɔ tink se sɔntin nɔ fayn, i go ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du sɔm ɔda tɛst dɛn. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Nidul bayopsi: dis involv fכ tek sכm sכm sεmpl fכ wata frכm di parotid gland yuz wan tin nidul. Dɛn kin sɛn am na wan lab fɔ si wetin na di prɔblɛm.
• Imej test: Dis na difrεn skan dεm we kin si klia wan insay di gland. Dɛn kin aks yu fɔ du MRI, ɔltra saund, ɔ CT skan.

Wetin na di kɔmɔn tritmɛnt fɔ Parotid Gland sik dɛm?

Di tritmɛnt dipen pan wetin mek yu gɛt prɔblɛm. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• If di gland swel bikɔs ɔf baktriyal infɛkshɔn, i go mɔs bi se di dɔktɔ go gi am antibayɔtik.
• If ston dɛn stɔp na di saliva dakt dɛn, di dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ masaj yu fes ɔ drink sɔl drink lɛk laym tɔfi. Dis go mek di saliva prodyuz mɔ, we kin ɛp di ston dɛn fɔ kɔmɔt. If dɛn tin ya nɔ ɛp, dɛn kin gi spɛshal mɛrɛsin fɔ mek di saliva flɔ mɔ. If dɛn tritmɛnt ya we nɔto ɔspitul nɔ ɛp, dɛn kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di ston dɛn.
• If tumbu dɛn de na di parotid gland, dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn we dɛn kɔl parotidectomy. Dis kin min fɔ pul wan pat ɔ ɔl di gland.
• Pipul wae gɛt parotid gland kansa kin nid ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di gland ɛn/ɔ kemotɛrapi ɛn/ɔ redyushɔn tɛrapi.

Aw fɔ mɛn wan parotid gland we dɔn swel?

If yu parotid gland dɔn swel, nɔ panik. Sɔntɛnde, if yu sok sɔntin lɛk sɔl tɔfi ɔ wan lɛmon, dat kin ɛp. Dis go mek di saliva prodyuz bɔku ɛn ɛp fɔ klin ɛni dɔti we dɔn stɔp na di dakt.

Bɔt if dis prɔblɛm kɔntinyu fɔ pas wan ɔ tu dez, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ. I kin no di rayt tin we mek yu swel ɛn gi yu tritmɛnt plan we go fayn fɔ yu.

Aw a go kip mi parotid gland dɛn wɛl?

Fɔ mek yu parotid gland dɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi, di men tin na fɔ mek shɔ se yu de mek inof saliva fɔ mek yu mɔt wet. Na sɔm advays dɛn ya we go ɛp yu fɔ du jɔs dat:

• Drink plɛnti wata ɛvride. Tray fɔ drink at le 2 lita wata ɛvride.
• Chew gam we nɔ gɛt shuga. Dis kin mek di saliva prodyuz.
• Tray fɔ it kandy we nɔ gɛt shuga, mɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt sɔl.
• Nɔ smok kpatakpata. Smok nɔ jɔs de ambɔg di saliva gland dɛn, bɔt i de ambɔg di wan ol bɔdi bak.
• Ridyus di drink dɛn we gɛt kafin lɛk kɔfi, ti, ɛn rɔm as yu ebul. Dɛn tin ya kin mek yu mɔt dray.
• Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt tin dɛn we kin mek dɛn nɔ gɛt saliva na dɛn mɔt. Fɔ dɛn kayn pipul ya, yu kin aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt atifishal saliva sɔbstityuyt if nid de.

Mɛmba se wi nɔ kin ebul fɔ mek di parotid gland prɔblɛm dɛn nɔ kam ɔltɛm. Bɔt yu kin ridyus di prɔblɛm bad bad wan if yu fala di simpul tin dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt.

Fɔ dɔn, mɛsej we yu kin kɛr go na os:

as yu si, di parotid gland dεm de ple rili imכtant rol insay wi כral hεlth εn dijestiv sistεm. If yu ɛva gɛt parotid gland we swel ɔ gɛt infɛkshɔn, duya nɔ ignore am ɛn go to dɔktɔ. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin trit wan parotid gland we dɔn swel wit simpul tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn nɔ gɛt ɔpreshɔn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, i kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn. So, if yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ wɔri bɔt yu parotid gland, nɔ shem fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ ɛn mek dɛn sɔlv am. Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!

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