Dɔktɔ fɔ ed ɛn nɛk sik dɛn: Udat na ɔtolaryngologist?

Yu dɔn ɛva gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu yes, yu nos, ɔ yu trot ɛn yu de wɔnda udat fɔ si? Sɔntɛm yu famili dɔktɔ bin rifer yu to spɛshal pɔsin. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt wan spɛshal pɔsin we go ɛp wi pan tɛm dɛn lɛk dis. Dat na di dɔktɔ we de mɛn di we aw pɔsin de fil . Pan ɔl we di nem kin tan lɛk se i lɔng smɔl, dɛn pipul ya kin trit bɔku sik dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit wi ed ɛn nɛk.

Udat na dis ‘Otolaryngologist’? Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan...

Otolaryngologist na dɔktɔ we spɛshal fɔ no ɛn trit di sik dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit yu ed ɛn nɛk. Dɛn kin du tritmɛnt dɛn we nɔto ɔspitul, ɛn dɛn kin du ɔspitul tritmɛnt dɛn if nid de. Dis min se dɛn dɔktɔ ya kin ɛp wit sik dɛn we dɛn kin trit wit mɛrɛsin, ɛn bak wit tin dɛn we nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn.

Dis nem de saund likl strenj, no bi so? Dɛn kin kɔl am ‘Oto-laryn-go-lo-gist’. Bɔt bikɔs i at fɔ mɛmba, bɔku pipul dɛn kin kɔl dɛn dɔktɔ dɛn ya wit ɔda shɔt nem.

Dis na di sem tin wit ‘ENT’ dɔktɔ?

Yɛs, yu tɔk tru! Yu go mɔs dɔn yɛri bɔt ‘ENT’ dɔktɔ bɔku tɛm. ‘ENT’ na akɔdin fɔ ‘Iya, Nos, ɛn Trot’ . I min dɔktɔ we spɛshal pan di yes, nos, ɛn trot . So, dɛn kin kɔl ‘ Otolaryngologist ’ bak ‘ENT’ dɔktɔ.

Naw yu kin de wɔnda, wetin mek yu fɔ yuz di lɔng nem ‘otolaryngologist’ fɔ dis, we i izi fɔ jɔs se ‘ENT’? Fɔ tru, ‘ENT’ na di wɔd we dɛn kin yuz mɔ, bikɔs i izi fɔ mɛmba. כltu, di mεdikal kכrekt tεm na ‘otolaryngologist’.

Bɔku ‘otolaryngologist’ dɛn kin lɛk fɔ kɔl dɛn da nem de, bikɔs dɛn nɔ kin jɔs trit di yes, nos, ɛn trot, bɔt dɛn kin trit bɔku bɔku sik dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit ed ɛn nɛk. So, dɛn se di wɔd ‘ENT’ nɔ de tɔk bɔt dɛn savis dɛn ful wan.

Aw yu go bi Otolaryngologist?

Fɔ bi spɛshal pɔsin lɛk dis nɔ kin izi. I nid fɔ de du bɔku tin dɛn ɛn lan buk.

Fɔs, yu nid fɔ pas di Ɔdinari Lɛvul ɛn Advans Lɛvul ɛgzam ɛn gɛt mɛdikal digri (MBBS) frɔm di yunivasiti. Dɔn, fɔ bi ‘otolaryngologist’, dat na fɔ gɛt spɛshal no we gɛt fɔ du wit di ed ɛn nɛk, yu nid fɔ gɛt ɔda fayv ia spɛshal rɛsidɛns trenin .

Imajin aw lɔng dat go tek fɔ lan! Sɔm dɔktɔ dɛn kin go fa fawe ɛn lan bɔt ɔda sɔbspɛshal wok dɛn we de insay di sem fil. Fɔ ɛgzampul, tin dɛn de lɛk pikin dɛn otolaryngology ( we spɛshal pan yes, nos, ɛn trot sik dɛn na yɔŋ pikin dɛn) ɛn rikostrɔktiv ɔpreshɔn ( ɔpreshɔn we de mek sɔm pat dɛn na di fes ɔ nɛk we dɔn pwɛl, lɛk we aksidɛnt apin).

Wetin na di men sik dɛm we ‘otolaryngologist’ kin trit?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, dɛn dɔktɔ ɛn nɔs ya kin trit bɔku bɔku sik dɛn we kin afɛkt di ed ɛn nɛk. Dɛn tin ya kin bi smɔl smɔl lɛk we yu kɔf ɔ yu nos we de rɔn , ɔ i kin siriɔs lɛk kansa na yu ed ɛn nɛk.

Bikɔs ɔf dis, dɛn kin tren dɛn fɔ du tritmɛnt dɛn we nɔto ɔpreshɔn ɛn ɔpreshɔn. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan di men kayn sik dɛm wae dɛn kin trit.

Di kɔndishɔn na di yes

If yu gɛt ɛni prɔblɛm wit yu yes, dis na di dɔktɔ we yu fɔ go to.

• Iya infεkshכn: Infεkshכn we kin apin na di כta yes, midul ia, כ insay di ia.
• Tinnitus : Na we yu de fil we yu de ring ɔ nɔys na yu yes. Fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn, dis kin ambɔg dɛn ivin we dɛn de slip na nɛt.
• Diziz: Na filin fɔ lɛ yu nɔ balans. Bɔku tɛm, dis kin apin bikɔs ɔf prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di insay yes.
• Vertigo: Dis difrɛn smɔl frɔm diziz. We yu gɛt vertigo, yu kin fil lɛk se tin dɛn we de arawnd yu de spin, ɔ yu kin fil lɛk se yu de spin.
• Ruptured eardrum: Na ol na di eardrum, ɔ tympanic membrane .
• di yustachian tכb disfכnkshכn: di blכk we di tכb we de kכnekt di midul ia to di כp trot. Dis kin mek yu fil lɛk se yu yes dɔn stɔp.
• Otosclerosis: Na di bon dεm na di midul ia we nכ de gro fayn fayn wan.
• Ménière’s disease: Na sik wae nɔr kin bɔrku na di insay yes wae kin afɛkt aw pɔrsin de yɛri ɛn balans.
• Yu nɔ de yɛri fayn: Dis kin kɔmɔt frɔm we yu nɔ de yɛri tumɔs to we yu nɔ de yɛri ɔltɛm.

Di kɔndishɔn dɛn we de na di nos

Dɛn dɔktɔ ya kin trit difrɛn prɔblɛm dɛn bak we kin kam na di nos.

• Saynsaytis: Na inflamɛns ɔ infεkshɔn na di ay sak dɛm (saynus dɛm) we de rawnd di nos. Dis kin mek yu ed at ɛn yu nos kin rɔtin.
• Alɛji dɛn:Alɛji wae kin kam wit tin dɛm lɛk pɔlin, pet dander, ɛn dɔst.
• Raynayt: Inflameshɔn na di mכkus mεmbran insay di nos.
• Nos blɔd: Nos blɔd kin apin fɔ difrɛn rizin dɛn, lɛk infekshɔn, alɛji, ɛn injury.
• Postnasal drip: di mכkus we pasmak de fכlכ dכn di bak pat na di trot. Dis kin mek yu fil ɔltɛm se yu de klin yu trot.
• divεyεt septum: di kכtilaj we de kכmכt bitwin di nos dεm (septum) to wan sayd.
• Nasal polyps: Na tin wae nɔr kin gɛt kansa wae kin kam pan pipul dɛm wae gɛt alɛji ɔltɛm, asma, ɔr sayn infɛkshɔn.
• Nasal ɛn paranasal tumor: Tumɔs we de divɛlɔp insay di nos kin bi kansa ɔ nɔ kin gɛt kansa.

Di kɔndishɔn dɛn we de na di trot

Dɛn spɛshal pipul ya kin trit tin dɛn bak lɛk trot we de at ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ swɛla.

• Trot we de at: I kin kam bikɔs yu gɛt infekshɔn, alɛji, ɔ we yu gɛt sɔm tin dɛn we de mek yu vɛks.
• Tonsillitis: Infεkshכn na di tonsil dεm.
• Laryngitis: Na inflamɛns na di vɔys bɔks. Dis kin mek di vɔys de ala lawd wan.
• I nɔ izi fɔ swɛla (dysphagia): I nɔ kin izi fɔ swɛla it ɔ drink. Dis kin kam bikɔs prɔblɛm de na yu mɔt, yu trot, ɔ yu it.
• Vokal kɔd kɔndishɔn: Kɔndishɔn lɛk vokal nodul, vokal kɔd nɔ de wok fayn, ɔ vokal kɔd paralayz.

Di prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de slip

Yu go sɔprayz, bɔt dɛn dɔktɔ ya kin trit sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn bak we kin apin we pɔsin de slip.

• Snor: Snor kin apin we di sɔft tisu dɛm na di ɔpa aywe kin tu lɔs we yu de slip. Dis nɔys kin kɔmɔt we di briz pas na dis tisu we dɔn smɔl.
• Obstructive sleep apnea: Dis na di kכndyushכn we di aywe kin sכmtεm כ kin blכk kכmplit wan biכs fכ di rilaks fכ di aywe tisu. Dis kin mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ blo fɔ sɔm tɛm we yu de slip (apneic episodes).

Tumɔs na yu ed ɛn nɛk

Dɛn dɔktɔ ya kin du ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di tumbu dɛn (we gɛt kansa ɛn we nɔ gɛt kansa) na di ed ɛn nɛk. Sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn na:

• εmangiomas: Dis na tin dεm we nכ de gro we nכ gεt bכku bכku bכku bכdi. Dɛn kin kɔmɔn pan pikin dɛn we dɛn jɔs bɔn.
• Saliva gland tumor: Dɛn kin gɛt kansa ɔ nɔ kin gɛt kansa.
• Kansa na yu mɔt:Di kayn kansa wae kin kam pan yu ed ɛn nɛk. I kin afɛkt di lip, insay di chɛst, tɔŋ, ɛn di ɔp ɛn dɔŋ pat na di mɔt.
• Oropharyngeal cancer: Na kansa we de afɛkt di midul pat na di trot. Di kayn we we dɛn kin gɛt mɔ na squamous cell carcinoma.
• Laryngeal cancer: Na kansa we de afɛkt di vokal kɔd dɛm (larynx).
• Nasopharyngeal cancer: Na kansa we de afɛkt di ɔp pat na di trot (nasopharynx), we de kɔnɛkt di nos to di ɔda pat dɛn na di respiratory system.
• Tayrɔyd kansa: Na kansa we kin afɛkt di tayroyd gland we de mek ɔmon, we shep lɛk bɔtaflay na di nɛk.

Ustɛm wi fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn di at?

Bɔku tɛm, yu famili dɔktɔ (Primary Care Physician - PCP) go rifer yu to dis kayn spɛshal pɔsin. If yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay:

• Wan trot we de at we nɔ de chenj.
• Dischaj we de kɔntinyu fɔ kɔmɔt na di vagina (at le tu wiks ɔ smɔl pas dat) .
• Wan kɔf we kin tek lɔng tɛm.
• Sayn kin kɔnjɛshɔn ɔltɛm ɔ di nos kin rɔtin.
• Diziz we pɔsin kin gɛt.
• Vertigo ( na filin fɔ spin rawnd yu) .
• Siriɔs alɛji dɛn.
• I nɔ izi fɔ swɛla (dysphagia).
• I nɔ de yɛri fayn.
• Wan vɔys we nɔ de chenj ɔ we pɔsin de his.
• Infekshɔn na yu yes bɔku tɛm.
• Tonsilaytis we kin kam bɔku tɛm (kronik tonsilaytis).
• Nyu lump na di fes ɔ nɛk.
• I kin snor bad bad wan.
• Slip apnɛa fɔ slip.

Impɔtant: If yu gɛt wan ɔr mɔr pan dɛn sik ya nɔr min se yu gɛt siriɔs sik. Bɔt, i fayn fɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔ no di rayt tin we nɔ fayn.

Wetin na ‘Board-certified Otolaryngologist’?

Dis na tin bak we i fayn fɔ no. Fɔ bi ‘bɔd-sɛtifiket’ min se di dɔktɔ, apat frɔm di spɛshal trenin we dɛn gɛt, i dɔn gri fɔ tek ɛn pas spɛshal tɛst fɔ chɛk if dɛn sabi du dɛn wok ɛn if dɛn de du dɛn wok . Dis inklud ɛgzam dɛn we dɛn kin rayt, we dɛn kin tɔk, ɛn ivin we dɛn kin du prɛktikal ɛgzam.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis tan lɛk ɔda ay kwaliti sɛtifiket fɔ dɛn no ɛn skil dɛn. Sri Lanka gɛt bɔd dɛn bak we de rɛkɔgnayz dɛn kayn spɛshal dɔktɔ dɛn de.

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba

So, ‘Otolaryngologist’, ɔ as wi ɔl no am, ‘ENT’ dɔktɔ, na rili impɔtant spɛshal pɔsin we de trit sik dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit wi ed ɛn nɛk.If yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu yes, nos, ɔ trot we nɔ de dɔn, ɔ if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan di sayn dɛm we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt, nɔ shek fɔ aks yu famili dɔktɔ fɔ advays ɛn if nid de, go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay.

Bɔrku tɛm, if yu no ɛn trit yu kwik kwik wan, dat kin mek yu wɛl kwik kwik wan ɛn nɔr gɛt siriɔs sik. So, tek kia ɔf yu wɛlbɔdi.

` Otolaryngologist, ENT, yes, nos, trot, ed ɛn nɛk sik, prɔblɛm wit yu yɛri