Yu dɔn gɛt aksidɛnt wit yu yes? (Ear Injuries and Trauma) - Lɛ wi no bɔt dis

Di yes na wan ɔgan we rili sɛnsitiv na wi bɔdi. Sɔntɛnde, ivin smɔl aksidɛnt kin mek di yes pwɛl bad bad wan. Imajin se yu fɔdɔm we yu de ple spɔt ɛn nak yu ed, ɔ sɔmbɔdi nak yu yes, ɔ yu go klin yu yes ɛn gɛt injuri insay yu yes. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt di damej ɛn denja we kin apin to di yes bikɔs ɔf dɛn kayn tin ya. Bɔrku tɛm, dis nɔr kin wɔri bɔt, bɔt sɔm tɛm, i kin impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na dɛn denja ya fɔ di yes?

Ear trauma na ɛni damej we kin apin to ɛni pat na yu yes. Yu no se wi yes gɛt tri pat? Dɛn na:

• Ɔta Iya: Na di yes we wi kin si ɛn di kanal we de go insay di yes.
• Midul Iya: Na di smɔl ples we de biɛn di ia drɔm.
• Insay Iya: Na di kɔmpleks pat we de insay di ed we de ɛp fɔ yɛri ɛn balans.

Ɛni wan pan dɛn pat ya kin wund. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if pɔsin blo di ed tranga wan, i kin pwɛl di midul ɛn insay yes. כlso, di yes kin inju bay lawd nכys, chenj na di briz prεshכn (we wi kכl ``Barotrauma'' na mεdikal), כ fכrin tin dεm we de kam insay di yes.

Us kayn denja kin apin to di yes?

Wi kin klas di injury na di yes bay usay i kin apin. Sɔm na smɔl injury, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin rili siriɔs.

Denja fɔ di ɔda yes

Dis na di aksidɛnt dɛn we wi kin si mɔ.

• Avulsion: Sɔntɛnde, lɛk aksidɛnt ɔ fɛt, di yes kin kɔmɔt smɔl ɔ i kin kɔmɔt ɔlsay. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin nid fɔ du kɔsmɛtik ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek dis sik fayn.
• Koliflawa yes: Yu go mɔs dɔn si dis, mɔ pan pipul dɛn we de ple spɔt lɛk rɔgbi, bɔksin, ɛn rɛslɛshɔn. We yu hit bad bad wan na yu yes, blɔd kin gɛda ɔnda di skin ɛn klot. Dis kin kɔt di blɔd we de go na di katilej na di yes, ɛn dis kin mek di katilej day ɛn di yes kin gɛt wan strenj shep lɛk kɔliflawa.
• Kɔt ɛn skrap: Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tin ya na smɔl smɔl tin dɛn. Dɛn kin kam bikɔs nel kin stɔp na yu yes ɔ ɔda aksidɛnt. Bɔt fɔ kɔt dip dip wan kin nid fɔ stich am. If nɔto dat, i kin gɛt di sik ɛn mek i gɛt skata.

Denja fɔ di midul ɛn insay yes

Dɛn tin ya siriɔs smɔl bikɔs dɛn aksidɛnt ya kin afɛkt di we aw wi de yɛri dairekt wan.

• Fraktrɔs: Insay siriɔs aksidɛnt, lɛk motoka aksidɛnt, di smɔl smɔl bon dɛn na di midul yes (we dɛn kɔl ɔsikul) kin brok ɔ snɛp. Dɛn bon ya de ɛp wi fɔ yɛri. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn injury ya kin apin togɛda wit ɔda fraktrɔs na di jaw ɔ fes. Dɛn tin ya kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek dɛn ripɛnt.
• Ruptured eardrum: Di eardrum kin pank ɔ rupture we dɛn hit di yes tranga wan, we i de nia lawd nɔys (e.g., gɔn shot, bɔm blast), ɔ we dɛn put sɔntin na di yes. Sɔm ia-drɔm dɛn we brok kin wɛl fɔ dɛnsɛf. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn nid ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek dɛn fayn.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ dis kayn aksidɛnt?

If yu yes dɔn pwɛl, yu kin gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sayn ya. I rili impɔtant fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to dɛn tin ya.

• Prɔblɛm fɔ balans: Fɔ fil lɛk se yu go fɔdɔm we yu de waka.
• Diziz: Na filin fɔ spin.
• Earache: Na bad bad ia pen.
• Blɔd we de kɔmɔt na yu yes: Dis na siriɔs sayn.
• Ɛd-aks: Na pen we kin rili bad pas di nɔmal ed-aks.
• Yu nɔ de yɛri fayn: Wantɛm we yu nɔ de yɛri ɔ yu nɔ de yɛri bad bad wan.
• Pus ɔ ɔda wata we de kɔmɔt na di yes.
• Tinnitus: Na sawnd we de kɔntinyu fɔ ring ɔ buz na di yes.

Wetin mek dɛn kayn yes injury ya kin apin? Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin mek i apin?

Difrɛn rizin dɛn de we mek di yes kin pwɛl. Lɛ wi luk sɔm pan di men wan dɛn.

Us prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin we pɔsin in yes wund?

Afta pɔsin gɛt siriɔs injury na in yes ɔ ed, sɔm tɛm dɛn kin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn.

• di sεribrospaynal fכluid (CSF) lik: we di sכkul εn di bכs pat pan di sכkul brok, i kin mek di wata we de rawnd di bren lik kכmכt na di yes כ nos. Dis na tin we rili denja. Dis kin mek yu gɛt infɛkshɔn na di layn na di bren, we kin mek yu gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl mɛningaytis.
• Prɔblɛm fɔ balans fɔ lɔng tɛm: Sɔm pipul dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ tinap tranga wan ɛn dɛn kin gɛt diziz we dɛn de waka fɔ lɔng tɛm afta di aksidɛnt.
• Fes paralayz: Afta pɔsin in ed wund bad bad wan, di nɛv ɛn mɔsul dɛn na di fes kin pwɛl, ɛn dis kin mek wan pat pan di fes paralayz.
• Yu nɔ de yɛri fayn fɔ ɔltɛm: Sɔntɛnde, we di insay yes pwɛl, i kin mek yu nɔ yɛri fayn fɔ ɔltɛm.
• Infεkshכn we de kam bak na di yes: We di ia dכm pכt, i izi fכ di baktri dεm fכ go insay di yes, we kin mek yu yes infεkshכn bכku tεm.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no bɔt dis sik?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, i go aks yu fɔs bɔt di sayn dɛn we yu gɛt. Dɔn i go du wan ɛgzam pan in bɔdi. I go yuz spɛshal inschrumɛnt, ɔtoskɔp, ɔ maykroskɔp we gɛt layt, fɔ luk insay di yes. Dis kin ɛp yu fɔ si if ɛnitin de we stɔp insay yu yes, infekshɔn, ɔr di ia drɔm dɔn pwɛl.

Dipen pan di kayn aksidɛnt, dɛn kin aks yu fɔ mek dɛn du sɔntin lɛk MRI skan, we kin luk aw yu insay yes de. Dɛn kin aks yu bak fɔ du tɛst fɔ yɛri fɔ si aw dɛn dɔn ridyus yu yɛri.

Aw dɛn kin trit dis?

Dɛn kin no di we aw dɛn de trit am bay usay di aksidɛnt apin, aw i siriɔs, ɛn wetin mek di aksidɛnt apin.

• Blɔd: If blɔd de na di ɔda yes (fɔ avɔyd kɔliflawa yes), di dɔktɔ go mek smɔl say ɛn pul di blɔd. Dɔn dɛn go put spɛshal bandej fɔ sɔm dez.
• Stich: If dip kɔt de, dɛn kin yuz stich ɔ spɛshal kayn glu (sɔjik glu) fɔ lɔk dɛn.
• Ossiculoplasty: dεn kin du dis כpεrayshכn fכ rialayn di sכm sכm bon dεm (ossicles) na di midul ia if dεn damej.
• Plastik ɔpreshɔn: If di ɔda yes dɔn pwɛl bad bad wan, di wan dɛn we de du plastic ɔpreshɔn kin mek di tisu bak fɔ mek di yes tan lɛk se i nɔmal. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin nid fɔ graft di skin.
• Tympanoplasty: Bɔku tɛm, if yu ia rɔp go wɛl if yu nɔ gɛt tritmɛnt. Bɔt if i brok bad bad wan, i kin nid fɔ du dis ɔpreshɔn fɔ lɔk di ol.
• Antibayɔtik: Yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu antibayɔtik fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt di sik ɔ fɔ trit di sik we yu dɔn gɛt.

Wetin wi go du fɔ mek wi nɔ gɛt dɛn denja ya?

Pan ɔl we nɔto ɔl aksidɛnt dɛn kin apin, bɔku tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ kia fɔ wi yes ɛn fɔ mek wi nɔ yɛri fayn.

• Nɔ mek lawd nɔys: Wear tin fɔ protɛkt yu yes if yu de na say dɛn we gɛt lawd nɔys (e.g. kɔnstrɔkshɔn sayt, faktri).
• Nɔ put ɛnitin na yu yes: Ilɛksɛf dɛn tɛl yu fɔ klin yu yes, nɔ put ɛnitin lɛk kɔtɔn bɔd ɔ pin na yu yes.
• Ridyus prɛshɔn we yu de flay: Fɔ chɛw gam ɔ opin yu yes we yu de travul na plen kin ɛp fɔ mek yu yes nɔ gɛt prɛshɔn.
• Yuz Ɛdfɔn: Kip di vɔlyum smɔl we yu de lisin to myuzik tru iabɔd ɔ ɛdfɔn.
• Wear ɛlmɛt: Ɔltɛm wɛr ɛlmɛt we yu de rayd baysikul ɔ motoka.
• Protɛkt yusɛf we yu de ple spɔt: If yu de ple spɔt dɛn we gɛt ay impak lɛk bɔksin ɔ rɔgbi, wɛr di rayt tin fɔ protɛkt yu ed.

Ustɛm wi fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ?

Apat frɔm dat, kip yu yay pan dɛn tin ya:

• If klia wata de kכntinyu we de kכmכt na di yes (lεk se di pilo wet we yu wek na mכnin).
• Dimɛnshɔnal sikKɔnfyushɔn ɔ wan stet we pɔsin nɔ gɛt op igen.
• Wan bad bad ia we de at ɔ ed we de at.
• Wantɛm we yu nɔ de yɛri , yu de tɔn bad bad wan, ɔ yu nɔ go ebul fɔ balans.
• Fɔ vɔmit.

Ivin if i tan lɛk se di ed wund smɔl, if yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ. Kɔl yu dɔktɔ ɔ go na ɔspitul in Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) wantɛm wantɛm.