Yu kin slip wantɛm wantɛm bak insay di de, we yu de wach TV, ɔ we yu de rayd bɔs? Sɔntɛnde, yu kin lɔk yu yay ivin midul mitin na ɔfis? Dis na prɔblɛm we bɔku pipul dɛn gɛt. Pan ɔl we wi kin tink to wisɛf se, "I go bi se na bikɔs wi nɔ bin de slip fayn na nɛt," sɔntɛnde, i kin gɛt wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm biɛn dis slip pasmak we wi nɔ no bɔt. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt wan rili simpul, bɔt rili impɔtant we we wi kin yuz fɔ no bɔt aw pɔsin kin slip pasmak insay di de.
Wetin na di Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) na shɔt kwɛstyɔn we de sho aw bɔku slip yu kin slip insay di de. Na self-assessment of yu slip wae yu kin fil out yusef. I tan lɛk ‘ripɔt kad’ fɔ yu slip.
Dis kwɛstyɔn bɔks gɛt 8 rili simpul kwɛstyɔn dɛn. Dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya na bɔt kɔmɔn tin dɛn we wi kin gɛt na wi layf ɛvride. Fɔ ɛgzampul, kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk "Aw yu go slip we yu de rid buk?" Ɔl wetin yu fɔ du na fɔ gi yusɛf wan mak frɔm 0 to 3 bay aw yu go ebul fɔ slip pan ɛni sityueshɔn.
Di impɔtant tin na dat dis nɔto tɛst fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt di sik. Dis min se dis kwɛstyɔn nɔ go ebul fɔ tɛl yu fɔ tru if yu gɛt wan patikyula sik. Bɔt i kin gi yu dɔktɔ gud aidia bɔt yu de slip. I tan lɛk smɔl ‘skrinin tɛst’ bifo yu go fɔ big tɛst.
Wetin mek dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz dis ESS kwɛstyɔn?
Bɔku rizin dɛn de we mek dɔktɔ kin yuz dis simpul kwɛstyɔn.
1. Ɔndastand aw yu slip de afɛkt yu layf: Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt de slip, bɔt i nɔ kin ambɔg dɛn ɛvride wok. Fɔ ɔda pipul dɛn, dis slip kin ambɔg dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ du wok na wokples, stɔdi, ɔ drayv. Dis kwɛstyɔn kin ɛp yu dɔktɔ fɔ no aw yu de slip bad bad wan.
2. Mekɔp aw di tritmɛnt go wok fayn: Imajin se yu dɔktɔ dɔn no se yu gɛt wan sik we de mek yu slip pasmak na de, lɛk Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Dɔn, dɛn kin bigin fɔ trit am. Naw, yu want fɔ no if di tritmɛnt dɔn wok fayn ɛn if yu slip dɔn go dɔŋ. Da tɛm de, dɛn go aks yu fɔ fil dis ESS kwɛshɔn, wan tɛm bifo yu bigin tritmɛnt ɛn wan tɛm afta yu bigin tritmɛnt. If di mak dɔn go dɔŋ, dat min se di tritmɛnt dɔn wok fayn.
3. Disid if dɛn nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst:If yu ESS skɔ ay, yu dɔktɔ kin disayd se yu nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst fɔ no di rayt tin we mek yu de slip. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dis kin ɛp yu fɔ du wan stɔdi fɔ slip (polysomnography), we na spɛshal tɛst fɔ slip.
Aw fɔ fil di ESS kwɛshɔn? Wetin na di kwɛstyɔn dɛn?
Dis go jɔs tek sɔm minit dɛn. Ɔl wetin yu fɔ du na fɔ tink bɔt ɛni wan pan di tin dɛn we go apin na di tebul we de dɔŋ ya ɛn ɔnɛs wan mak aw yu go ebul fɔ slip ɔ lɔk yu yay da tɛm de.
Na dis na di we fɔ skor:
- 0 - Nɔ de ɛva slip / nɔ de ɛva lɔk in yay
- 1 - Smɔl ples de fɔ slip.
- 2 - Nɔmal ples de fɔ slip.
- 3 - Na rili ay chans de fɔ mek yu slip.
Naw lɛ wi si wetin na dɛn 8 kwɛstyɔn dɛn de.
| Opportunity (we kin apin) . | Yu skɔ (0-3) . |
|---|---|
| We yu sidɔm ɛn rid sɔntin lɛk buk ɔ nyuspepa | |
| We yu de wach TV | |
| We yu sidɔm kwayɛt wan na pɔblik ples (e.g., na mitin, na fim teater) | |
| We yu de travul as pasenja na motoka fɔ lɛk wan awa so we yu nɔ stɔp | |
| We yu de ledɔm fɔ rɛst insay di de | |
| We yu sidɔm ɛn tɔk to pɔsin | |
| (Without alcohol) We yu sidɔm kwayɛt wan afta yu dɔn it | |
| We yu de drayv motoka, we yu stɔp fɔ sɔm minit bikɔs ɔf trafik jam |
Yu kin gi ɛni wan pan dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya mak ɛn ad di 8 mak dɛn. Wetin na yu totɛl skɔ ?
Wetin di tɔtal skɔ min?
Yu totɛl skɔ kin kɔmɔt frɔm 0 to 24. Naw lɛ wi si wetin yu skɔ se.
| Skɔ rɛnj | Minin |
|---|---|
| 0 - 5. Di wan dɛn we de | Lɔw lɛvɛl fɔ slip na de (nɔmal) - Yu nɔ kin fil fɔ slip insay di de. Dis na wan rili gud lɛvul. |
| 6 - 10. Di wan dɛn we de wok | di hεy lεvεl dεm fכ de slip (nכmal) - Yu kin gεt sכm lεvεl fכ slip insay di de. Pan ɔl we dis kin de insay di nɔmal rɛnj bak, i fayn fɔ wɔri smɔl bɔt if yu gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ slip na nɛt. |
| 11 - 12. Di wan dɛn we de wok | Mildly excessive daytime sleepiness - Dis na di say we wi nid fɔ wɔri. Di kayn we aw yu kin slip insay di de, pas aw i fɔ slip. |
| 13 - 15. Di wan dɛn we de wok | Mɔdaret to siriɔs de slip - Yu slip naw de ambɔg yu ɛvride aktiviti dɛm. Yu fɔ rili tɔk to dɔktɔ bɔt dis. |
| 16 - 24. Di wan dɛn we de wok | Fɔ slip pasmak na de - Dis na tin we rili denja . Yu kin slip ɛnitɛm. Dis kin denja mɔ if yu de drayv ɔ yu de yuz mashin. Go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. |
Wetin fɔ du if di mak pas 11?
If yu totɛl mak na 11 ɔ pas dat, dat min se yu gɛt "Excessive Daytime Sleepiness" (EDS) . Dis nɔto sik, bɔt na sayn. Jɔs lɛk fiva. Fiva na wan sayn we de sho se pɔsin gɛt sik. Na infekshɔn kin kam wit am. Semweso, rizin go mɔs de fɔ dis kayn we aw pɔsin kin slip pasmak.
Nɔ fred. Dis na yu bɔdi we de gi yu signal. Dis na yu bɔdi in we fɔ se, "Sɔmtin nɔ rayt insay, luk insay."
Wetin kin mek pɔsin slip pasmak?
Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de. Na sɔm pan di men wan dɛn ya:
- Nɔr fɔ slip fayn: Dis kin bi di simpul rizin. big pɔsin fɔ slip fɔ at le 7-8 awa ɛvride. If yu go slip let na nɛt ɛn wek ali mɔnin, i nɔ kin izi fɔ lɛ yu fil slip insay di de.
- Dizayd dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de slip:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Dis na wan sik wae kin pasmak. Snor kin apin we yu de blo stɔp fɔ smɔl tɛm we yu de slip. Dis kin apin bɔku bɔku tɛm insay wan nɛt. Dɔn di bɔdi nɔ kin gɛt bɛtɛ ɔksijɛn, ɛn slip kin ambɔg. Yu wek na mɔnin we yu nɔ gɛt ɛni ɛnaji. Yu kin fil lɛk se yu de slip ɔl di de.
- Narkɔlepsi: Dis na wan sik we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm we kin mek pɔsin slip wantɛm wantɛm we pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ kɔntrol insɛf insay di de.
- Ɔda tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin: If pɔsin slip pasmak, i kin bi sayn fɔ bɔku sik dɛn lɛk dayabitis, haypo tayroyd, pwɛl hat, sik na in kidni, ɛn at sik.
- Sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn: Antihistamine, sɔm mɛrɛsin fɔ ay blɔd prɛshɔn, ɛn sɔm mɛrɛsin fɔ mental sik kin mek bak pɔsin slip na de.
Wetin a fɔ du naw?
If yu dɔn tek dis kwiz ɛn yu mak pas 11, di impɔtant tin fɔ du na fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ ɛn tɔk bɔt dis .
We yu go to dɔktɔ, na dɛn tin ya kin apin:
1. Aks ɔda kwɛstyɔn dɛn: Di dɔktɔ go aks yu bɔku tin, lɛk aw yu de slip, if yu de snor, if yu fil se yu de swɛla na nɛt, us ɔda mɛrɛsin yu de tek, ɛn aw yu de liv yu layf.
2. Fɔ chɛk yu bɔdi: Dɛn go mɛzhɔ yu wet, ayt, ɛn blɔd prɛshɔn. Dɛn go chɛk yu trot.
3. Blɔd tɛst: Dɛn kin ɔda fɔ du blɔd tɛst fɔ chɛk tin dɛn lɛk di tayroyd ɔmon lɛvɛl ɛn di shuga lɛvɛl.
4. Riferal fɔ Slip Stɔdi: If yu sɔspɛkt se yu gɛt kɔndishɔn lɛk Slip Apnea, dɛn go rifer yu to slip spɛshal pɔsin fɔ kɔnfɔm am ɛn mek dɛn du Slip Stɔdi (Polysomnography).
Mɛmba se fɔ slip pasmak na de, nɔto sɔntin we wi fɔ ignore. I kin afɛkt yu kwaliti layf, yu wok, yu yon padi biznɛs, ɛn ivin yu sef. Na dat mek i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dis ɛn go to dɔktɔ if nid de.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Di Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) na simpul kwɛstyɔn we pɔsin kin aks insɛf fɔ no if pɔsin de slip na de.
- Dis nɔto tɛst fɔ no if yu gɛt sik, bɔt na impɔtant tin we de gi yu gud aidia bɔt aw yu de slip.
- If yu totɛl mak na 11 ɔ pas dat, dat min se yu gɛt wan lɛvul fɔ slip we yu nid fɔ mek dɔktɔ pe atɛnshɔn to yu.
- De tin wae kin mek yu slip pasmak kin bi enitin frɔm sɔmtin wae simpul lɛk fɔ nɔr slip fayn to siriɔs mɛrɛsin lɛk Slip Apnea.
- If yu mak ay, duya nɔ fred ɔ ignore am, bɔt tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt am. Fɔ fɛn di rayt rizin ɛn fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt kin ɛp yu fɔ liv layf layf bak.











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