Aw yu vɔys kin kɔmɔt? Mek wi lan bɔt di glotis!

Wi ɔl de tɔk, siŋ, ɛn mek difrɛn sawnd dɛn. Bɔt yu dɔn ɛva wɔnda usay na wi trot dis vɔys kɔmɔt? Wan smɔl bɔt rili impɔtant pat de insay wi trot we kin mek dis apin. Tide wi de tok abaut dat pat we dem kol di ‘glottis’. Dis na di men ples we de kip di sikrit fɔ wi vɔys.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na dis glotis?

Imajin se yu gɛt "voice box" insay yu trot. We wi de tɔk bɔt mɛrɛsin, wi kin kɔl dis di larynx. di midul pat insay di larynx na in wi kכl di glotis. Dis na di men eria we de kɔntrol di tu vokal fold ɔ vokal kɔd we de mek yu vɔys ɛn di spes bitwin dɛn.

Bɔku pipul dɛn kin tink se di larynx na jɔs bɔks we gɛt tu pat dɛn we de mek di vɔys bɔks. Bɔt dɛn vɔkal kɔd dɛn de rili de na wan pat we dɛn kɔl di glotis. Na bikɔs ɔf dis glotis ɛn di vɔkal kɔd dɛn we yu kin tɔk ɛn tɔk to yu yon spɛshal vɔys.

Tri men tin dεm we di glotis de du to wi bכdi

Dis smɔl pat na wi bɔdi de du bɔku wok pas aw wi de tink. Luk dɛn tin ya.

• i de εp fכ brith: nכmal wan, we yu de brith, yu vokal kכd dεm de fold insay "V" shep. We yu de blo tru yu nos ɔ yu mɔt, di briz kin pas tru dɛn vokal kɔd dɛn ya we dɛn dɔn fold ɛn go insay yu lɔng dɛn, along yu windpaip. We yu de blo, di vɔkal kɔd dɛn kin fol di sem we.

• i de mek it nכ go insay di lכng: we yu sכlow, wan sכmכl flap we dεn kכl di εpiglotis, we de oba di glotis, de kכloz di say we di larynx de go insay. Dis kin mek di it go stret insay di it tyub. di sem tεm, as sεkכn sef mεsכr, di tu vokal kכd dεm we de insay di glotis kin kכloz tayt. Dis kin mek ɛni it nɔ go insay di lɔng dɛn kpatakpata.

• I de ɛp fɔ mek yu vɔys ɛn sawnd: We yu bigin fɔ tɔk ɔ siŋ, yu vɔkal kɔd dɛn kin lɔk togɛda. Dɔn, di briz we de kɔmɔt na yu lɔng dɛn kin pas ɔnda dɛn vɔkal kɔd dɛn ya we dɛn lɔk ɛn push dɛn. We di briz de flɔ fast, i kin mek di vɔkal kɔd dɛn shek kwik kwik wan. Dis vaybreshɔn de mek sawnd wev dɛn we de mek yu ebul fɔ tɔk.

Wan smɔl ɛkspiriɛns: Wetin na glottal stɔp?

Dis go ɛp yu fɔ ɔndastand mɔ bɔt aw di glotis de wok. Imajin yu se "uh-oh" na Inglish. We yu se am, di "uh" dɔn ɛn di "oh" bigin, i kin tan lɛk se di briz we de na di midul pan yu trot kin stɔp wantɛm wantɛm, nɔto so? Da tɛm de, yu vɔkal kɔd dɛn kin lɔk wantɛm wantɛm. Di sawnd de stat, stɔp insay di glotis, ɛn bigin bak. Pan ɔl we bɔku sawnd dɛn kin bigin na di glotis, dɛn kin chenj insay wi mɔt ɛn nos bifo dɛn kɔmɔt. Bɔt insay dis kes, di sawnd kin bigin ɛn stɔp insay di glotis.

Usay di glotis de ɛn wetin na in pat dɛn?

Di glotis de na di frɔnt pat na yu nɛk, jɔs biɛn yu Adam in apul. Di larynx we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt, gɛt tri pat dɛn. Di glotis na di midul pat.

• Supraglottis: Dis na di ɔpa pat pan di larynx. di epiglotis de na dis pat.
• Glottis: Dis na di midul pat we wi de tok. Di vokal kɔd dɛn de na ya.
• Subglottis: Dis na di pat we de dɔŋ pas ɔl na di larynx. I kin kɔnɛkt to di briz paip.

Men pat dɛn na di glotis

tu men strכkchכ dεm de insay di glotis:

1. Vokal kɔd: Dis na di tu mɔskul tisu dɛn we de kɔntrol aw yu vɔys de mek yu vɔys. Big big tik vokal kɔd dɛn kin mek di vɔys we smɔl, ɛn di smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin in vɔys kin mek di vɔys ay.

2. Rima glottidis: Dis de tכk bכt di opin כ spεs bitwin di tu vokal kכd dεm. We dis ples opin, di briz kin muf go bifo ɛn kam bak. We i lɔk, di sawnd we pɔsin kin tɔk kin kɔmɔt.

apat frכm dat, di glotis gεt di kכtilaj, di ligament dεm, εn mכsul dεm we de sכpכt εn muv di vכkal kכd dεm.

Wetin na di kɔndishɔn dɛn we kin afɛkt di glotis?

Lεk εvri כda כgan, di glotis kin afekt difrεn mεdikal kכndyushכn dεm. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan wetin dɛn bi.

Ɔda kɔmɔn tin dɛn we kin afɛkt di glotis

• Laryngitis - Dis na di wan we kin bɔku pas ɔl.
• Mɔsul tɛnsiɔn disfɔnia
• di vokal kכd nodul dεm, polip dεm εn sist dεm
• Vokal kɔd paralayz ɔ paresis

Simptom dɛm wae kin sho se yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit di glotis

If yu gɛt sɔm kayn sik lɛk dis, i kin bi prɔblɛm wit di glotis.

• Fɔ mek yu vɔys ala ɔ chenj yu vɔys.
• Fɔ fil pen ɔr nɔr de fil fayn we yu de swɛla ɔr de tɔk.
• Trot we de at ɔ kɔf we nɔ de chenj.
• I nɔ izi fɔ swɛla it (Dysphagia).
• I nɔ izi fɔ blo (Dyspnea).

Aw dɔktɔ kin no ɛn trit dɛn tin ya?

Dipen pan yu sik, yu dɔktɔ kin rifer yu to yu yes, nos, ɛn trot spɛshal dɔktɔ (ENT spɛshal). Dɛn kin du tɛst dɛn lɛk:

• Laryngoscopy ɔ Videostroboscopy: Dɛn kin put wan tin tiub we gɛt spɛshal kamɛra tru di nos ɔ mɔt fɔ tek tɛm chɛk di glotis ɛn vokal kɔd.
• CT skan ɔ MRI skan: Dɛn kin du tɛst fɔ si if ɛni prɔblɛm de wit di tin dɛn we de insay di bɔdi.
• Bayopsi: If dɛn tink se gɛt kansa, dɛn kin tek wan smɔl pat pan di tisu ɛn chɛk am.

Di we aw dɛn kin trit am kin difrɛn difrɛn wan fɔ di sik.

• Gi mɛrɛsin fɔ infɛkshɔn ɛn inflamɛns.
• Voys tɛrapi.
• Gi di vɔys rɛst (nɔto fɔ tɔk ɔ siŋ).
• Sɔntɛnde , dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn pan am.

Aw yu kin protɛkt yu vɔys ɛn yu glotis?

Fɔ protɛkt yu vɔys rili jɔs jɔs de protɛkt yu glotis. Tray fɔ fala dɛn simpul tin ya.

• Nɔ smok ɛn drink pasmak: Dɛn tu tin ya kin mek yu gɛt kansa na yu glɔtik. Dɛn kin dray di vɔkal kɔd dɛn bak ɛn mek i izi fɔ pwɛl.
• Drink bɔku wata: We yu bɔdi gɛt wata fayn fayn wan, yu vɔkal kɔd nɔ nid fɔ wok tranga wan fɔ mek yu shek. Dis kin mek i izi fɔ tɔk. I kin ɛp bak fɔ mek di mכkus we de na yu trot tan, ɛn dis kin mek yu nɔ nid fɔ klin yu trot ɔltɛm.
• Protɛkt yusɛf frɔm infɛkshɔn we yu kin gɛt we yu de blo: Was yu an ɔltɛm. Stay away frɔm pipul dɛm wae gɛt kol.
• Stay away frɔm tin dɛm we de ambɔg yu trot: Stay away frɔm say dɛm we gɛt bɔku dɔst ɛn kemikal as mɔ as yu ebul.
• Nɔ strɛs yu vɔys: If yu vɔys de ala, stɔp fɔ tɔk fɔ sɔm tɛm. Ridyus di ala ala ɛn tɔk lawd wan as yu ebul.