Yu yes kin at ɔltɛm? Lɛ wi lan bɔt Swima in Iya (Otitis Externa)!

Yu dɔn ɛva fil sɔntin we strenj, ebi, ɔ it na yu yes afta yu dɔn was, mɔ afta yu dɔn swim na swimin pul ɔ na di si? Sɔntɛm yu smɔl pikin de kray ɔltɛm ɛn ol in yes? Dɔn dis na sɔntin we go rili impɔtant to yu. Tide wi go tɔk bɔt wan sik we dɛn kɔl ‘Swimmer’s Ear’ ɔ, as dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl am, ‘Otitis Externa’.

Wetin na Swima in Yes?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, Swima in Iya na infɛkshɔn na di pat we tan lɛk tiub na wi yes we de bigin frɔm di ɔdasay na wi yes ɛn dɔn na di ia drɔm, dat na di ɛksternal ɔditɔri kanal. Tink bɔt am lɛk we wi gɛt wund sɔmsay na wi skin, i kin gɛt infɛkshɔn. Wetin kin apin ya na dat di jεm dεm kin go insay di dilik skin we de insay di ia kanal εn kin mek infεkshכn. Dis kin bi baktri infεkshכn כ fכn infεkshכn.

Dɛn kɔl dis ‘swima in yes’ bikɔs i kin apin mɔ pan pipul dɛn we kin spɛn bɔku tɛm na wata, mɔ di wan dɛn we de swim. Bɔt, i kin apin to ɛnibɔdi, nɔto jɔs di wan dɛn we de swim. Dis risk kin bɔku mɔ we di wɛda wam, we wi kin was ɛn ple na wata bɔku tɛm.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat if dɛn nɔ trit dis fayn, sɔntɛnde i kin mek pɔsin nɔ yɛri fayn, ivin i kin mek i nɔ yɛri fɔ sɔm tɛm. Bɔt nɔr wɔri, bɔrku tɛm dis sik kin wɛl ɔl if yu gɛt di rayt tritmɛnt. Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi yu yes drɔp fɔ dis.

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Swima in yes na rili kɔmɔn tin. Sɔv dɔn sho se lɛk 10% pan pipul dɛm na Amɛrika nɔmɔ dɔn gɛt am sɔm tɛm na dɛn layf. Pan ɔl we i kin gɛt ɛni ej, i kin apin mɔ pan pikin dɛn we ol bitwin 7 ɛn 14 ia .

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ Swima in Iya (Otitis Externa)?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ swima in yes kin afɛkt sɔm pipul dɛm difrɛn difrɛn digri dɛm. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt siriɔs sik. Si if dɛn sayn ya kin tan lɛk se yu sabi:

• Wan filin fɔ ful-ɔp ɛn ebi insay di yes.
• Di pen na di yes, mɔ if di pen de bɔku we dɛn pul di yes we de na di yes, na wan men sayn.
• Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt fiva .
• Fluid ɔ pus-layk dischaj frɔm di yes.
• I de it bad bad wan insay di yes.
• Yu de yɛri smɔl, ɛn i kin tan lɛk se yu de yɛri sloslo (muffled hearing).
• di skin we de rawnd di yes de rεd εn swεla.
• di limf no dεm we swεl rawnd di yes כ na di tכp pat pan di nεk.

If yu gɛt wan ɔr mɔr pan dɛn sik ya, i go mɔs bi se yu gɛt swima in yes.

Wetin mek wi kin gɛt swima in yes?

Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de fɔ dis. Bɔt di men rizin na bikɔs wata kin trɔp insay di yes kanal. Tink bɔt am, patɔjɛns lɛk baktri ɛn fɛns lɛk fɔ gro na say we wam ɛn wet. So we wata trɔp insay di yes, i kin bi pafɛkt ples fɔ dɛn jem dɛn ya. Dɛn kin setul de, dɛn kin bɔku kwik kwik wan, ɛn mek pɔsin gɛt infɛkshɔn.

Dis kin bi bikɔs ɔf baktriyal infεkshɔn, pas fכn infεkshכn. Na sכm tεm dεm, we dεn kכmbayn difrεn kayn baktri dεm kin mek dis infεkshכn. di men kayn baktri dεm we kin mek di swima in yes na `Pseudomonas aeruginosa` εn `Staphylococcus aureus`. di fכn dεm `Candida` εn `Aspergillus` kin mek am bak.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik mɔ? (Di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt prɔblɛm)

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt swima yes. Si if dɛn tin ya apin to yu:

• Fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt sik na dɛn skin: If yu gɛt wan sik we de na yu skin lɛk ɛkzema ɔ psoriasis rawnd di yes kanal, yu kin gɛt bɔku risk fɔ gɛt swima in yes.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we wund dɛn yes: We wi tray fɔ pul di ia waks wit tin dɛn lɛk kɔtɔn swab, pen tip, bɔbi pin, ɛn pepa klip , di dilik skin we de insay di yes kin wund. Dɛn injury ya kin alaw jem fɔ kam insay ɛn mek infɛkshɔn. So mɛmba se nɔ put shap tin dɛn na di yes fɔ klin di yes.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we de liv na say dɛn we wam ɛn wet: Di risk kin bɔku bikɔs di jem dɛn kin gro izi wan na dɛn kayn say dɛn de.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt bɔku ia waks: Iya waks na natura l tin we de protɛkt wi yes frɔm baktri ɛn fɛns. If wi gɛt wata na wi yes ɔltɛm, ɔ if wi pul bɔku ia waks we wi de klin wi yes, dis protɛkshɔn kin lɔs ɛn infɛkshɔn kin kam.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we de swim na wata we nɔ klin: Pan ɔl we i pɔsibul fɔ gɛt di sik frɔm swimin pul, di prɔblɛm kin bɔku we dɛn swim na wata we nɔ fayn lɛk lek, pɔnd, riva, strim, ɛn di si . Dis na bikɔs di wata we de na dɛn ples ya kin gɛt mɔ jem pas klin swimin pul.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we kin yuz iabɔd ɔ ɛp fɔ yɛri bɔku tɛm: If dɛn nɔ klin dɛn tin ya fayn, dɔti ɛn jem kin gɛda ɛn mek dɛn yes gɛt infɛkshɔn.

Us prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin if dɛn nɔ trit am?

Bɔku tɛm, di pɔsin we de swim in yes na sik we pɔsin kin mɛn if i trit am kwik. Bɔt sɔm tɛm, mɔ if dɛn nɔ trit am ɔ i de te, prɔblɛm kin apin. Dɛn tin ya nɔ kin bɔku, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dɛn.

• Infεkshכn dεm na yu yes we nɔ de dɔn:If di pɔsin we de swim in yes nɔ de fɔ pas tri mɔnt, dɛn kin tek am se na infekshɔn we nɔ de dɔn. If ɔl tu di baktri ɛn fɛns kam togɛda fɔ mek infekshɔn, dis kin apin to pipul dɛn we gɛt sik na dɛn skin ɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt alɛji fɔ di mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn de tek na dɛn yes.
• Sεlulayt (infεkshכn na di dip tisu dεm na di skin): Na sכm tεm, dis infεkshכn na di yes kin spre to di dip tisu dεm we de dכn di skin.
• Bon ɔ katilej we de pwɛl (early osteomyelitis): Dis na kɔmplikeshɔn bak we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. Di ia infεkshכn kin bi bad bad wan εn i kin spre to di katilej εn bon we de nia de. Pipul wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm kin gɛt bɔrku risk.
• Advans skull base osteomyelitis: If di ia infεkshכn spre mכr εn rich di bon dεm we de na di bכs pat na di sכkul, i kin afekt di nerv dεm we de nia, di bren, εn כda pat dεm na di bכdi. Di pɔsin we de swim in yes nɔ kin bɔku, bɔt if i du dat, i kin mek i day.

Nɔ wɔri! Dɛn siriɔs prɔblɛm ya nɔ kin bɔku, mɔ if yu go to dɔktɔ jɔs lɛk aw yu bigin fɔ gɛt di sik. Na dat mek i impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ we yu nɔ de te, ilɛksɛf na jɔs smɔl tin.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no dis?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, dɛn go tek tɛm luk yu yes fɔs. Dɛn go luk fɔ rɛd, swel, ɔ ɔda sayn dɛm fɔ damej. If ɛnitin de kɔmɔt na yu yes, dɛn kin tek wan sɛmpul pan am ɛn sɛn am na lab fɔ no wetin de mek yu gɛt di sik. Dis na bikɔs di mɛrɛsin we yu de yuz fɔ fungal infɛkshɔn nɔto di sem wit di mɛrɛsin we yu de yuz fɔ baktri infɛkshɔn. So, i impɔtant fɔ no di rayt tin we mek dɛn gɛt di tritmɛnt.

Nɔ kɔnfyus Swima in Iya wit Midul Iya Infɛkshɔn!

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin kɔnfyus di swima in yes wit ɔda kɔmɔn ia kɔndishɔn na yɔŋ pikin dɛn, we na midul ia infɛkshɔn (Middle Ear Infection or Otitis Media) . Pikin we gɛt midul ia infɛkshɔn go ɔltɛm gɛt yes pen we kin wɔs we dɛn ledɔm. Dɛn kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm bak lɛk fɔ vɔmit, dayarɛa, ɛn nɔr kin want fɔ it.

Dɛn kin trit dɛn tu kɔndishɔn ya difrɛn we. Di sem mɛrɛsin fɔ swima in yes nɔ go wok fɔ midul ia infɛkshɔn, ɛn di ɔda we. Na dat mek i impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔ no di sik kɔrɛkt wan.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ Swimmer's Ear?

Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi yu yes drɔp fɔ klin dis infekshɔn. Dipen pan yu kɔndishɔn, dɛn kin tɛl yu fɔ tek dɛn mɛrɛsin ya:

• Iya drɔp we gɛt antibayɔtik: Kil baktri dɛm.
• Antifungal ia drop: Fɛt fɔn.
• Mɛrɛsin dɛn we gɛt stɛroyd na yu yes:Ridyus di swel ɛn pen.

I rili impɔtant fɔ yuz dis yes mɛrɛsin jɔs lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu, fɔ di ful tɛm. Nɔ stɔp af-af.

Dɔn bak, fɔ ridyus pen, yu kin tek mɛrɛsin fɔ mɛn pen lɛk asetaminofɛn (e.g. Tylenol®) ɔ ibuprofen (e.g. Advil®) lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu.

Wetin go apin afta dɛn dɔn trit am?

Bɔku tɛm, di yes we pɔsin kin swim kin bi wan sik we kin apin to insɛf ɛn we kin sɔlv wit tritmɛnt. Bɔrku tɛm, di infεkshɔn go klin kpatakpata insay wan wik. Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit am, prɔblɛm dɛn lɛk we di infɛkshɔn de skata kin apin, lɛk aw wi bin dɔn tɔk. If na so i bi, yu go nid fɔ yuz antibayɔtik ɔ antifungals we strɔng pas am.

Yu tink se dis go bɛtɛ ɔtomɛtik wan?

Nɔ, i nɔ de du dat. Swima in yes na infεkshכn na di ia kanal. If dɛn nɔ trit am, i nɔ go wɛl fɔ insɛf. If dɛn nɔ trit di sik, i kin go na di say we di skel de, di bren, ɔ di kraynia nɛv dɛn.

Bikɔs di infekshɔn kin pas pas di ia kanal, i bɛtɛ fɔ go to dɔktɔ jɔs afta yu notis di sayn dɛn ɛn bigin fɔ trit am. Di kwik we yu gɛt tritmɛnt, na di mɔ yu go wɛl kwik kwik wan.

Aw fɔ mek di pɔsin we de swim nɔ gɛt yes?

Yɛs, tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ mek dis nɔ apin. Di men tin na fɔ mek wi yes dray as wi ebul.

Fɔ fala dɛn advays ya fɔ ridyus yu risk mɔ:

• Nɔ mek yu nɔ was ɛn swim na dɔti wata as yu ebul.
• Nɔ put ɛnitin, ivin kɔtɔn swab, insay di ia kanal. Di skin we de insay di yes rili dilik. If i wund, i kin izi fɔ gɛt di sik.
• If wata go insay yu yes we yu de was ɔ swim, tɔn yu ed to di sayd ɛn pul di yes we de na di yes jisnɔ frɔm wan say to di ɔda say fɔ mek di wata kɔmɔt.
• Dray yu yes fayn fayn wan afta yu dɔn was, swim, ɔ yu dɔn de insay wata. Yu kin du dis wit klin tawɛl ɔ bay we yu de drɛy dɛn jisnɔ wit aydray na say we smɔl.
• We yu de shaw, yu kin put kɔtɔn bɔl na yu yes fɔ mek wata nɔ go insay yu yes.
• Yuz iaplɔg we yu de swim ɔ we yu de na wata.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan di sayn dɛn we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt we de sho se pɔsin de swim in yes (lɛk we yu yes de pen, yu yes we de kɔmɔt na yu yes, i de it, ɔ yu nɔ de yɛri fayn), go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

If dɔktɔ dɔn ɔlrɛdi gi yu yes drɔp fɔ swima in yes, ɛn yu sik nɔ de bɛtɛ afta lɛk 10 dez, go to yu dɔktɔ bak. Sɔntɛm dɛn go nid fɔ gi yu wan mɛrɛsin we strɔng pas am.

Fɔ dɔn, na sɔm tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba

Bifo yu go na swimin pul, lek, ɔ si, tek tɛm kia fɔ yu yes smɔl. If yu fil pen ɔ it na yu yes afta yu dɔn kɔmɔt na di wata, nɔ dismis am as nɔmal, bɔt tɛl dɔktɔ. I kin gi yu wan mɛrɛsin fɔ yu yes we go ɛp yu. Yu sik dɛn fɔ dɔn insay lɛk wan wik so. Mɛmba se, swima in yes nɔto siriɔs sik if dɛn no am ɛn trit am kwik. So nɔ panik, go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan. A de wish yu fɔ wɛl kwik kwik wan!

` Swima in yes, otitis externa, ia infεkshכn, ia pen, wata na in yes, swim, yes mεdikeshכn