I rilru chhunga vengtu te tak te: Epiglottis chungchang hi han sawi ila!

Kan ei emaw, kan in emaw hian a chang chuan kan chok thin a ni lawm ni? A nih loh leh kan khuh. Kan ei leh in thilte thawk chhuak turin kan chhuak a nih chuan eng nge thleng ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Chu chu a hlauhawm lo em ni? Chu hlauhawm laka inven nan chuan kan kawr chhungah hian venghimtu mak tak a awm a. Amah hi `(Epiglottis)` tia koh a ni. Vawiin hian he `(Epiglottis)` hnathawh tenau tak, mahse pawimawh tak hi han sawi ila.

`(Epiglottis)` tih hi eng nge ni? A awlsam zawngin i hrethiam ang u!

A awlsam zawngin i `(Epiglottis)` chu hnah ang maia siam, cartilage te tak te, flexible tak a ni. Cartilage hi a chak deuh a, mahse a flexible deuh a, kan beng leh hnar chhunga awm ang chi a ni. A hna ber chu kan thusawi huna i `(Larynx)`, a nih loh leh voice box venhim hi a ni. Chaw ei tur i ei theih nan a pui bawk. I `(Larynx)` kha hollow tube angin ngaihtuah rawh. Hei hi i hnar leh ka atanga boruak i thaw chhuah chu i lung chhungah a lut thin. I `(Trachea)`, emaw bronchi , chung lamah a awm a ni. Tunah chuan en teh, i `(Larynx)` chu a chung lamah a inhawng a, boruak awlsam taka a luh theih nan. Mahse, chaw i ei hian he `(Epiglottis)` hi kawngkhar ang maiin a lo kal a, `(Larynx)` chungah a khar a ni. Kawngpuiah daltu dahin lirthei tlan dan a dang ang bawkin, i `(Epiglottis)` pawh hian ei leh in (`traffic`) chu kawng dik lo (`Larynx`-ah) kal tir lovin, kawng dik takah, chu chu i chaw kawng (`Esophagus`) chhungah a hruai lut bawk. He `(Epiglottis)`-ah hian thil a thleng thut a nih chuan chaw kawng chhunga lut tur ei leh in chu `(Larynx)-ah a lut thei a ni. Chu khuh chu `(Larynx)` chhunga lut ei leh in chu chhuah tir tumna a ni. A chang chuan hei hian choking a thlen thei bawk. Chu aia hlauhawm zawk chu `(Larynx)` chhunga ei tur lut chu trachea (`Trachea`) kaltlangin lung chhungah a lut thei a ni. Hei hi `(Aspiration)` kan ti a. Hei hian natna khirh tak tak, pneumonia ang chi a thlen thei a ni.

Engtin nge ka `(Epiglottis)` hi a thawh?

Ni khatah vawi 500 leh 700 inkar chaw leh hmui kan ei vek tih i hria em? Chu chu mak a ni lo maw? I ei apiangin i `(Epiglottis)` chu a activate thin. Thil i ei chuan `(Epiglottis)` chunglam, free end chu a fold leh a, `(Larynx)` hawnna chu a khar a ni. Chaw emaw tui emaw a hnaih chuan he free end hi a lo chhuak a, ei tur emaw in tur emaw chu `(Larynx)` atanga hla takah `(Esophagus`) chhungah a nawr lut thin. Mechanism mak tak mai a ni lo maw?

Engtin nge `(Epiglottis)` hian `(Larynx)` khar turin a kal?

Doctor-te chuan thil engemaw zat a thleng a, chu chuan epiglottis chu i ei hian a awmna tur dik takah a hruai lut niin an ngai:

• I ``Larynx'' leh i rilru lai takah chuan ``Hyoid bone'' chu a chho leh hmalam a pan a. Tichuan, i lei hnunglam chuan ``Epiglottis'' chu a nawr ta a ni.
• Chaw leh in tur Larynx chhunga a luh hian Epiglottis chu a hmuna awm reng tura puitu taksa peng hrang hrangteTin, ligament te hian ei leh in lo lutte pressure chhanna atan epiglottis chu an hruai chhuak bawk.
• Hetianga nawr leh chhuah inzawm hian Epiglottis free end chu a fold leh a, Larynx chunglam chu a khar a ni.
• Bawlhhlawh khuhna chu i on apiangin a chho leh chhuk ang bawkin, epiglottis free end pawh i ei apiangin a chho leh chho zel a ni. A che apiangin ei leh in tur chu larynx-ah a lut thei lo.
• Swallowing a tawp chuan Epiglottis chu a awmna hmunah a kir leh a, Larynx-a boruak kal theihna tur kawng a hawng ta a ni.

Ngaihtuah teh, hei hi traffic controller ang mai a ni. Kawngpui chu a hun takah a khar a, a hun takah a inhawng bawk!

`(Epiglottis)` hi khawiah nge a awm?

I epiglottis hi i lei hnung lamah, i larynx chung leh hmaah a awm a. Puan in hian kawngkhar pahnih a nei a, chu chu a hma leh a hnung lamah zalen taka kal theih a ni a, epiglottis chu a bul leh a sir lama ligament, muscle leh mucous membrane te hian a hmunah a vawng tlat a, a chung lam erawh chu zalen takin a kal thei thung.

Epiglottis tichhe thei dinhmun tlanglawn tak takte chu engte nge ni?

Epiglottitis hi epiglottis a lo hring chhuak a, a lo hring chhuak thin a ni. Hei hi epiglottis tichhe thei natna tlanglawn ber a ni. Epiglottitis hi infection avanga lo awm a ni fo thin. Infection avanga epiglottitis symptoms hi a lo lang nghal a, a lo thang chak hle. A lan chhuah dan tlangpui chu rilru natna nasa tak, ei laiin natna, emaw, ei harsat te hi a ni . Epiglottis hi chhan dang vangin a hring thei bawk. Entir nan:

• Tui lum tak tak in thin ang che.
• A kawngah chuan a na hle.
• Meizial zuk leh hmuam .
• Chemical a kang.

A chhan chu eng pawh ni se, a chang chuan epiglottis hi a hring nasa lutuk thei a, chu chuan larynx a tikhawlo vek thei a, chu chuan oxygen a luh theih loh phah a, severe epiglottitis hi medical emergency a ni a, damdawi lam pan vat a ngai a ni. A chhan chu taksa hnathawhna atan oxygen hi a pawimawh em em a ni. A châng chuan, i epiglottis chu a chak lo thei a, a tlahniam thei bawk (floppy emaw collapse emaw). A tlangpuiin epiglottis hi a ding nghet a, larynx khar a nih loh chuan. Drooping epiglottis chu glottis chungah a tla thei a, thawk harsatna a thlen thei. Doctor thenkhat chuan drooping epiglottis hi obstructive sleep apnea syndrome thlentu a ni bawk niin an ngai a, hei hi mut laiin lungin thawk a chawlhsan thin.

Epiglottis nena inzawm harsatnate chu eng doctor-te nge enkawl?

A tam zawkah chuan Epiglottitis symptoms i neih emaw, ei harsa i tih emaw chuan miten an tih hmasak ber tur chu an chhungkaw doctor (Primary Care Physician) hmuh a ni ang. I chhungkaw doctor chuan a tul chuan Otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) hnenah a refer thei che a ni.

Epiglottis-ah hian cancer a lo awm thei em?

Ni e, mahse cancer hian mi epiglottis hi engzat nge a nghawng tih chiang taka sawi a harsa hle. A chhan chu epiglottis cancer hi laryngeal cancer chi khat a nih vang a ni. I epiglottis hi i larynx supraglottis ah a awm a. Laryngeal cancer 35% vel chu i supraglottis atang hian a intan thin. Chuvangin, i rilru natna awm reng, ei harsat, emaw aw inthlak danglam emaw i neih chuan damdawi lam thurawn lak a pawimawh hle.

Ka Epiglottis enkawl nan eng nge ka tih theih ang?

I epiglottis tichhe thei leh a hna tha taka thawk thei lo tur thil tam tak a awm a. Heng zawng zawng hi i pumpelh thei lo nain, i epiglottis venhimna atana i tih theih thenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Meizial zuk loh tur: Meizial zuk hian epiglottitis a thlen thei. Meizial zu mi i nih a, bânsan i duh a nih chuan, i doctor-ah chuan i bânsan theihna tûr program chungchâng zawt rawh.
• In tur lum chu a lum hnuah in thin ang che: Tui lum tak tak in hian epiglottis a tichhe thei a ni. Taksa tan a lum deuh hnua in tur a tha.
• Infection lakah inveng rawh: I doctor hnenah eng vaccine nge i tana tha ber tih zawt rawh. Mi hnim emaw, khuh emaw laka inthiarfihlim rawh.
• Faina tha ti rawh : Kut sil fo thin ang che. I kut zungtang hmanga i mit, hnar leh hmui khawih loh tur a ni a, i hmai khawih loh tur a ni.

Chaw ei laiin thusawi loh chu table manners chauh a ni lo. Chu chu chhan tha tak a awm!

I ei apiangin i `(Epiglottis)` hian `(Larynx)` (thlipui) chu a khar a, ei leh in tur chu `(Larynx)` chhungah a lut lo va, i lung chhungah pawh a lut thei lo. Chaw ei lai i inbiaknaah chuan ei leh in tur chu `(Larynx) chhungah a lut tam zawk. I `(Epiglottis)` hian i thawkna hriselnaah hmun pawimawh tak a chang a ni.

Take-Home Thuchah a ni

Chuvangin, tunah chuan Epiglottis hi kan taksa peng te tak te mahse pawimawh tak a ni tih i hrethiam ta.

• Hei hi safety valve ang mai a ni a, chu chuan chaw kan ei hian kawng dik lo, chu chu thlipui chhunga kal ai chuan, chaw ei tur kawngkhar chhungah direct-a thawn luh a pui a ni.
• Epiglottitis, chu chu epiglottis swelling a ni a, emergency a ni thei a, thawk harsatna a thlen thei .Chuvangin, kawr na tak tak emaw, ei harsat emaw i neih chuan Doctor pan nghal tur a ni.
• I epiglottis chu hrisel takin i vawng thei a, thil awlsam tak tak, zu in loh , in tur lum tak tak in, leh natna hrik laka invenna te tih hmangin.

Chuvangin, i rilru chhunga he vengtu te tak te hi enkawl theihnghilh suh!