Umlindi omncinci emqaleni wakho: Masithethe ngee-Epiglottis!

Xa sisitya okanye sisela, ngamanye amaxesha siyakrwitshwa, akunjalo? Okanye siyakhohlela. Khawucinge ngento ebekuya kwenzeka ukuba besiphuma siyokuphefumla izinto esizityayo nesiziselayo. Ayiyongozi loo nto? Ukuthintela loo ngozi, kukho isikhuseli esimangalisayo emqaleni wethu. Ubizwa ngokuba yi-`(Epiglottis)`. Namhlanje, masithethe ngalo msebenzi mncinci kodwa ubaluleke kakhulu we-`(Epiglottis)`.

Yintoni i-`(Epiglottis)`? Masiyiqonde ngokulula!

Ngamafutshane, i-`(Epiglottis)` yakho sisiqwenga esincinci nesiguquguqukayo se-cartilage esimile okwegqabi. I-cartilage sisicwili esomeleleyo, kodwa esiguquguqukayo, njengale ikwiindlebe zethu nasempumlweni. Umsebenzi wayo ophambili kukukhusela i-`(Larynx)` yakho, okanye ibhokisi yelizwi, xa sithetha. Ikwakunceda uginye ukutya. Cinga nge-`(Larynx)` yakho njengetyhubhu engenanto. Kulapho umoya owuphefumlayo ovela empumlweni yakho nasemlonyeni wakho ungena khona emiphungeni yakho. Ikwindawo ephezulu ye-`(Trachea)` yakho, okanye i-bronchi . Ngoku khangela, i-`(Larynx)` yakho ivulekile phezulu ukuvumela umoya ukuba ungene ngokulula. Kodwa, xa uginya ukutya, le `(Epiglottis)` iza njengocango kwaye ivale phezu kwe-`(Larynx)`. Njengokuba umqobo ubekwa endleleni kwaye uphambukisa iimoto, i-`(Epiglottis)` yakho ikwakhokelela ukutya nokusela (`traffic`) endaweni yokukuvumela ukuba kuhambe ngendlela engalunganga (ukuya kwi-`Larynx`), kwaye kungene ngendlela efanelekileyo, oko kukuthi, kwi-esophagus yakho (`Esophagus`). Ukuba kukho into eyenzekayo ngequbuliso kule `(Epiglottis)`, ukutya nokusela obekufanele ukuba kungene kwi-esophagus kunokungena kwi-`(Larynx). Kulapho uqala ukukhohlela ngequbuliso. Oko kukhwehlela kuzama ukukhupha ukutya nokusela okungene kwi-`(Larynx)`. Ngamanye amaxesha oku kunokubangela ukukrwitshwa. Okuyingozi ngakumbi kukuba ukutya okungene kwi-`(Larynx)` kunokungena emiphungeni nge-trachea (`Trachea`). Oku sikubiza ngokuba yi-`(Aspiration)`. Oku kunokukhokelela kwizifo ezinzulu ezifana ne-pneumonia.

Isebenza njani i-`(Epiglottis)` yam?

Ubusazi na ukuba sonke siginya ukutya kunye namathe phakathi kwezihlandlo ezingama-500 ukuya kuma-700 ngemini? Ayimangalisi loo nto? Ngalo lonke ixesha uginya, i-`(Epiglottis)` yakho iyasebenza. Xa uginya into ethile, isiphelo esiphezulu, esikhululekileyo se-`(Epiglottis)` siyagoba size sivale isithuba se-`(Larynx)`. Xa ukutya okanye amanzi esondela, esi siphelo sikhululekileyo siyaphakama size sityhale ukutya okanye isiselo kude ne-`(Larynx)` siye kwi-`(Esophagus`). Ayisiyondlela imangalisayo na le?

I-`(Epiglottis)` ihamba njani ukuze ivale i-`(Larynx)`?

Oogqirha bakholelwa ukuba zininzi izinto ezenzekayo ukuze i-epiglottis ifike kwindawo eyiyo xa uginya:

• "I-Larynx" yakho kunye "nethambo le-Hyoid" eliphakathi emqaleni wakho lihamba lisiya phezulu nangaphambili. Emva koko, umva wolwimi lwakho utyhala i-"Epiglottis".
• Izihlunu ezinceda ukugcina ii-Epiglottis zisendaweni yazo xa ukutya nokusela kungena kwiLarynxKwaye ii-ligaments zitsala i-epiglottis ngenxa yoxinzelelo lokutya nokusela okungenayo.
• Olu didi lokutyhala nokutsala lubangela ukuba isiphelo esikhululekileyo se-Epiglottis sigobe size sivale umphezulu weLarynx.
• Kanye njengokuba isiciko senkunkuma sihamba sinyuka sisehla ngalo lonke ixesha usivula, isiphelo esikhululekileyo se-epiglottis sihamba sinyuka sisehla ngalo lonke ixesha uginya. Ngalo lonke ixesha, sithintela ukutya nokusela ukuba kungangeni kwi-larynx.
• Xa ukuginya kuyeka, i-Epiglottis ibuyela kwindawo yayo yokuqala, ivula indlela yokuba umoya udlulele kwiLarynx.

Khawucinge nje, oku kufana nomlawuli wendlela. Indlela ivala ngexesha elifanelekileyo, kwaye ivuleka ngexesha elifanelekileyo!

Iphi i-`(Epiglottis)`?

I-epiglottis yakho ikwindawo engasemva kolwimi lwakho, ngaphezulu naphambi kwengxolo yakho. Njengokuba intente ineengcango ezimbini ezinokushukunyiswa ngokukhululekileyo ngaphambili nangasemva, i-epiglottis ibanjwe yimisipha, izihlunu, kunye ne-mucous membranes esisekweni nasemacaleni, ngelixa umphezulu ukhululekile ukuhamba.

Ziziphi iimeko eziqhelekileyo ezichaphazela i-Epiglottis?

I-Epiglottitis yimeko apho i-epiglottis idumba kwaye ivuvuke. Le yeyona meko ixhaphakileyo echaphazela i-epiglottis. I-Epiglottitis idla ngokubangelwa lusulelo. Iimpawu ze-epiglottitis ezibangelwa lusulelo zivela ngequbuliso kwaye zinokukhula ngokukhawuleza. Iimpawu eziqhelekileyo ziquka umphimbo obuhlungu kakhulu, iintlungu xa uginya, okanye ubunzima bokuginya . I-epiglottis inokudumba nangezinye izizathu. Umzekelo:

• Sela ulwelo olushushu kakhulu.
• Ukubetheka nzima entanyeni.
• Ukutshaya .
• Ukutsha kweekhemikhali .

Nokuba yintoni na imbangela, i-epiglottis ngamanye amaxesha inokudumba kakhulu kangangokuba ivale ngokupheleleyo i-larynx, ithintele i-oksijini ukuba ingene. I-epiglottitis enzima yimeko engxamisekileyo yezonyango efuna unyango olukhawulezileyo. Kuba i-oksijini ibalulekile ukuze umzimba usebenze. Ngamanye amaxesha, i-epiglottis yakho inokuba buthathaka kwaye ijijeke (i-floppy okanye iwile). Ngokwesiqhelo, i-epiglottis ime nkqo, ngaphandle kokuba i-larynx ivaliwe. I-epiglottis ejijekileyo inokuwela phezu kwe-glottis, ibangele ubunzima bokuphefumla. Abanye oogqirha bakholelwa ukuba i-epiglottis ejijekileyo ikwangunobangela we-obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, imeko apho imiphunga iyeka ukuphefumla ngexesha lokulala.

Ngoobani oogqirha abanyanga iingxaki ezinxulumene ne-Epiglottis?

Ixesha elininzi, ukuba uneempawu ze-Epiglottitis okanye unengxaki yokuginya, into yokuqala abantu abaya kuyenza kukubona ugqirha wabo wosapho (uGqirha woNyango oluPhambili). Ugqirha wakho wosapho unokukuthumela kwi-Otolaryngologist (ingcali ye-ENT) ukuba kuyimfuneko.

Ngaba umhlaza ungavela kwi-epiglottis?

Ewe, kodwa kunzima ukutsho ngqo ukuba umhlaza uchaphazela kangakanani i-epiglottis ebantwini. Isizathu soku kukuba umhlaza we-epiglottis luhlobo lomhlaza we-laryngeal. I-epiglottis yakho ikwi-supraglottis ye-larynx yakho. Malunga ne-35% yomhlaza we-laryngeal uqala kwi-supraglottis yakho. Ke ngoko, kubalulekile ukufuna iingcebiso zonyango ukuba unengxaki engapheliyo yomphimbo, ubunzima bokuginya, okanye utshintsho lwelizwi.

Ndingenza ntoni ukuze ndinyamekele ii-Epiglottis zam?

Zininzi izinto ezinokonakalisa i-epiglottis yakho kwaye ziyithintele ekwenzeni umsebenzi wayo ngokufanelekileyo. Nangona ungenakuziphepha zonke ezi zinto, nazi ezinye izinto onokuzenza ukunceda ukukhusela i-epiglottis yakho:

• Kuphephe ukutshaya: Ukutshaya kunokubangela i-epiglottitis. Ukuba ungumntu otshayayo kwaye ufuna ukuyeka, buza ugqirha wakho ngeenkqubo ezinokukunceda uyeke.
• Sela iziselo ezishushu emva kokuba zipholile: Ukusela ulwelo olushushu kakhulu kunokonakalisa i-epiglottis. Kulungile ukuba umzimba usele emva kokuba upholile kancinci.
• Zikhusele kwiintsholongwane: Buza ugqirha wakho ukuba zeziphi izitofu ezifanelekileyo kuwe. Zigcine kude nabantu abathimlayo okanye abakhohlelayo.
• Ziqhelise ucoceko : Hlamba izandla zakho rhoqo. Kuphephe ukuchukumisa amehlo, impumlo, nomlomo ngeminwe yakho, kwaye kuphephe ukuchukumisa ubuso bakho.

Asikuko nje ukuba nembeko etafileni ukungathethi xa usitya. Kukho isizathu esivakalayo saloo nto!

Ngalo lonke ixesha xa uginya, i-`(Epiglottis)` yakho ivala i-`(Larynx)` (umphimbo womoya), ithintela ukutya nesiselo ukuba singangeni kwi-`(Larynx)` kwaye mhlawumbi singene emiphungeni yakho. Xa uthetha ngelixa usitya, ukutya nesiselo zinokwenzeka ukuba zingene kwi-`(Larynx).` Kulapho ke ukukhohlela nokukrwitshwa kwenzeka khona. I-`(Epiglottis)` yakho idlala indima enkulu kwimpilo yakho yokuphefumla.

Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya

Ngoko ke, ngoku uyaqonda ukuba i-Epiglottis yinxalenye encinci kodwa ebaluleke kakhulu yomzimba wethu.

• Oku kufana nevalvu yokhuseleko enceda ukuthumela ukutya ngqo kwi-esophagus, endaweni yokuba kuhambe ngendlela engalunganga, oko kukuthi, kumphimbo womoya, xa siginya ukutya.
• I-Epiglottitis, okukukudumba kwe-epiglottis, inokuba yingxaki enokubangela ubunzima bokuphefumla .Ngoko ke, ukuba uva iintlungu eziqatha zomqala okanye ubunzima bokuginya, bonana nogqirha ngokukhawuleza.
• Ungazigcina ii-epiglottis zakho ziphilile ngokwenza izinto ezilula ezifana nokuphepha ukutshaya , ukusela iziselo ezishushu kakhulu, nokuzikhusela kwiintsholongwane .

Ngoko ke, ungalibali ukunyamekela lo mlindi mncinci osemqaleni wakho!