Ungayikhetha njani into yokuncedisa ukuva efanelekileyo kuwe? Makhe sithethe ngale nto!

Ngaba uziva ngathi unengxaki yokuva kancinci? Okanye ngaba umntu osondeleyo kuwe unale ngxaki? Usenokuba ukhe weva ngezixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva. Kodwa mhlawumbi unemibuzo emininzi malunga nokuba zeziphi kanye kanye kunye nendlela yokukhetha enye. Ungakhathazeki, siza kuthetha ngayo yonke le nto ngokulula.

Izinto ekufuneka uziqwalasele ngaphambi kokukhetha isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva

Ukukhetha isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva akufani nokukhetha iiglasi. Kukho izinto ezimbalwa ekufuneka uziqwalasele. Nazi ezinye zazo:

• Inqanaba lokulahlekelwa kwakho kukuva: Oku kuthetha ukuba nokuba ulahlekelwe kukuva okuncinci, okuphakathi, okunzima, okanye okunzulu. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu.
• Ubungakanani kunye nokuma kweendlebe zakho: Iindlebe azifani zomntu wonke, ngoko ke kufuneka ukhethe enye efanelana kakuhle neendlebe zakho.
• Ubuchule bakho bokusebenzisa izandla: Ezinye izixhobo zokuva zincinci kwaye zifuna ukushukunyiswa kancinci ukuze uzifake, uzikhuphe, kwaye utshintshe iibhetri. Ngoko ke kufuneka ucinge nokuba ukhululekile kangakanani ngazo.
• Ngaba kukho izixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva eziza netekhnoloji entsha: Ezinye zezo ziphumayo ngoku ziza nezinto ezifana ne-'Bluetooth®', zinoku 'qhagamshela' kwifowuni yakho. Ezinye 'ziyatshajwa'. Ngoko ke kulungile ukwazi izinto ezintsha ezifana nale.
• Ukhetho lwakho: Okokugqibela, kubalulekile nokukhetha enye oyithandayo kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa.

Zingaphi iintlobo zezixhobo zokuva ezikhoyo?

Ngamafutshane, kukho malunga neentlobo ezintlanu eziphambili zezixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva. Makhe sijonge ukuba zeziphi, zisebenza njani, kwaye zilungele bani.

1. Emva kwendlebe (BTE)

Olu lolona hlobo luqhelekileyo abantu abaninzi abalubonileyo. Njengoko igama lisitsho, lunxitywa ngasemva kwendlebe. Inxalenye ephambili yesixhobo sokuva isemva kwendlebe, apho ityhubhu encinci, okanye 'isikhunta sendlebe' esenzelwe indlebe yakho, ingena khona emngxunyeni wendlebe. Ezi zinokusetyenziswa kubantu abanengxaki yokuva kancinci ukuya kokukhulu. Nangona kunjalo, kuba kukho iindawo ezininzi, kufuna ubuchule obuthile ukuze uyifake kwaye uyikhulule ngokufanelekileyo.

2. Endlebeni (ITE)

Olu hlobo lwesixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva senzelwe ukugquma inxalenye engaphandle yendlebe yakho (inxalenye engenanto ngaphakathi kwe-eardrum) nokuba yi-full-shell okanye inxalenye yayo kuphela (isiqingatha se-shell). Olu lukhetho olufanelekileyo, ingakumbi kubantu abanobunzima bokubamba izinto ezincinci okanye abangaqhelanga kangako ukusebenzisa izandla zabo. Oogqirha badla ngokucebisa oku kubantu abanengxaki yokuva kancinci ukuya kutsho kakhulu.

3. Isamkeli-endlebeni (RITE)

Ezi zifana kancinci nohlobo lwe-`BTE`. Inxalenye ephambili yesixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva isemva kwendlebe. Kodwa ukusuka apho, ucingo oluncinci ludlula phezu kwendlebe luze lungene kumjelo wendlebe. Ekupheleni kwale ntambo kukho isamkeli (inxalenye ethumela isandi). Le nxalenye engena kumjelo wendlebe ithambile kakhulu, kwaye ayigubungeli ngokupheleleyo umjelo wendlebe. Abantu abaninzi bathi oku kuzenza zive izandi ngokwendalo. Ezi zikwafuna ubuchule bokusebenzisa ngesandla. Ezi zifanelekile kubantu abanokulahlekelwa kukuva kancinci ukuya kokukhulu.

4. E-Canal (ITC)

Ezi zixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva zenzelwe ukungena nzulu kancinci kumjelo wendlebe kunohlobo lwe-'ITE'. Ngoko ke zihlala zingabonakali kangako. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yokuba zincinci ngobukhulu, zisebenzisa nebhetri encinci. Ngoko ke ngamanye amaxesha kunokuba nzima ukubamba nokuphatha. Ngokuxhomekeke kwimeko yakho, unokukwazi ukufaka uhlobo lwe -'Completely-in-the-Canal' (CIC) . Ezi zihamba nzulu ngakumbi, ngoko ke azibonakali kangako.

5. Uhlobo lwe-CROS/BiCROS

Khawuthelekelele ukuba uva kakuhle endlebeni enye, okanye uva kancinci kakhulu. Kodwa uva kancinci kakhulu okanye akukho kwanto isebenzisekayo kwenye indlebe. Kulapho ugqirha angacebisa khona isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva esifana ne-'CROS' okanye 'BiCROS'.

Okwenzekayo kukuba unxibe isixhobo sokuva endlebeni yakho engalunganga. Kwaye unxibe imakrofoni eyongezelelweyo endlebeni yakho engalunganga. Le makrofoni ithatha isandi esivela endlebeni embi ize isithumele endlebeni yakho engalunganga. Oku kuthetha ukuba nokuba umntu uthetha endlebeni embi, usenokusiva ngendlebe yakho engalunganga. I-`CROS` imele ``Contralateral Routing of Signals``. I-`BiCROS`` imele `Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signals``.

Ngaba zikhona izixhobo zokuva ezifumaneka ngaphandle kwekhawuntara?

Ewe, oku kutsha kancinci. Ngo-Agasti 2022, i-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yazisa umthetho omtsha ukuze kube lula ukufumana izixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva. Ngenxa yoko, ezinye izixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva zingathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kagqirha. Le meko inokutshintsha eSri Lanka kwixesha elizayo, ngoko ke kulungile ukukwazi oku.

Ezi zixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva ezifumaneka ngaphandle kwekhawuntara zihlala zifanelekile kubantu abanengxaki yokuva kancinci ukuya kokuphakathi. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba unengxaki yokuva enzima okanye enzulu, okanye ukuba uneengxaki zokuva ezinzima, ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kufuneka ubone ugqirha, ufumane uvavanyo olufunekayo, kwaye ufumane ukuxilongwa ngokuchanekileyo kunye nonyango.

Ngaba singafunda nangeebhetri zezixhobo zokuva?

Kukho iintlobo ezimbini zeebhetri zokuncedisa ukuva: ezilahlwayo nezitshajwayo. Iibhetri 'ezilahlwayo', ezibonakala ngathi ngamaqhosha amancinci, azisaxhaphakanga kangako.

Uninzi lwezixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva ezintsha ngoku zisebenza ngeebhetri ezinokutshajwa kwakhona. Njengeefowuni zethu eziphathwayo kunye nezixhobo zeBluetooth. Xa ungasebenzisi isixhobo sakho sokuncedisa ukuva, kufuneka usigcine siqhagamshelwe kwitshaja okanye kwisikhululo sokufaka isandi esiza naso. Ayilulanga kangako le nto?

Loluphi uhlobo loncedo lokuva olulungele imeko yam?

Ngenxa yeentlobo ngeentlobo zezixhobo zokuva ezikhoyo kwimarike, ukukhetha esifanelekileyo kuwe kunokuba nzima. Kodwa iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba ugqirha wakho okanye ingcali yesandi inokukunceda ukhethe isixhobo esifanelekileyo kwimpilo yakho neemfuno zakho. Umzekelo:

• Kwabo beva isandi ezindlebeni (`Tinnitus`): Kukho izixhobo zokuva ezilungiselelwe ngokukodwa le meko.
• Kubantu abanesifo sikaMeniere: Esi sisifo apho ukudumba kunye noxinzelelo kwindlebe engaphakathi kuchaphazela ulungelelwano kunye nokuva. Kukho iindlela ezikhoyo kwabo banaso.
• Kwabo bangakwaziyo ukuva izandi ezivakala kakhulu.
• Kwabo bangakwaziyo ukuva izandi eziphantsi.
• Kwabo banengxaki yokuva ngenxa ye-sensorineural: Oku kubangelwa kukonakala kwendlebe engaphakathi.
• Kwabo baneengxaki zokuva kancinci ukuya kokuphakathi.
• Kwabo banengxaki yokuva kakhulu.
• Kwabo banengxaki yokuva kakhulu.
• Kwabo banobuchule obuncinci bokwenza ngesandla.

Kukho iintlobo zezixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva ezilungiselelwe ngokukodwa okanye ezilungele imeko nganye kwezi. Ke ngoko, kungcono ukufuna iingcebiso kwingcali kunokuba wenze izigqibo wedwa.

Kuthekani ukuba isixhobo sam sokuva asisebenzi?

Abanye abantu abafumani ziphumo zinqwenelekayo kwizixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva. Ingakumbi ukuba unengxaki yokuva kakhulu okanye enzulu, usenokuba nethuba elingcono lokuzuza kwi-cochlear implants okanye kwi-bone-anchored auditory implants. Ezi zizixhobo ezifakelwe ngotyando. Buza ugqirha wakho ngezi ndlela zonyango.

Ndifanele ndimbone nini ugqirha?

Ukuba ukulahlekelwa kukuva kwakho kuchaphazela ubomi bakho bemihla ngemihla kwaye kusebenza kangangokuba kuphazamisana nokusebenza kakuhle, ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kufuneka ubone ugqirha ukuze akunike ingcebiso. Ugqirha wakho unokufumanisa ngokuchanekileyo inqanaba lokulahlekelwa kukuva kwakho aze akuxelele ukuba izixhobo zokuva ziya kukunceda na.

Ukuba sele usebenzisa izixhobo zokuva, kubalulekile ukuba uzihlole yingcali ye-audiologist ubuncinane kabini ngonyaka.Ingcali ye-audiologist yingcali yezempilo egxile ekuxilongeni nasekunyangeni iingxaki zokulahlekelwa kukuva kunye nokulinganisela. Kufuneka uhlolwe ukuva kwakho ngoko nangoko ukuba ubonakalisa iimpawu ezintsha okanye uqaphela utshintsho kwindlela ova ngayo.

Yeyiphi imibuzo omele uyibuze ugqirha?

Ukuba ucinga ngokufumana isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva, kulungile ukubuza ugqirha wakho le mibuzo:

• Ngaba isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva siya kundinceda ngokwenene ekulahlekelweni kwam kukuva?
• Luhlobo luni loncedo lokuva olundicebisayo?
• Kuza kwenzeka ntoni ukuba andiyenzi nto ngale nto?

Ukongeza kule mibuzo, ungoyiki ukubuza nantoni na onokuyicinga. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukususa onke amathandabuzo akho.

Okokugqibela, izinto ezimbalwa ekufuneka uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Ukukhetha isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva kunokubonakala kunzima, kodwa akunzima kangako ngesikhokelo esifanelekileyo. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuqonda unobangela wokulahlekelwa kwakho kukuva, uhlobo lwaso, kunye nohlobo lwesixhobo esifanelana kakuhle nendlela yakho yokuphila. Thetha nogqirha okanye ingcali ye-audiologist ukuze ufunde okungakumbi malunga neendlela onokukhetha kuzo. Banokukunceda ukhethe isixhobo sokuncedisa ukuva esifanelana kakuhle neemfuno zakho. Emva koko ungaphila ubomi obungcono nobonwabisayo.

Ungalibali, ukuba unengxaki yokuva, musa ukuyifihla. Funa ingcebiso kagqirha ngokukhawuleza. Ingenza umahluko omkhulu ebomini bakho!

Izixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva, ukulahleka kokuva, ukukhubazeka kokuva, iintlobo zezixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva, izixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva ze-BTE, izixhobo zokuncedisa ukuva ze-ITE, ingcali ye-audiologist