Ake sifunde kabanzi ngomphimbo wakho noma umphimbo wakho.

Wake wacabanga ngomphimbo wakho? Nsuku zonke, lapho siphefumula, sidla, futhi siphuza, lomphimbo uwusizo olukhulu kithi ngaphandle kokuthi sazi. Kalula nje, ufana nepayipi elimangalisayo ngaphakathi emzimbeni wethu, elenza imisebenzi eminingi ehlukene. Ngakho-ke, namuhla sizokhuluma ngalomphimbo, noma njengoba odokotela bewubiza kanjalo, i-pharynx. Usulungile?

Ngakho-ke, iyini le pharynx?

Kulungile, ake siqale sibheke ukuthi iyini i-pharynx. Umphimbo wakho, noma i-pharynx, iyisitho esimise okwe-funnel, esinemisipha esenza umsebenzi omningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Akugcini nje ngokukusiza ukuphefumula, kodwa futhi kuqondisa ukudla okudlayo nokuphuzayo ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Yenza umsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu, akunjalo? Uma ufuna ukugcina i-pharynx yakho iphilile, kubalulekile ukugwema ukubhema nokuzivikela ezifweni.

Yimiphi imisebenzi eyinhloko ye-pharynx?

Manje, ake sibheke ukuthi lomphimbo, noma i-pharynx, wenzani. Kalula nje, wenza izinto ezimbili ezibaluleke kakhulu.

• Ukulungiselela indlela yokuphefumula: Omunye wemisebenzi eyinhloko yesistimu yokuphefumula ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umoya esiwuphefumulayo ngamakhala noma ngomlomo wethu uqondiswa kahle phansi, nge-larynx yethu, ungene ku-trachea bese kusuka lapho uye emaphashini. Kufana nokwenza indlela yokuphefumula iqonde ngokuphelele.
• Ukuqondisa ukudla noketshezi endleleni efanele: Enye into ebalulekile ukuqondisa ukudla neziphuzo esizidlayo nesiziphuzayo endleleni efanele eya esiswini, okungukuthi, emhubheni. Lokhu kwenziwa ngobuchule obukhulu.

Cabanga nje, uma udla, kwenzekani uma lezo zinhlayiya zokudla zingena emphinjeni? Leyo inkinga enkulu, akunjalo? Le pharynx yenza umsebenzi omuhle wokuvimbela lokho ukuthi kungenzeki, ukuthumela izinhlayiya zokudla kanye noketshezi ngqo emphinjeni, esikhundleni sokuya emphinjeni nasemaphashini. Kufana nje nomlindi wesango, ehlukanisa izinto zibe izindlela ezimbili ezihlukene.

Ikuphi i-pharynx?

Kulungile, manje cishe uyazibuza ukuthi lomphimbo, noma i-pharynx, utholakala kuphi. Utholakala phakathi nentamo yethu. Ukuze kube sobala, utholakala ngaphansi kwesisekelo sekhanda, ngaphezu nje komphimbo kanye ne-larynx. Uma uthinta intamo yakho, yilapho lesi sitho esimangalisayo sitholakala khona.

Yiziphi izingxenye ze-pharynx?

Kunezingxenye ezintathu eziyinhloko zale nto ebizwa ngokuthi i-pharynx. Ake sibone ukuthi ziyini. Nakuba la magama engase azwakale engokwesayensi kancane, kulula ukuwaqonda.

• I-Nasopharynx: Lena yingxenye yomphimbo phezulu. Yilapho impumulo yakho ixhumana khona nohlelo lwakho lokuphefumula. Uma siphefumula ngekhala lethu, umoya uqala udlule kulo.
• I-Oropharynx:Lokhu kutholakala phakathi komphimbo wakho. Kuqukethe ama-tonsils (izindlala) phansi kolimi lwakho futhi kuxhunywe emlonyeni wakho. Konke esikuphefumulayo, esikudlayo, nesikuphuzayo kudlula kule oropharynx. Okusho ukuthi, kufana nendlela evamile yomoya nokudla.
• I-Hypopharynx: Lena ingxenye ephansi kakhulu yepharynx. Yilapho kwenziwa khona izinqumo ezibaluleke kakhulu. Ilawula indlela ukudla okudlula ngayo emhubheni kanye nasesimisweni sokugaya ukudla, kanye nendlela umoya odlula ngayo elakeni kanye nasemaphashini.

Ibukeka kanjani i-pharynx?

Manje ungase uzibuze ukuthi lomphimbo, noma i-pharynx, ubukeka kanjani. Uyipayipi nje elingamasentimitha angu-1. Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, umise okwe-funnel. Ubanzi phezulu futhi uncipha kancane phansi. Ngokuvamile wakhiwe yimisipha. Le misipha yiyo eyenza umphimbo unyakaze uma ugwinya ukudla. Kodwa-ke, kukhona nengxenye encane ye-cartilage eyakha ngemuva kwe-pharynx, eyinika amandla athile.

Yiziphi izifo ezivame ukuhlasela i-pharynx?

Umphimbo wethu obalulekile, noma i-pharynx, ungadala izifo ezahlukahlukene. Ezinye zivame kakhulu, kanti ezinye zingaba zimbi kakhulu. Ake sibheke ezinye zezifo ezivame kakhulu.

• Umphimbo Obuhlungu (Pharyngitis): Lokhu kuyinto esiyithola sonke ngaso sonke isikhathi, akunjalo? Izimpawu zingabandakanya umphimbo obuhlungu, ubuhlungu lapho ugwinya, kanye nokushintsha kwezwi.
• Izimbangela: I-tonsillitis, okuwukuvuvukala kwama-tonsils, izifo ezahlukahlukene (ezibangelwa amagciwane noma amagciwane), ukungezwani komzimba, noma ukuphefumula ngomlomo kungabangela lomphimbo obuhlungu.
• Ukutheleleka: Izinhlobo ezahlukene zokutheleleka zingathinta umphimbo.
• Ukutheleleka ngamagciwane: Isibonelo esihle salokhu ukutheleleka komphimbo okubizwa ngokuthi i-strep throat, okungabangela umphimbo obuhlungu kakhulu kanye nomkhuhlane.
• Ukutheleleka ngegciwane: Ukutheleleka komphimbo kungabangelwa namagciwane, njengomkhuhlane ovamile, umkhuhlane, noma i-mononucleosis. Phakathi nalezi zikhathi, umphimbo obuhlungu ungase uhambisane nezimpawu ezifana nobuhlungu bomzimba kanye nekhala eligobhozayo.
• Umdlavuza: Umdlavuza ungavela nasemphinjeni. Lezi yizimo ezimbi kakhulu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuzibona kusenesikhathi.
• Izibonelo: Umdlavuza wekhala, umdlavuza we-oropharyngeal, kanye nomdlavuza we-hypopharyngeal.
• Ubunzima bokugwinya (i-Dysphagia): Ngezinye izikhathi ungase ube nobunzima bokugwinya ukudla noma isiphuzo. Ungase uzizwe sengathi ukudla kubhajwe emphinjeni wakho, noma ungase uzizwe ubuhlungu lapho ugwinya.
• Izizathu:Lokhu kungaba ngenxa yesimo esifana nesifo sohlangothi, isifo esithinta uhlelo lwezinzwa njenge-multiple sclerosis (MS), noma esinye isifo esithinta uhlelo lwezinzwa oluphakathi, njengoba inqubo yokugwinya ilawulwa uhlelo lwezinzwa.

Izimpawu ezivamile zezinkinga zomphimbo

Manje ake sibheke izimpawu ezivamile ezingabonisa inkinga ngomphimbo, okungukuthi, i-pharynx. Kodwa khumbula, ukuba nalezi zimpawu akusho ukuthi unesifo esibi kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, uma lezi zimpawu zingapheli ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, noma uma ziqhubeka, ingabe kuwumqondo omuhle ukubona udokotela? Yilokho okuphephile kakhulu ongakwenza.

Nazi ezinye izimpawu ezivamile:

• Umphimbo obuhlungu ongapheli ongapheli ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
• Ubunzima bokugwinya ukudla noma isiphuzo, noma ubuhlungu lapho ugwinya.
• Ubuhlungu bendlebe obuvamile (ngezinye izikhathi inkinga yomphimbo ingathinta indlebe).
• Umkhuhlane ongaphezu kwama-degree Celsius angu-39 (103 degrees Fahrenheit). Lokhu kungaba uphawu lokutheleleka.
• Ukuzizwa sengathi kukhona iqhubu entanyeni, ikakhulukazi ngemuva.
• Intamo izizwa ibuthakathaka, iqinile, noma kunzima ukuyijika.
• Ushintsho oluzumayo noma ukushoshozela kwezwi, okuhlala amasonto amaningana.
• Ukwehlisa isisindo ngaphandle kwesizathu.

Uma unalezi zimpawu, sicela ufune iseluleko sezokwelapha.

Yiziphi izivivinyo ezivamile ezenziwayo ukuhlola umphimbo wami?

Uma udokotela ecabanga ukuthi kunenkinga ngomphimbo wakho, noma emphinjeni, angenza izivivinyo ezahlukahlukene. Ezinye zalezi zifo zifaka:

• I-Biopsy: Lokhu kuhilela ukuthatha ingxenye encane yezicubu endaweni esolisayo yomphimbo bese uyihlola ngaphansi kwesibonakhulu. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma kukhona okusolwayo ngento efana nomdlavuza.
• I-Laryngoscopy noma i-Pharyngoscopy: Kulokhu, udokotela ufaka ipayipi eliguquguqukayo elinekhamera encane emphinjeni bese ebheka ngqo ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphakathi emphinjeni.
• Isiko lomphimbo / I-throat swab: I-swab ye-mucus evela emphinjeni iyathathwa bese ihlolwa elabhorethri ukuze kubonakale ukuthi inawo yini amagciwane noma amanye amagciwane. Lokhu kungasiza ekuxilongeni izifo ezifana ne-strep throat.
• Ukuhlolwa kwezithombe: Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa okufana ne-CT scan (i-Computed Tomography scan) noma i-MRI scan (i-Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan). Lokhu kungathatha izithombe ezicacile zezicubu zomphimbo zangaphakathi nezizungezile. Lokhu kungasiza ekuboneni ukuthi kukhona yini amaqhubu noma umdlavuza.

Ngingawugcina kanjani umphimbo wami, noma i-pharynx, uphilile?

Ngakho-ke, sidinga ukunakekela umphimbo wethu, i-pharynx, eyenza umsebenzi obaluleke kangaka, akunjalo? Ngaphandle kwalokho, kokubili ukuphefumula nokudla kungaba yinkinga. Nazi ezinye izinto ezilula, kodwa ezibaluleke kakhulu ongayenza ngakho:

• Gwema ukubhema: Ukusebenzisa ugwayi (hhayi ugwayi nje kuphela, ama-bidi, ugwayi, kodwa ngisho nogwayi ongenantuthu) kwandisa kakhulu ingozi yomdlavuza womphimbo. Ngakho-ke uma ubhema, cabanga ukuyeka namuhla. Lolo usizo olukhulu ongalwenza emphinjeni wakho.
• Gwema intuthu kagwayi kagwayi: Ukuphefumula intuthu kagwayi kagwayi kabanye abantu nakho kungalimaza umphimbo wakho. Kubi njengokuzibhema wena. Ngakho-ke gwema izindawo ezinjalo ngangokunokwenzeka.
• Zivikele ezifweni: Geza izandla zakho njalo ngensipho namanzi, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokudla nangemva kokusebenzisa indlu yangasese. Gcina kude nabantu abagulayo. Le mikhuba elula yokuhlanzeka ingakusiza ugweme izifo zomphimbo ezifana ne-strep throat, i-flu, kanye nomkhuhlane ovamile.
• Phuza amanzi amaningi: Ukugcina umphimbo wakho umanzi kubaluleke kakhulu. Lokhu kuzonciphisa amathuba okuba umphimbo wakho wome, uhlukane, futhi ulume. Zijwayeze ukuphuza okungenani izingilazi zamanzi ezingu-8 ngosuku.
• Qaphela lapho usebenzisa izwi lakho: Uma ungumuntu omemeza kakhulu noma onomsebenzi odinga ukukhuluma kakhulu, thatha ikhefu elifushane phakathi kwalokhu. Akukuhle ukuzikhandla ngokweqile.

Ngakho-ke, yini ofuna ukuyikhumbula kulokho esikhulume ngakho namuhla?

Kalula nje, umphimbo wakho, noma i-pharynx, iyisitho esimangalisayo nesisebenza ngezindlela eziningi. Sibalulekile kokubili ezinhlelweni zakho zokuphefumula nezokugaya ukudla. Sisiza ukuthumela umoya emaphashini akho kanye nokudla esiswini sakho. Kufana nokuhlangana okulawula imigwaqo emibili eya kunoma iyiphi indlela.

Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina umphimbo wakho uphilile. Izinto ezilula njengokugwema ukubhema, ukuzivikela ezifweni, nokuphuza amanzi amaningi kungakusiza ukwenza lokhu. Khumbula, uma unezimpawu ezingavamile emphinjeni wakho, njengobuhlungu noma ubunzima bokugwinya, ungalibali ukubona udokotela.

Ngakho-ke, ungakhohlwa ukunakekela umphimbo wakho, kulungile?

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