Ingabe wena nomntanakho nithola izinkinga zendlebe ngoba nivame ukubhukuda? Ake sixoxe 'ngendlebe yokubhukuda'!

Wake wahlushwa ubuhlungu ngaphakathi kwendlebe yakho? Ikakhulukazi ngemva kokubhukuda isikhathi eside noma ukucwila echibini lokubhukuda? Ngezinye izikhathi kungaqala ngokulunywa okuncane ngaphakathi kwendlebe bese kukhuphukela ebuhlungwini obukhulu. Ngezikhathi ezinjengalezi, singase sisole ukuthi lesi yisimo esibizwa ngokuthi 'Indlebe Yokubhukuda'. Ngakho-ke namuhla, ake sixoxe ngakho ngokuningiliziwe.

Iyini 'Indlebe Yombhukudi'?

Kalula nje, 'indlebe yokubhukuda' ukutheleleka okwenzeka endaweni lapho kukhona khona umsele wethu wendlebe. Uma ufaka umunwe wakho endlebeni yakho, ungazizwa ingxenye encane yomsele wendlebe. Kodwa-ke, uma umuntu onendlebe yokubhukuda ezama ukufaka umunwe wakhe, kungaba buhlungu kakhulu aze akhale athi, ' Hawu! '

Esikhathini esiningi, sibhekisela 'kubuhlungu kwendlebe' noma 'ukutheleleka kwendlebe' njengokutheleleka endlebeni ephakathi. Odokotela bakubiza ngokuthi 'i-Otitis Media'. Ngezinye izikhathi kungahambisana nomkhuhlane. Kodwa 'i-Swimmer's Ear' ihlukile. Elinye igama lezokwelapha lalokhu yi-'Otitis Externa'. Lokhu kubhekisela ekuthelelekeni kwendlebe yangaphandle, okungukuthi, umsele wendlebe.

I-'Swimmer's Ear' ikhula kanjani?

Kulungile, manje ake sibone ukuthi lesi simo esibizwa ngokuthi 'indlebe yokubhukuda' senzeka kanjani.

Umsele wethu wezindlebe ufana nomgwaqo oya e-eardrum, noma njengoba siwubiza kanjalo, i-eardrum. Lo mgwaqo unesikhumba esibucayi kakhulu. Leso sikhumba sivikelwe ungqimba oluncane lwe-eardrum. Isikhathi esiningi, lapho sigeza noma sigeza, noma ngabe amanzi angena ezindlebeni zethu, ayaphuma ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Yingakho abantu ababhukuda njalo benamathuba amaningi okuthola 'indlebe yokubhukuda' kunalabo abasanda kugeza.

Cabanga ngalokhu. Ake sithi wena noma ingane yakho nichitha izinsuku eziningana echibini lokubhukuda. Khona-ke amanzi athile angene endlebeni angabhajwa endlebeni angaphumi. Yilapho inkinga iqala khona. Amabhaktheriya aqala ukukhula lapho lawo manzi ebhajwe khona. Ngoba amabhaktheriya adinga indawo efudumele nemanzi ukuze akhule. Lapho amabhaktheriya ekhula kanje, umsele wendlebe uba bomvu futhi uvuvuke.

Ngisho nabantu abangabhukudi bangathola lesi simo. Wazi kanjani? Ngezinye izikhathi, ngisho nokuklwebheka okuncane ngaphakathi kwendlebe kungaholela ekuthelelekeni. Abanye abantu basebenzisa ama-cotton swabs ukuhlanza izindlebe zabo, noma bamane bafake izindlebe zabo ngeminwe yabo, okubangela ukulimala. Yilapho-ke 'indlebe yombhukudi' ingenzeka khona.

Ake siqonde kancane ngendima ye-earwax?

I-earwax esezindlebeni zethu ayilona nje uhlobo lokungcola, akunjalo? Isebenza ekuvikeleni umsele wendlebe. Inesimo se-asidi kancane futhi inamafutha. Lokhu kulawula ukukhula kwamagciwane futhi kuvikela isikhumba sendlebe ekomeni. Ngakho-ke ukuzama ukususa i-earwax ngokuphelele akuwona umqondo omuhle. Indlebe inekhono lokuzihlanza.

Ngingazi kanjani ukuthi ngine-'Swimmer's Ear'? Ziyini izimpawu?

Kulungile, manje ake sibone ukuthi ungabona kanjani ukuthi 'unendlebe yokubhukuda' nokuthi yiziphi izimpawu.

• Ukuluma ngaphakathi kwendlebe: Lokhu kuvame ukuqala ngokuluma okuncane ngaphakathi kwendlebe. Kodwa kungcono ukungayi kudokotela wamazinyo ngalesi sikhathi, akunjalo? Ukwenza kanjalo kungenza ukutheleleka kube kubi kakhulu.
• Ubuhlungu bendlebe: Uphawu oluyinhloko 'lwendlebe yokubhukuda' ubuhlungu bendlebe. Ngezinye izikhathi, ngisho nokuthinta indlebe ungaphandle, noma ukushaya i-eardrum noma kuphi, kungabangela ubuhlungu obukhulu. Cabanga nje, ubuhlungu bungaba bukhulu kangangokuthi awukwazi ngisho nokujika ikhanda lakho eceleni noma ukulala. Lobuhlungu bungakhula kancane kancane.
• Ukuvuvukala kwendlebe nokubomvu: Umsele wendlebe ungase ubonakale uvuvukile futhi ubomvu. Ngezinye izikhathi uketshezi olunamanzi noma ubomvu kungaphuma endlebeni. Lolu ketshezi lungase lube lucwebe ekuqaleni, kodwa kamuva lube phuzi noma lube luhlaza.
• Ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa: Ngenxa yokuvuvukala nokuqongelela koketshezi ngaphakathi kwendlebe, ukuzwa kungase kunciphe kancane endlebeni ethintekile. Kungase kuzwakale sengathi kukhona okunamathele ngaphakathi kwendlebe.
• Ubuhlungu lapho uthinta umhlathi: Kwezinye izimo ezinzima, ubuhlungu bungase buvele nasendlebeni lapho umhlathi ushukunyiswa ngenkathi ukhuluma, udla, noma udla.
• Umkhuhlane: Ngezinye izikhathi umzimba ungase ushise futhi ube nomkhuhlane, ikakhulukazi uma ukutheleleka kukhulu.

Okubalulekile: Uma unezinye zalezi zimpawu, ikakhulukazi uma ubuhlungu bendlebe bukhulu, kukhona uketshezi oluphuma endlebeni, noma unomkhuhlane, kufanele nakanjani ubone udokotela. Ungaziphilisi. Ukwenza kanjalo kungenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu.

Kwenzekani uma ubona udokotela? Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha?

Uma uya kudokotela, uzokubuza ngezimpawu zakho futhi ahlole indlebe yakho. Bangase basebenzise ithuluzi elincane (elibizwa ngokuthi i-'otoscope') ukuze babheke ngaphakathi kwendlebe. Uma kusolwa isimo esibizwa ngokuthi 'indlebe yokubhukuda', kuzoqalwa ukwelashwa.

Ngokuvamile, udokotela wakho uzokunikeza amaconsi endlebe ukuze uwafake endlebeni yakho. Lawa maconsi ngokuvamile aqukethe ama-antibiotic okubulala amagciwane. Ngezinye izikhathi, unganikezwa namaconsi endlebe aqukethe i-steroid noma isisombululo se-asidi ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu. Lawa asebenza ngokwenza indawo engaphakathi kwendlebe ingavumeli ukukhula kwamagciwane.

Ngezinye izikhathi, uma umsele wendlebe uvuvukele kakhulu futhi amaconsi engangeni kahle, udokotela angase asebenzise into ebizwa ngokuthi 'i-wick.' Ayifani nesikrini esisekhandleleni, akunjalo? Ifana nesiponji esincane noma i-gauze. Udokotela uyifaka kancane endlebeni yakho bese efaka umuthi kuyo. 'I-wick' bese isiza umuthi ukuthi usabalale kuzo zonke izindawo ezinegciwane zendlebe yakho. Uma usuqedile, udokotela uzowususa, noma ungase uphume wodwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.

Kufanele usebenzise amaconsi inani eliqondile lezinsuku udokotela wakho akutshele zona.Ungayeki ukwelapha ubuhlungu bendlebe yakho ngoba nje buphelile. Ukwenza kanjalo kungabangela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye, futhi amabhaktheriya angakwazi ukumelana nemithi oyisebenzisile.

Uma uzwa ubuhlungu endlebeni, udokotela wakho cishe uzokutshela ukuthi uthathe umuthi wokuqeda ubuhlungu. Lokhu kuzosiza ekunciphiseni ubuhlungu kuze kube yilapho ama-antibiotic eqala ukusebenza. Ngokuvamile, bazokunikeza into efana ne-paracetamol noma i-ibuprofen.

Khumbula: Ungalokothi ufake lutho endlebeni yakho ngaphandle kweseluleko sikadokotela. Abanye abantu bafaka uwoyela kakhukhunathi, uwoyela wesesame, noma amanye amafutha e-Ayurvedic ezindlebeni zabo, okungenza ukutheleleka kube kubi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma i-eardrum yonakele.

Ngingaya nini echibini lokubhukuda futhi?

Umbuzo omkhulu kunawo wonke umuntu, ikakhulukazi izingane ezincane, uthi 'Ngizokwazi nini ukugeza nokubhukuda futhi?' Lokho kuyinto okuzodingeka uyibuze udokotela wakho. Kodwa lungela ukulinda isikhashana. Ngokuvamile kuthatha izinsuku eziphakathi kweziyi-7 neziyi-10 ngaphambi kokuba udokotela athi, 'Kulungile, ungabhukuda manje.' Lokho kungaba yinto ebuhlungu kancane ehlobo. Kodwa kungcono kunokuba nobuhlungu bendlebe obubi futhi, akunjalo?

Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvikela indlebe emanzini kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka sekuphulukiswe ngokuphelele. Kufanele futhi uqaphele ukuthi ungavumeli amanzi angene endlebeni lapho ugeza. Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela uzokutshela ukuthi ucwilise ibhola likakotini entweni efana ne-"Vaseline" bese uyigcina ingangeni endlebeni lapho ugeza. Lokhu kuzovimbela amanzi ukuthi angene.

Ungayivimbela kanjani indlebe yombhukudi?

Indlebe yombhukudi ivinjelwa kangcono kunokwelashwa ngemva kokuba ivele. Uma uhlushwa yindlebe yombhukudi njalo, noma uma uchitha isikhathi esiningi emanzini (ikakhulukazi ababhukudi), kunezindlela eziningana zokuvimbela lesi simo.

• Gcina izindlebe zakho zomile: Lena yinto ebaluleke kakhulu. Ngemva kokubhukuda noma ukugeza, gcina izindlebe zakho zomile. Phendula ikhanda lakho liye ohlangothini olulodwa ukuze ukhiphe amanzi ezindlebeni zakho. Sula umsele wendlebe kanye ne-earlobe ngendwangu ethambile nehlanzekile. Ungalokothi ufake noma yini endlebeni yakho, njenge-cotton swabs, iminwe, ama-hairpin, noma ama-key rings, ukuze uzomise. Lokhu kungalimaza isikhumba esibucayi ngaphakathi kwendlebe futhi kuholele ekuthelelekeni.
• Ukusebenzisa I-Hair Dryer (Ngokucophelela!): Ungayomisa indlebe yakho kancane kancane ngokubeka i-hair dryer ekushiseni okuphansi kakhulu kanye nesivinini, uyibambe cishe ngefidi elilodwa ukusuka endlebeni. Kodwa kudingeka uqaphele kakhulu ukuthi ungathumeli ukushisa okuningi ngaphakathi endlebeni.
• Amaconsi Endlebe Akhethekile:Udokotela wakho angase akuncomele amaconsi endlebe akhethekile ukuthi uwafake ezindlebeni zakho ngemva kokubhukuda. Lawa asebenza ngokomisa amanzi endlebeni yakho, okudala indawo engeke ivumele amagciwane ukuba akhule. Ngokuvamile aqukethe inani elincane le-acetic acid noma i-isopropyl alcohol. Kodwa-ke, lawa kufanele asetshenziswe kuphela ngaphansi kweseluleko sikadokotela, ikakhulukazi uma une-eardrum ebhobozekile noma uke wahlinzwa indlebe ngaphambilini.
• Ukusebenzisa ama-earplug: Ungasebenzisa ama-earplug ukuvimbela amanzi ukuthi angangeni ezindlebeni zakho ngenkathi ubhukuda. Kodwa qiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa ama-earplug afanele futhi ahlanzekile. Ungakhohlwa ukuwahlanza ngemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye.
• Ukugqoka Ikepisi Lokubhukuda: Ukugqoka ikepisi lokubhukuda kungavala izindlebe zakho futhi kunganciphisa ukungena kwamanzi ngezinga elithile.
• Ukunakekela i-earwax: Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, i-earwax iyisivikelo esivikelayo. Ngakho-ke, ungazami ukususa i-earwax ngaso sonke isikhathi. Umsele wendlebe uyazihlanza. Uma uzizwa sengathi indlebe yakho ivinjiwe yi-earwax, bona udokotela ukuze ayisuse ngokuphephile.

Uma uthola njalo 'indlebe yokubhukuda', kungcono ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole ukuthi yiziphi izindlela zokuzivikela ezikulungele.

Okokugcina, izinto ezimbalwa okufanele uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Kulungile, ngakho-ke sesikhulume kakhulu nge-'Swimmer's Ear' namuhla, akunjalo? Okokugcina, nazi izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okudingeka uzikhumbule:

• Indlebe yokubhukuda (i-Otitis Externa) iwukutheleleka komsele wendlebe. Ivame kakhulu kubantu ababhukuda njalo noma abathinta amanzi.
• Uma uzwa izimpawu ezifana nokulunywa ngaphakathi kwendlebe, ubuhlungu obukhulu (ikakhulukazi uma uthinta i-earlobe), ukuvuvukala, ukuphuma koketshezi endlebeni, kanye nokulahlekelwa ukuzwa, kungaba 'indlebe yokubhukuda'.
• Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu , bona udokotela ngokushesha bese uthola ukwelashwa okufanele (ngokuvamile amaconsi endlebeni alwa namagciwane). Sebenzisa umuthi ngendlela efanele isikhathi sonke sokwelashwa, njengoba kuqondiswe udokotela wakho.
• Lesi simo singavinjelwa kakhulu ngokugcina izindlebe zomile ngemva kokubhukuda nokulandela izinyathelo zokuphepha njengoba kucebiswe udokotela.
• Ungalokothi ufake noma yini endlebeni yakho ngaphandle kweseluleko sikadokotela, noma uhlanze ingaphakathi lendlebe yakho ngezinto ezibukhali njengezinduku zezindlebe. Ukwenza kanjalo kungalimaza indlebe.

Ngakho-ke, ngithemba ukuthi lolu lwazi luwusizo kuwe. Nakekela izindlebe zakho! Ngoba, izindlebe ziyizitho ezibaluleke kakhulu kithi. Ube nosuku oluhle!

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