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Ingabe uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho lwavele lwawa ngokuzumayo? Ingabe lokhu kuyi-Bell's Palsy? (Bell's Palsy) Ake sixoxe!

Ingabe uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho lwavele lwawa ngokuzumayo? Ingabe lokhu kuyi-Bell's Palsy? (Bell's Palsy) Ake sixoxe!

Cabanga uvuka ekuseni ngolunye usuku uzibheke esibukweni bese ubona ukuthi uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho alunangqondo, ikona lomlomo wakho liyagoba, futhi unenkinga yokuvala amehlo akho... Lokho kuyinto eyesabekayo ngempela, akunjalo? Abantu abaningi besaba ukuthi lokhu kuyisifo sohlangothi. Kodwa lokho akuhlali kunjalo. Namuhla sikhuluma ngesimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-Bell's Palsy , esibangela izimpawu ezinjengalezi futhi esibangelwa imbangela engaziwa.

Iyini ngempela i-Bell's Palsy?

Kalula nje, i-Bell's Palsy yisimo lapho imisipha yolunye uhlangothi lobuso bakho iba buthakathaka noma ikhubazeke ngokuzumayo. Lokhu kungabangela ukuthi olunye uhlangothi lobuso bakho luwe noma luzizwe luqinile. Kodwa ingxenye engcono kakhulu ukuthi isikhathi esiningi, lezi zimpawu zingezesikhashana .

Nakuba imbangela eqondile ingaziwa, odokotela bakholelwa ukuthi ibangelwa ukulimala kwe-seventh cranial nerve, elawula imisipha ebusweni bethu. Lapho le nzwa ivuvukala, iyacindezelwa njengoba idlula emathanjeni amancane kakhulu ekhanda, okuphazamisa ukusebenza kwayo.

Ubani onamathuba amaningi okuthola lesi simo?

Nakuba i-Bell's palsy ingathinta noma ubani, ivame kakhulu kubantu abaneminyaka ephakathi kwengu-15 nengu-60. Ithinta kokubili amadoda nabesifazane ngokulinganayo. Kodwa-ke, kunezimo ezithile ezandisa ingozi.

Unamathuba amancane okuthola i-Bell's Palsy uma unezimo ezilandelayo:

  • Ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni ezintathu zokugcina noma phakathi nesonto lokuqala ngemva kokubeletha.
  • Uma unesifo sikashukela .
  • Uma unezifo zokuphefumula ezivame ukuhlasela njengomkhuhlane kanye ne-flu.
  • Uma unezifo ezihlasela amasosha omzimba ezenza buthaka amasosha omzimba.
  • Uma unezilonda zomkhuhlane .
  • Uma une-high blood pressure.
  • Ukukhuluphala ngokweqile.
  • Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa (i-Preeclampsia).

Ukukhubazeka kukaBell kanye neStroke - Ungazididanisi zombili!

Yilokhu okwesabisa abantu abaningi. Uma uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso luba ndikindiki, bacabanga ukuthi yisifo sohlangothi. Yiqiniso, izimpawu ziyafana kancane. Kuzo zombili izimo, uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso luba ndikindiki, futhi kungaba nzima ukuvala amehlo akho. Kodwa kukhona umehluko ocacile phakathi kwalokhu okubili.

Okubaluleke kakhulu: Uma uzizwa sengathi uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho luyaphela, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imbangela iyini,Funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha . Kubalulekile ukuthola ukuthi ngabe kuyinto engathi sína yini, njengesifo sohlangothi. Unganqikazi ukuya eMnyangweni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo (ETU) wesibhedlela esiseduze.

Ithebula elingezansi lizokusiza uqonde umehluko phakathi kwalokhu okubili.

Isici Endabeni ye-Bell's Palsy Uma kwenzeka isifo sohlangothi
Indawo ethintekile Ngokuvamile kuthinta uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso kuphela . Lonke uhlangothi lwebunzi, iso, isihlathi, nomlomo luba buthakathaka. Ngaphezu kobuso , ukungazweli noma ubuthakathaka kungase kwenzeke engalweni noma emlenzeni . Ubuso buvame ukuthinteka engxenyeni engezansi (ngasemlonyeni).
Ukushwabana kwebunzi Angikwazi ukububula ohlangothini oluthintekile. Ngokuvamile kukhona ikhono lokububula ubuso.
Ezinye izici Ubuhlungu ngemuva kwendlebe, ukulahlekelwa ukunambitha, ukukhala ezindlebeni, ukuzwela umsindo, ukudabuka kwamehlo. Ubunzima bokukhuluma (ukukhala kwamagama), ukudideka, izinkinga zokubona, ubunzima bokuhamba, ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-Bell's Palsy?

Lezi zimpawu zivele ngokuzumayo, zingakapheli amahora ambalwa. Ungalala ebusuku ngaphandle kwezinkinga, futhi uma uvuka ekuseni, ungabona umehluko ebusweni bakho.

Izici eziyinhloko yilezi:

  • Ukubuthakathaka noma ukugoba kwemisipha ohlangothini olulodwa lobuso.
  • Ubunzima bokuvala iso ohlangothini oluthintekile.
  • Umlomo udonseleka eceleni lapho emomotheka.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zici zingabonakala futhi:

  • Amathe aphuma emlonyeni.
  • Ubuhlungu ngemuva kwendlebe noma endaweni yomhlathi.
  • Ikhanda elibuhlungu.
  • Ukulahlekelwa ukunambitheka.
  • Amehlo nomlomo owomile.
  • Ukuzwa imisindo ezindlebeni (i-Tinnitus).
  • Ukungakwazi ukubekezelela umsindo omkhulu.
  • Ubunzima bokukhuluma, ukudla, nokuphuza.

Ake sifunde ngokuxilongwa kanye nokwelashwa.

Ukuthola kanjani lokhu, Dokotela?

Akukho ukuhlolwa kwelabhorethri okuqondile kokuxilongwa kwe-Bell's Palsy. Udokotela wakho uzokuxilonga futhi akuvumele ukuthi wenze izimo zobuso ezahlukahlukene (momotheka, uvale amehlo akho ngokuqinile, uhwaqe). Izimpawu zakho zivame ukuba ezanele ukuxilonga i-Bell's Palsy. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka futhi ukhiphe ezinye izimo, njengohlangothi, ukutheleleka kwendlebe ephakathi, noma isifo se-Lyme.

Kulokhu, izivivinyo ezinjengalezi zinga-odwa:

  • Ukuhlolwa kwegazi: Hlola ezinye izifo.
  • I-Electromyography (EMG): Ihlola ukusebenza kwezinzwa futhi ibikezela ukuthi ukulimala kuzophola ngokushesha kangakanani.
  • I-MRI noma i-CT scan: Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi azikho ezinye izimbangela, njengomdlavuza wobuchopho.

Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha?

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi labantu abane-Bell's Palsy liyalulama ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, kunezindlela zokwelapha ezingasiza ekusheshiseni ukululama.

1. Ama-Corticosteroids (isib. i-Prednisone): Le mithi inciphisa ukuvuvukala kwenzwa evuvukele futhi isize ukuthi iphole ngokushesha. Isebenza kahle kakhulu uma iqalwa ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu ziqala.

2. Imithi yokulwa namagciwane: Imithi efana ne-Acyclovir ngezinye izikhathi inikezwa kanye nama-corticosteroids, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu zesifo.

3. Amaconsi Amehlo: Uma ungakwazi ukuvala amehlo akho kahle, kufanele usebenzise amaconsi amehlo noma umuthi wokugcoba ukuze uvimbele amehlo akho ukuba ome. Kungumqondo omuhle futhi ukugqoka i-eye patch ukuze uvikele amehlo akho othulini.

4. Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba: Ukuzivocavoca ngokomzimba kungasiza ekuqiniseni imisipha ebusweni bakho futhi kubuyisele ukuhlangana kwayo. Ungahlikihla ubuso bakho ngeminwe yakho.

5. Ukuhlinzwa: Lokhu kwenziwa kaningi kakhulu, kuphela uma izimpawu ziqhubeka noma kuvela izinkinga.

Khumbula, zonke lezi zindlela zokwelapha kufanele zenziwe kuphela ngaphansi kwezincomo nokuqondisa kukadokotela . Ungalokothi uthathe imithi wedwa.

Lesi simo sizohlala isikhathi esingakanani? Yiziphi izimpawu zokululama?

Izimpawu zingase zibe zimbi kancane emahoreni okuqala angu-48-72 ngemva kokuqala kwazo. Kodwa kufanele uqale kancane kancane ukuzizwa ungcono emasontweni ambalwa alandelayo. Iningi labantu liyalulama ngokuphelele ezinyangeni ezingaba ngu-3 .

Izimpawu zokuqala zokuphulukiswa ukuthi ukugoba kobuso kuncipha kancane kancane. Ngemuva kwalokho, ukunyakaza okufana nokumomotheka nokuvala amehlo kuqala ukubuya kancane kancane.

Kwabanye abantu (inani elincane kakhulu) inzwa ingase ingaphili kahle futhi ingaba nemiphumela yesikhathi eside. Isibonelo, ukunyakaza okungahleliwe lapho umamatheka, kanye nesibazi ebusweni. Kodwa khumbula, abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya

  • I-Bell's Palsy yisimo esibangela ubuthakathaka obungazelelwe bemisipha ohlangothini olulodwa lobuso. Akusona isifo esithathelwanayo.
  • Ungesabi uma ubona lokhu. Ezimweni eziningi, lokhu akuyona i-stroke. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukubona udokotela ngokushesha ukuze uhlukanise phakathi kwalokhu okubili futhi uqiniseke ukuthi akukho lutho olungathi sína.
  • Abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Imithi udokotela wakho ayinikezayo ingasheshisa le nqubo yokuphulukiswa.
  • Uma unenkinga yokuvala amehlo akho, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvikela amehlo akho ukuthi ome. Ukuze wenze lokhu, sebenzisa amaconsi amehlo njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekuyalele.
  • Ungadikibali ngalesi simo. Yiba nesineke ngoba kuzothatha isikhathi ukuthi ululame. Landela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho ngqo.

Ukukhubazeka kobuso, ukukhubazeka kobuso, imizwa yobuso, imizwa yobuchopho, isifo sohlangothi, i-prednisone

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ukuthola kanjani lokhu, Dokotela?

Akukho ukuhlolwa kwelabhorethri okuqondile kokuxilongwa kwe-Bell's Palsy. Udokotela wakho uzokuxilonga futhi akuvumele ukuthi wenze izimo zobuso ezahlukahlukene (momotheka, uvale amehlo akho ngokuqinile, uhwaqe). Izimpawu zakho zivame ukuba ezanele ukuxilonga i-Bell's Palsy. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka futhi ukhiphe ezinye izimo, njengohlangothi, ukutheleleka kwendlebe ephakathi, noma isifo se-Lyme.

⚠️ Important: The medical articles and information on Nirogi Lanka are for general awareness only, and are by no means a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For any medical problem you have, consult a qualified physician immediately.

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Ingabe uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho lwavele lwawa ngokuzumayo? Ingabe lokhu kuyi-Bell's Palsy? (Bell's Palsy) Ake sixoxe!

Ingabe uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho lwavele lwawa ngokuzumayo? Ingabe lokhu kuyi-Bell's Palsy? (Bell's Palsy) Ake sixoxe!

Cabanga uvuka ekuseni ngolunye usuku uzibheke esibukweni bese ubona ukuthi uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho alunangqondo, ikona lomlomo wakho liyagoba, futhi unenkinga yokuvala amehlo akho... Lokho kuyinto eyesabekayo ngempela, akunjalo? Abantu abaningi besaba ukuthi lokhu kuyisifo sohlangothi. Kodwa lokho akuhlali kunjalo. Namuhla sikhuluma ngesimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-Bell's Palsy , esibangela izimpawu ezinjengalezi futhi esibangelwa imbangela engaziwa.

Iyini ngempela i-Bell's Palsy?

Kalula nje, i-Bell's Palsy yisimo lapho imisipha yolunye uhlangothi lobuso bakho iba buthakathaka noma ikhubazeke ngokuzumayo. Lokhu kungabangela ukuthi olunye uhlangothi lobuso bakho luwe noma luzizwe luqinile. Kodwa ingxenye engcono kakhulu ukuthi isikhathi esiningi, lezi zimpawu zingezesikhashana .

Nakuba imbangela eqondile ingaziwa, odokotela bakholelwa ukuthi ibangelwa ukulimala kwe-seventh cranial nerve, elawula imisipha ebusweni bethu. Lapho le nzwa ivuvukala, iyacindezelwa njengoba idlula emathanjeni amancane kakhulu ekhanda, okuphazamisa ukusebenza kwayo.

Ubani onamathuba amaningi okuthola lesi simo?

Nakuba i-Bell's palsy ingathinta noma ubani, ivame kakhulu kubantu abaneminyaka ephakathi kwengu-15 nengu-60. Ithinta kokubili amadoda nabesifazane ngokulinganayo. Kodwa-ke, kunezimo ezithile ezandisa ingozi.

Unamathuba amancane okuthola i-Bell's Palsy uma unezimo ezilandelayo:

  • Ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni ezintathu zokugcina noma phakathi nesonto lokuqala ngemva kokubeletha.
  • Uma unesifo sikashukela .
  • Uma unezifo zokuphefumula ezivame ukuhlasela njengomkhuhlane kanye ne-flu.
  • Uma unezifo ezihlasela amasosha omzimba ezenza buthaka amasosha omzimba.
  • Uma unezilonda zomkhuhlane .
  • Uma une-high blood pressure.
  • Ukukhuluphala ngokweqile.
  • Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa (i-Preeclampsia).

Ukukhubazeka kukaBell kanye neStroke - Ungazididanisi zombili!

Yilokhu okwesabisa abantu abaningi. Uma uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso luba ndikindiki, bacabanga ukuthi yisifo sohlangothi. Yiqiniso, izimpawu ziyafana kancane. Kuzo zombili izimo, uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso luba ndikindiki, futhi kungaba nzima ukuvala amehlo akho. Kodwa kukhona umehluko ocacile phakathi kwalokhu okubili.

Okubaluleke kakhulu: Uma uzizwa sengathi uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso bakho luyaphela, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imbangela iyini,Funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha . Kubalulekile ukuthola ukuthi ngabe kuyinto engathi sína yini, njengesifo sohlangothi. Unganqikazi ukuya eMnyangweni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo (ETU) wesibhedlela esiseduze.

Ithebula elingezansi lizokusiza uqonde umehluko phakathi kwalokhu okubili.

Isici Endabeni ye-Bell's Palsy Uma kwenzeka isifo sohlangothi
Indawo ethintekile Ngokuvamile kuthinta uhlangothi olulodwa lobuso kuphela . Lonke uhlangothi lwebunzi, iso, isihlathi, nomlomo luba buthakathaka. Ngaphezu kobuso , ukungazweli noma ubuthakathaka kungase kwenzeke engalweni noma emlenzeni . Ubuso buvame ukuthinteka engxenyeni engezansi (ngasemlonyeni).
Ukushwabana kwebunzi Angikwazi ukububula ohlangothini oluthintekile. Ngokuvamile kukhona ikhono lokububula ubuso.
Ezinye izici Ubuhlungu ngemuva kwendlebe, ukulahlekelwa ukunambitha, ukukhala ezindlebeni, ukuzwela umsindo, ukudabuka kwamehlo. Ubunzima bokukhuluma (ukukhala kwamagama), ukudideka, izinkinga zokubona, ubunzima bokuhamba, ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-Bell's Palsy?

Lezi zimpawu zivele ngokuzumayo, zingakapheli amahora ambalwa. Ungalala ebusuku ngaphandle kwezinkinga, futhi uma uvuka ekuseni, ungabona umehluko ebusweni bakho.

Izici eziyinhloko yilezi:

  • Ukubuthakathaka noma ukugoba kwemisipha ohlangothini olulodwa lobuso.
  • Ubunzima bokuvala iso ohlangothini oluthintekile.
  • Umlomo udonseleka eceleni lapho emomotheka.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zici zingabonakala futhi:

  • Amathe aphuma emlonyeni.
  • Ubuhlungu ngemuva kwendlebe noma endaweni yomhlathi.
  • Ikhanda elibuhlungu.
  • Ukulahlekelwa ukunambitheka.
  • Amehlo nomlomo owomile.
  • Ukuzwa imisindo ezindlebeni (i-Tinnitus).
  • Ukungakwazi ukubekezelela umsindo omkhulu.
  • Ubunzima bokukhuluma, ukudla, nokuphuza.

Ake sifunde ngokuxilongwa kanye nokwelashwa.

Ukuthola kanjani lokhu, Dokotela?

Akukho ukuhlolwa kwelabhorethri okuqondile kokuxilongwa kwe-Bell's Palsy. Udokotela wakho uzokuxilonga futhi akuvumele ukuthi wenze izimo zobuso ezahlukahlukene (momotheka, uvale amehlo akho ngokuqinile, uhwaqe). Izimpawu zakho zivame ukuba ezanele ukuxilonga i-Bell's Palsy. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka futhi ukhiphe ezinye izimo, njengohlangothi, ukutheleleka kwendlebe ephakathi, noma isifo se-Lyme.

Kulokhu, izivivinyo ezinjengalezi zinga-odwa:

  • Ukuhlolwa kwegazi: Hlola ezinye izifo.
  • I-Electromyography (EMG): Ihlola ukusebenza kwezinzwa futhi ibikezela ukuthi ukulimala kuzophola ngokushesha kangakanani.
  • I-MRI noma i-CT scan: Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi azikho ezinye izimbangela, njengomdlavuza wobuchopho.

Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha?

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi labantu abane-Bell's Palsy liyalulama ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, kunezindlela zokwelapha ezingasiza ekusheshiseni ukululama.

1. Ama-Corticosteroids (isib. i-Prednisone): Le mithi inciphisa ukuvuvukala kwenzwa evuvukele futhi isize ukuthi iphole ngokushesha. Isebenza kahle kakhulu uma iqalwa ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu ziqala.

2. Imithi yokulwa namagciwane: Imithi efana ne-Acyclovir ngezinye izikhathi inikezwa kanye nama-corticosteroids, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu zesifo.

3. Amaconsi Amehlo: Uma ungakwazi ukuvala amehlo akho kahle, kufanele usebenzise amaconsi amehlo noma umuthi wokugcoba ukuze uvimbele amehlo akho ukuba ome. Kungumqondo omuhle futhi ukugqoka i-eye patch ukuze uvikele amehlo akho othulini.

4. Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba: Ukuzivocavoca ngokomzimba kungasiza ekuqiniseni imisipha ebusweni bakho futhi kubuyisele ukuhlangana kwayo. Ungahlikihla ubuso bakho ngeminwe yakho.

5. Ukuhlinzwa: Lokhu kwenziwa kaningi kakhulu, kuphela uma izimpawu ziqhubeka noma kuvela izinkinga.

Khumbula, zonke lezi zindlela zokwelapha kufanele zenziwe kuphela ngaphansi kwezincomo nokuqondisa kukadokotela . Ungalokothi uthathe imithi wedwa.

Lesi simo sizohlala isikhathi esingakanani? Yiziphi izimpawu zokululama?

Izimpawu zingase zibe zimbi kancane emahoreni okuqala angu-48-72 ngemva kokuqala kwazo. Kodwa kufanele uqale kancane kancane ukuzizwa ungcono emasontweni ambalwa alandelayo. Iningi labantu liyalulama ngokuphelele ezinyangeni ezingaba ngu-3 .

Izimpawu zokuqala zokuphulukiswa ukuthi ukugoba kobuso kuncipha kancane kancane. Ngemuva kwalokho, ukunyakaza okufana nokumomotheka nokuvala amehlo kuqala ukubuya kancane kancane.

Kwabanye abantu (inani elincane kakhulu) inzwa ingase ingaphili kahle futhi ingaba nemiphumela yesikhathi eside. Isibonelo, ukunyakaza okungahleliwe lapho umamatheka, kanye nesibazi ebusweni. Kodwa khumbula, abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya

  • I-Bell's Palsy yisimo esibangela ubuthakathaka obungazelelwe bemisipha ohlangothini olulodwa lobuso. Akusona isifo esithathelwanayo.
  • Ungesabi uma ubona lokhu. Ezimweni eziningi, lokhu akuyona i-stroke. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukubona udokotela ngokushesha ukuze uhlukanise phakathi kwalokhu okubili futhi uqiniseke ukuthi akukho lutho olungathi sína.
  • Abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Imithi udokotela wakho ayinikezayo ingasheshisa le nqubo yokuphulukiswa.
  • Uma unenkinga yokuvala amehlo akho, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvikela amehlo akho ukuthi ome. Ukuze wenze lokhu, sebenzisa amaconsi amehlo njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekuyalele.
  • Ungadikibali ngalesi simo. Yiba nesineke ngoba kuzothatha isikhathi ukuthi ululame. Landela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho ngqo.

Ukukhubazeka kobuso, ukukhubazeka kobuso, imizwa yobuso, imizwa yobuchopho, isifo sohlangothi, i-prednisone

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ukuthola kanjani lokhu, Dokotela?

Akukho ukuhlolwa kwelabhorethri okuqondile kokuxilongwa kwe-Bell's Palsy. Udokotela wakho uzokuxilonga futhi akuvumele ukuthi wenze izimo zobuso ezahlukahlukene (momotheka, uvale amehlo akho ngokuqinile, uhwaqe). Izimpawu zakho zivame ukuba ezanele ukuxilonga i-Bell's Palsy. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka futhi ukhiphe ezinye izimo, njengohlangothi, ukutheleleka kwendlebe ephakathi, noma isifo se-Lyme.

⚠️ Important: The medical articles and information on Nirogi Lanka are for general awareness only, and are by no means a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For any medical problem you have, consult a qualified physician immediately.

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