Yiziphi Izinto Ezibangela Ukulala Nge-Apnea Ukuthola Izingane?

Amathani Amandla Akhulisiwe, Ukukhuluphala Kungenzeka Ukuphazamisa Ukushisa Kwesikhathi Sebusuku

Ukuphefumula kwe-apnea kuyisimo esivamile kubantu abadala, futhi kungenzeka futhi kubantwana. Yiziphi izimbangela ezibangela ukuba i-apnea yokulala ivele ezinganeni? Kukhona iminikelo ehlukahlukene engaholela ekunciphiseni noma ukungazinzile kwe-airway engenhla, okungaholela ekuphumeni kwesimo sokuphefumula somoya wokulala. Njengoba i-apnea yokulala ingaba nemiphumela emibi ezinganeni - kuhlanganise nemithelela ekukhuleni, ekuhlakanipheni nasekuziphatheni - kubalulekile ukuthola izizathu ezifanelekile.

Uma ucabangela izizathu ezingase zibe zikhona ezinganeni zokuthuthukisa i-apnea yokulala, lezi zigaba zingahlukaniswa ngezigaba eziningana:

Mhlawumbe umnikelo owodwa ovame kakhulu wokulala ne-apnea ebantwaneni uhlobana nokunciphisa ukuma kwe-airway engenhla. Izishubhu ezingemuva komlomo nomphimbo okuthiwa ama-tonsils kanye nama-adenoids cishe asolwa. Kungenxa yokuthi ukukhuliswa kwalezi zicubu kukhona akusho ukuthi ingane izoba ne-apnea yokulala. Kodwa-ke, labo bantwana abane-apnea yokulala abaye bathulisa ama-tonsils kanye nama-adenoids bangasiza kakhulu ngokususa. Cishe amaphesenti angu-10 wezingane awaphuthuki ngemuva kokuhlinzwa, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi abe nezinye izici ezenza ukuba zibe nesimo sabo.

Ukukhuluphala ngokweqile phakathi kwezingane kuyanda, futhi kungase kube nendima enkulu ekwenzeni i-apnea yokulala njengoba lezi zindlela ziqhubeka. Njengoba inani lamafutha elifaka umoya ohamba emoyeni likhula, lingase liholele ekuqhumeni nasekunciphiseni ngaphakathi kwendiza.

Ngaphandle kwalokho, isisindo esingeziwe ngaphandle kwe-airway singase sisebenze ingcindezi futhi siholele ekuweleni kwezindiza, okubangelwa imicimbi ye-apnea.

Kunezinhlobo ezingavamile zekhanda noma ubuso (okubizwa ngokuthi yi-craniofacial abnormalities) ezingabangela ingozi eyengeziwe yokuthuthukisa i-apnea yokulala.

Izimo ezinciphisa ubukhulu bekhala, umlomo, nomphimbo zingabangela ukuwa kwe-airway ngesikhathi sokulala. Isibonelo, ulimi olwandisiwe (olubizwa ngokuthi i- macroglossia ) lungasiza . Ezinye izimo zihlanganisa:

Izingane ezine-Down's syndrome zingozi kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni lezi zinkinga.

Kukhona iqembu lezinkinga ezingavamile ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-mucopolysaccharidoses, noma ama-mucolipidoses, angase abeke izingane engozini enkulu yokulala ne-apnea yokulala. Lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yezicubu ezisezingeni eliphezulu eziqoqa ama-molecule amakhulu nokuvuvukala ngosayizi. Kukhona okungavamile ukuthuthukiswa okungafani okuboniswa ngesikhathi sokuzalwa noma esemncane, ngakho abazali abaningi bayokwazi ukuthi ingane yabo inalesi simo.

Ukulahlekelwa ukulawulwa kwemisipha yendawo engenhla kungase kuholele ekuphefumuleni kwe-apnea. Ukushintsha kwezwi le-muscle (elibizwa nge-hypotonia uma liphansi, noma i-hypertonia uma liphakeme) linganikela. Ukucindezeleka kwe-brainstem (njengoba kungase kwenzeke ku- Arnold Chiari ukungasebenzi kahle noma ku-tumors) kungabangela ukuba i-apnea yokulala.

Kukhona ezinye izinto eziphuthumayo, ezifana ne-Down syndrome, eziholela engozini enkulu yalesi simo. Ngokuvamile, ezinye izinkinga zizobonakala ngaphandle kwe-apnea yokulala ukukhombisa ukuthi ubungozi bezimo ezimbi kakhulu.

Uma ukhathazekile ukuthi ingane yakho ingaba nezimpawu noma izibonakaliso ezibonisa ukuthi i-apnea yokulala, unganqikazi ukukhuluma nodokotela wezingane zakho. Uma uzizwa sengathi ukuxoshwa kwakho kukhishwa, cabanga ngemibono yesibili kusuka kuchwepheshe wezingane zokulala. Indlela kuphela yokuhlola ngokucophelela i-apnea yokulala ezinganeni yinkinga yokulala ebusweni esikhungweni sokuhlola; cindezela ukuthola eyodwa uma ukhathazekile ngokuphefumula kwengane yakho ngesikhathi sokulala.

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