Ubuhlungu bezindlebe, obaziwa nangokuthi i-otalgia, yi-a ukuzwa ubuhlungu endlebeni okungenzeka kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala. Kungase kubonakale njengobuhlungu bendawo obubukhali noma obufiphele obusuka ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwendlebe. Ubuhlungu bezindlebe bungaba ngezikhathi ezithile noma buqhubeke, bubangele ukungakhululeki nokuphazamiseka, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. Ezibhedlela ze-CARE, siyaziqonda izinselele ezihlobene nobuhlungu bendlebe obungajwayelekile, futhi sizinikele ekuhlinzekeni ngezinsizakalo zokuxilonga nezokwelashwa ezibanzi zezinkinga zempilo ezithinta kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala.

Ubuhlungu bezindlebe bungakhula kancane kancane noma ngokuzumayo, bufakwe endaweni ethile noma busakazekele ezifundeni ezahlukene. Ingavela ngaphakathi kwendlebe, ngokwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi i-primary otalgia, noma ingavela engxenyeni yangaphandle yendlebe, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-otalgia yesibili noma ekhonjiwe.
Ubuhlungu bezindlebe noma ubuhlungu ngemuva kwendlebe bungaba okwesikhashana noma buphikelele, bubangele ukukhathazeka. Kungase kuchazwe njengobuhlungu obufiphele noma obubukhali, noma ukuzwa ukushisa. Ubuhlungu bezindlebe bungathinta abantu banoma iyiphi iminyaka, kuhlanganise nezingane. Kungenzeka endlebeni eyodwa noma zombili izindlebe.
Ubuhlungu bendlebe bungase buhambisane nezimpawu ezihlukahlukene, ezingabandakanya:
Izingane ezihlushwa ubuhlungu bendlebe zingakhononda ngakho. Ngaphandle kwezikhalazo zabo, kungase kube nezinye izimpawu eziphawulekayo lapho ubuhlungu bendlebe buvela ezinganeni. Lezi zimpawu zingabandakanya:
Isizathu esivame kakhulu sobuhlungu bendlebe ukutheleleka endlebeni. Lokhu kutheleleka kungabangelwa ukunqwabelana koketshezi eshubhuni le-eustachian, elixhuma indlebe ephakathi nendawo. ngemuva komphimbo. Uma ishubhu le-eustachian livaleka isikhathi eside, uketshezi lunganqwabelana, okuholela ekungenweni yizindlebe. Izifo ezindlebeni zivame kakhulu ezinganeni kunabantu abadala. Ukwengeza, ubuhlungu bendlebe bungase bubangelwe umkhuhlane.
Ubuhlungu bezindlebe kubantu abadala bungabangelwa ezinye izimo ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise:
Ngaphandle kwalezi zizathu ezivamile zobuhlungu bendlebe, izinguquko zokuphakama ngesikhathi sendiza nazo zingabangela ubuhlungu bezindlebe. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kungezwani kujwayele ukuzixazulula ngokwakho phakathi nesikhathi esifushane ngemva kokusuka noma ukuhlala.
Izinto ezingandisa ingozi yokutheleleka kwezindlebe zihlanganisa:
Ukuxilongwa kobuhlungu bendlebe ngokuvamile kwenziwa ngu-a umhlinzeki wezempilo noma udokotela, ozobuza ngezimpawu nomlando wezokwelapha. Udokotela angase futhi abuze mayelana nemisebenzi yakamuva yomzimba okungenzeka ibangele ukulimala endlebeni. Bangase bahlole indlebe, ikhala, nomphimbo. Ukwengeza, ukuhlolwa kwe-tympanogram kungenziwa udokotela ukuze alinganise ukucindezela endlebeni ephakathi.
Ukwelashwa kobuhlungu bezindlebe kuncike ezimpawini ezihambisana naso, ubunzima bazo, kanye nembangela ewumsuka. Kwezinye izimo, izifo zendlebe zingazixazulula ngokwazo. Nokho, uma ziphikelela, kungase kunikezwe imithi yokunciphisa izimpawu. Uma ubuhlungu bendlebe bubangelwa i-eardrum ephukile, ngokuvamile ingaphulukisa ngokwemvelo phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezivamile zokukhulula ubuhlungu bendlebe zingase zihlanganise ukuhlinzwa, imithi, noma izindlela ezithile uma kuziwa ekwelapheni ubuhlungu bezindlebe ekhaya. Udokotela angase anikeze imithi edambisa izinhlungu njengama-antibiotics ezinhlungwini zezindlebe. Izingane ezithola izifo ezindlebeni eziphindelelayo zingadinga ukuhlinzwa ukuze kufakwe amashubhu amancane endlebeni ephakathi, okungasiza ukuvimbela ukunqwabelana koketshezi. Lawa mashubhu angase abekwe okwesikhashana noma isikhathi eside.
Ubuhlungu bezindlebe obubangelwa izici ezihlukahlukene bungadanjiswa kusetshenziswa izindlela ezahlukene.
Kunamakhambi amaningana asekhaya ezinhlungu zendlebe angase anikeze ukukhululeka kobuhlungu bendlebe.
Amakhambi asekhaya ezinhlungu ezindlebeni ngenxa yamakhaza angase ahlanganise ukushunqisa ngesitimu, ukuphuza imithi ethengwayo nokuphuza uketshezi olufudumele.
Ubuhlungu bezindlebe obubangelwa ukungenwa yizindlebe kungase kungagwemeki ngaso sonke isikhathi, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni, kodwa ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha kuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Ubuhlungu bendlebe yesokunxele noma indlebe yangakwesokudla ebangelwa ukutheleleka kwendlebe kungasakazekela ezindaweni ezizungezile uma kungelashwa. Ukwengeza, ukutheleleka kwendlebe kungasakazekela ethanjeni lendlebe, elaziwa ngokuthi ama-mastoids.
Uma i-eardrum enembobo ingapholi kahle noma ngokuphelele, ingaholela ekulahlekelweni kokuzwa noma ukudumala.
Ezinganeni, isifo sezindlebe esingapholi noma esiphindelelayo singaholela ezinkingeni zokukhuluma nezokuziphatha, okuhlanganisa nokungezwa.
Ezibhedlela ze-CARE, sibeka phambili ukuhlinzeka ngokuxilongwa nokwelashwa okunembile kwezinhlobonhlobo zezifo ezinganeni nakubantu abadala. Ochwepheshe bethu bezinhlanga ezahlukene basebenza ngokukhethekile i-ENT yezingane futhi ube neminyaka eminingana yokuhlangenwe nakho kokwelapha izingane zabo bonke ubudala, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okufanele kanye nokwelashwa kobuhlungu bezindlebe. Sizibophezele ekuletheni ukwelashwa okugxile esigulini kanye nokubhekana nakho konke okukukhathazayo ngokucophelela okukhulu.
Uma ubuhlungu bezindlebe busakazeka ezindaweni ezizungezile noma buyaqina, kungase kube uphawu lwesimo esibi esidinga ukungenelela kwezokwelapha.
Ubuhlungu bendlebe obubangelwa ukutheleleka bungathatha izinsuku ezimbalwa futhi ngokuvamile buzixazulula ngokwabo. Nokho, kwezinye izimo, kungase kuqhubeke isikhathi eside.
Amazinga aphezulu okucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, nokuphazamiseka kokwesaba kungabangela ubuhlungu bendlebe nokucindezela, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwe-panic.
Ubuhlungu bezindlebe phakathi nobusuku bungabangelwa izici ezifana nokugqoka ama-earplug afakwe ngokuqinile noma ama-headphone, ukulala endaweni eqinile, ingcindezi yokubhoboza izindlebe, noma ngisho nokugedla kwamazinyo nokuqina kwemihlathi.