Izinguquko zokuguga ohlelweni lwezinzwa

Ubuchopho kanye nesistimu yezinzwa kuyisikhungo sokulawula esisemqoka somzimba wakho. Zilawula umzimba wakho:

• Iminyakazo
• Izinzwa
• Imicabango nezinkumbulo

Zisiza nasekulawuleni izitho ezifana nenhliziyo namathumbu akho.

Izinzwa ziyizindlela ezihambisa amasignali ukuya nokubuya ebuchosheni bakho nakuwo wonke umzimba wakho. Intambo yomgogodla iyisigaxa semizwa egijima isuka ebuchosheni bakho iye phansi maphakathi nomhlane wakho. Imizwa iphuma entanjeni yomgogodla iye kuzo zonke izingxenye zomzimba wakho.

UKUGUQUKA OKUGUPHEKILE NEMIPHUMELA YABO OHLELWENI LWAMANZI

Njengoba ukhula, ubuchopho bakho kanye nohlelo lwezinzwa kudlula ezinguquko zemvelo. Ingqondo yakho nomgogodla ulahlekelwa amangqamuzana ezinzwa nesisindo (i-atrophy). Amaseli emizwa angaqala ukudlulisa imiyalezo ngokunensa kunakuqala. Imikhiqizo yemfucuza noma amanye amakhemikhali afana ne-beta amyloid angaqoqa ezicutshini zobuchopho njengoba amangqamuzana ezinzwa ehla. Lokhu kungadala ushintsho olungajwayelekile ebuchosheni olubizwa ngokuthi ama-plaque kanye ne-tangles. Umbala onsundu onamafutha (lipofuscin) nawo ungakha izicubu zemizwa.

Ukuphazamiseka kwemizwa kungathinta izinzwa zakho. Ungahle wehlise noma ulahlekelwe ukucabanga noma ukuzwa. Lokhu kuholela ezinkingeni ngokuhamba nokuphepha.

Ukwehlisa ukucabanga, inkumbulo, nokucabanga kuyingxenye ejwayelekile yokuguga. Lezi zinguquko azifani kuwo wonke umuntu. Abanye abantu banezinguquko eziningi emithanjeni yabo nasezicubu zobuchopho. Abanye banezinguquko ezimbalwa. Lezi zinguquko azihlali zihlobene nemiphumela ekhonweni lakho lokucabanga.

IZINKINGA ZESIKHATHI SOMSEBENZI KWABADALA

Ukuwohloka komqondo kanye nokulahlekelwa inkumbulo okunzima akuyona ingxenye ejwayelekile yokuguga. Zingadalwa yizifo zobuchopho ezifana nesifo i-Alzheimer, odokotela abakholelwa ukuthi sihlotshaniswa namacwecwe nemiphimbo eyakha ebuchosheni.

UDelirium ukudideka okungazelelwe okuholela ezinguquko ekucabangeni nasekuziphatheni. Imvamisa kungenxa yokugula okungahlobene nobuchopho. Ukutheleleka kungadala ukuthi umuntu osekhulile adideke kakhulu. Imithi ethile nayo ingadala lokhu.

Izinkinga zokucabanga nokuziphatha nazo zingabangelwa yisifo sikashukela esilawulwa ngendlela engafanele. Ukukhuphuka nokuwa kwamazinga kashukela egazi kungaphazamisa ukucabanga.

Khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma unezinguquko ku:

• Imemori
• Umcabango
• Amandla okwenza umsebenzi

Funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma lezi zimpawu zivela kungazelelwe noma zihambisana nezinye izimpawu. Ushintsho ekucabangeni, kwimemori, noma ekuziphatheni kubalulekile uma kuhlukile emaphethini akho ajwayelekile noma kuthinta indlela ophila ngayo.

UKUVIMBELA

Ukuvivinya umzimba nengqondo kungasiza ubuchopho bakho ukuthi buhlale bukhali. Ukuzivocavoca kwengqondo kufaka:

• Ukufunda
• Ukwenza ama-crossword puzzle
• Ingxoxo evuselelayo

Ukuvivinya umzimba kukhuthaza ukugeleza kwegazi kuye ebuchosheni bakho. Kuyasiza futhi ukunciphisa ukulahleka kwamaseli obuchopho.

EZINYE IZINGUQUKO

Njengoba ukhula, uzoba nolunye ushintsho, olufaka:

• Kwezitho, izicubu, namaseli
• Enhliziyweni nasemithanjeni yegazi
• Ezimpawu ezibalulekile
• Emizweni

• Ubuchopho nesistimu yezinzwa
• Isifo i-Alzheimer

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