I-Tourette syndrome yisifo sezinzwa esibonakala kuzo zombili izicubu zezimoto nezomlomo, ezivame ukuqala ngaphambi kweminyaka yobudala eyi-18, imvamisa iphakathi kweminyaka engu-4 nengu-6 ubudala. Namuhla sizokhuluma ngezimpawu, izimbangela kanye nokwelashwa kwe- I-Tourette syndrome ezinganeni.
Yini iTourette syndrome?
Njengoba sibonile ngaphambili, i- I-Tourette syndrome kuyisifo sezinzwa esizibonakalisa ngeziqu ezisobala zezimoto nezomlomo. Igama lalo livela kudokotela wezinzwa waseFrance uGuilles de Tourette, owathola lesi sifo ngo-1885. Itholakala ebuntwaneni, cishe iminyaka engu-7, Yize ukuxilongwa kwayo kungelula ngaso sonke isikhathi ngoba imvamisa kuhlotshaniswa nezinye izinkinga ezifana ne-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) noma i-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
I-Los motor tics Ukunyakaza okungazelelwe, okusheshayo, okungalawuleki, okungekho kwesigqi, ukunyusa nokuphindaphindeka kwemisipha njengokuncipha, ukunikina ikhanda noma ukunyakazisa amahlombe. Ungaba lula noma ube yinkimbinkimbi, ngokweqembu noma amaqembu emisipha abandakanyeka kuma-motor tics. I- izisho zomlomo yimisindo noma ukuphimisa amagama, njengokumemeza, ukusula umphimbo, noma ukuhogela okungaba yimisindo elula yezwi, noma ukumemeza, ukufunga ngokungenhloso, noma ukuphinda lokho abanye abathi kungaba yimisindo yezwi eyinkimbinkimbi.
Izimpawu zivame ukuba zimbi kakhulu ezimweni ezicindezelayo, futhi lapho ufuna ukuyilawula ngokwengeziwe kuba kubi kakhulu, futhi kwenze kungakwazi ukugxila kunoma yini enye. Lokhu kudala izinkinga zezingane ngokulungiswa komphakathi, ukunganakwa ekilasini, okuthinta ukusebenza kwazo, nokuzethemba okuphansi. Izingane ezinalesi sifo zizwa ziqondwa kabi yizingane nezinye nabantu abadala.
Yini ukwelashwa kweTourette syndrome ezinganeni?
Izingane ezinezimpawu zalesi sifo kufanele kuyiswe kudokotela wezinzwa, engenza ezinye izivivinyo ezifana nama-MRIs noma ama-CT scan ukuze kukhishwe ezinye izimo ezingaba nezimpawu ezifanayo. Bazobheka nomlando wezokwelapha, umlando womndeni, bese benza ukuhlolwa komzimba.
Kuyafana naye I-Tourette syndrome ayifani nawo wonke umuntu, ukwelashwa akunjalo. Alikho ikhambi lalesi sifo, kepha ama-tics angelashwa ukuze athinte impilo yakho yansuku zonke kancane ngangokunokwenzeka.
Yize kungesona isifo sengqondo, a isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo singasiza ukuphatha ukucindezeleka Lokho kusho ukuthi unalesi sifo, uzizwa uqondakala futhi angafundisa izindlela zokuphumula ukuze izimpawu zingabi zimbi kakhulu.
Imvamisa i izimpawu zivame ukwanda lapho zifinyelela ku-10-12 iminyaka bese yehla ebusheni. Iningi lale mikhwa livamise ukunyamalala lilodwa, kanti ku-1% kuphela wezingane le mikhakha iqhubeka ize ibe badala.
Singayisiza kanjani indodana yethu uma inalesi sifo?
Njengoba sibonile ngaphambili, lesi sifo asiqondwa kahle ngoba abantu abaningi abasazi lesi sifo nokuthi sihlanganisani. Uma ingane yakho noma umuntu osondelene nawe enalesi sifo, ngeluleka okulandelayo:
- Funa Usizo. Kunososeshini emadolobheni amaningi lapho kukhona amaqembu okusekela nolwazi oluhlobene nalesi sifo oluzokusiza ukubhekana nalo ngendlela ehlukile futhi uzizwe usekelwa kule nqubo.
- Ake afune imininingwane. Kudingeka futhi bazizwe ukuthi banokulawula okuthile ezimpilweni zabo, njengoba lesi sifo sivame ukususa ukulawula umzimba wabo. Ake abuze udokotela wakhe ukuthi ufunani futhi amnikeze lonke ulwazi aludingayo ngakho.
- Msize azibandakanye nakweminye imisebenzi. Lapho becwile emsebenzini, izimpawu ziba mncane kakhulu futhi azivamile, ngoba ukunakwa kwabo kuyehla. Kuhle nokuthi badlale ezemidlalo, ngoba kuyabasiza ukuthi bagxile emqondweni nasemzimbeni, baphumule futhi ngaleyo ndlela banciphise ama-tics.
Kungani ukhumbula… I-Tourette syndrome ezinganeni ayizivimbeli ekwenzeni izinto ezifanayo nezinye izingane ezingontanga yazo.