UMary Allen
Amahhashi adinga ukulala kancane, kodwa izikhathi zokuphumula ezivamile. Ukulimala okuncane emilenzeni nasekhanda kungaba uphawu lokungalali kahle.
Njengezilwane ezizingelayo, amahhashi ahlale eqaphile. Noma kunjalo, izilwane ngokwemvelo zidinga ukuvuselelwa kanye nokulala okujulile ukuze zikwazi ukubiza ukusebenza kwazo.
Empeleni, amahhashi angalala emile noma elele, lapho lokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukulala kwe-REM kufinyelelwa kuphela lapho elele. I-REM imele ukuthi “Rapid Eye Movement”, okuhunyushwa ngokuthi ukunyakaza kwamehlo okusheshayo, njengoba amehlo enyakaza ngokushesha kulesi sigaba sokulala, futhi umsebenzi wobuchopho owandayo nawo ungarekhodwa. Nakuba ubuchopho namehlo kusebenza ngokukhethekile, lesi sigaba sibaluleke kakhulu ekuvuseleleni izilwane.
Amahhashi alala kanjena kuze kube nini?
Amahhashi adinga ukulala okuncane kakhulu kunabantu. Badinga kuphela amahora angu-3.5 okulala ngosuku, kodwa akufanele bantule leso sigaba sokulala se-REM. Abanikazi bamahhashi kudingeka babheke ukuthi izilwane zabo ziyalala yini futhi ziphumule. Lokhu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezihlobene nokufuya: ikakhulukazi ezitebeleni ezivulekile, izilwane ezisezingeni eliphansi ngokuvamile azikutholi ukuphumula uma ingekho indawo yokulala eyanele. Kukhona nezilwane ezihamba phambili eziqaphe kakhulu umhlambi kangangokuthi azikwazi ukulala.
Iyini imiphumela yokungalali emahhashini?
Amahhashi angalali ngokwanele ngezinye izikhathi ayakhubeka, okungase kubonakale njengokulimala kwe-fetlock, ikhanda, nenqulu. Ukwehliswa kokusebenza nakho kungenzeka, kodwa akuhlali kukhona. Lokhu futhi kungenxa ye-flight reflex, izilwane ezindizayo zivame ukufihla ngempumelelo izimpawu zazo. Ezimweni ezingavamile, amahhashi awela ngokuzumayo, khona-ke ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo kufanele kucatshangelwe. Lokhu okubizwa ngokuthi i-narcolepsy akuvamile kakhulu kunokuncisha ubuthongo be-REM. Lokhu akuhlangene nesifo sobuchopho.
Yini engingayibheka?
Abanikazi bamahhashi banganaka ukuthi ihhashi labo limbozwe ngotshani noma ama-shavings ekuseni. Ngokufanayo, izinguquko zokuziphatha (ukwanda kokukhathala, kodwa futhi injabulo) kungaba inkomba yokungalali kahle. Uma kukhona ukulimala okuncane kwesizathu esingaziwa, lokhu kungase futhi kubonise ukungalali kwe-REM.
Umbuzo Ovame Ukubuzwa
Kungani amahhashi elala kancane kangaka?
Amahhashi alala cishe amahora amabili ngosuku. Bachitha isikhathi esiningi bemile, kodwa futhi belele. Imisipha ayiqini neze. Ngale ndlela ihhashi lithola ukuphumula ngaphandle kokulala.
Yini okufanele uyenze uma ihhashi lakho lingalali?
Ukwelashwa kokuntula ubuthongo kwe-REM kuncike esibangeni esiyimbangela. Ngokuvamile, ukubikezela kungcono uma inkinga itholwa kusenesikhathi. Ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa ze-psychotropic kungasiza ezimeni zokuyaluza. Amahhashi anemizwa angazuza kumahhashi angabangane aqinile.
Ihhashi likhombisa kanjani ingcindezi?
Amanye amahhashi aba novalo ngokubona nje inqola. Izimpawu ezijwayelekile zalokhu ukudumba kwemizwa nokuphuma njalo kwendle, okungase kubonakale njengohudo.
Ingabe ihhashi lingaba nenselele encane?
Kusho ukuthini uma ihhashi seliphelile noma lingaphansi kwenselelo? Uma ingaphansi kwenselelo, isithukuthezi, ukungabi nalutho, ingcindezi, futhi ngokuvamile kuba nezinkinga zesisu.
Ingabe ihhashi lingacindezeleka?
Ihhashi elingenalusizo emhlambini noma elicasuka kalula lingase libe nosuku olubi. Uma lesi simo siqhubeka, lokhu kuziphatha kungabonisa nokucindezeleka. Ngoba amahhashi acindezelekile abonisa izimpawu ezifanayo nabantu abathintekayo ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwengqondo.
Amahhashi akukhulula kanjani ukucindezeleka?
Amahhashi akhulula ukucindezeleka emvelweni ngokuphunyuka. Uma kunezimo ezisongelayo ezesabisa ihhashi futhi zidale ukucindezeleka, ihhashi lisabela kulesi simo ngokubaleka. Amahomoni akhishwa ukucindezeleka enza umzimba wehhashi ukwazi ukuhlanganisa wonke amandla awo ukuze ubaleke.
Kungani ihhashi lami lingasalali?
Izimbangela ezingenzeka zincane kakhulu indawo elele yokulala (ebhokisini, kodwa nasesitebeleni esivulekile) ukuphathwa kwemfucuza okungalungile - udoti omncane kakhulu, ongafaneleki, oswakeme ihhashi elingawuthandi, noma alinawo nhlobo udoti. Isimo sezulu esicindezelayo sengobo, isibonelo, ngenxa yomsindo noma ukubusa okungekuhle ezindlini zeqembu.
Amahhashi alala nini?
Ngokungafani nabantu, balala ngezikhawu ezimfushane usuku lonke. Balala cishe izikhathi eziyisithupha ngobusuku, kanti umjikelezo omude wokulala othatha imizuzu eyi-15. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona cishe amahora amathathu nesigamu wokusnuza ngosuku.
Kunamuphi umphumela wokuzolisa emahhashini?
Amakhambi aziwayo angaba nomthelela wokudambisa ukucindezeleka nokwethuka ahlanganisa i-valerian, i-ginseng, i-hops, ne-St. John's wort. I-lavender ne-lemon balm ingasiza futhi amahhashi acindezelekile futhi athuthumelayo ukuze ehlise umoya futhi agcine imizwa yawo iqinile.
Lisho ukuthini uma ihhashi lizamula?
Amahhashi azamula (noma flehm) ikakhulukazi mayelana nezifo zepheshana lesisu: izilonda ze-colic nesisu. Ukuzamula njalo ngaphandle kwesizathu futhi ebhokisini kungabonisa izinqubo zokuvuvukala ku-mucosa yesisu ngakho-ke kufanele kuthathwe ngokungathí sina.