Ukungxengwa kwayo okwethutyana kungayimpumelelo xa kunagfakelwa umzila wokuhamba komoya emlonyeni. Kodwa ke olona nyango lupheleleyo luqhaqho ukuze kulungiswe undonakele ngokuthi kombiwe i-atresia ngeenjongo zokudala indlela yokuhamba komoya obizwa ngokuba yi-nasopharyngeal. Ukuba uxinano lwenziwa lithambo lempumlo, elo thambo liyaqhawulwa kuze kufakelwe i-stent (ithyubhu yep-plastiki) fakelwa phakathi kweempumlo. Kufuneka ifunxwe yonke le nto kwisigulane, ikhutshelwe ngaphandle ngomatshini wombhobho womoya. Uyakuthi ke ugulayo ebudaleni bakhe xa kanye aselula okanye xa efikelela kumashumi amabini eminyaka, uphinde uvulwe ngakumbi ke lo mngxuma.