What are the common symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Recently, I always feel difficult to breathe and stuffy nose. At first, I just thought I had a cold, but I didn't get better after taking a lot of cold medicine. So I went to the hospital for routine examination, but I learned that I had nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Today, let me talk about the common symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

What are the common symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

First: common symptoms: sense of occlusion in the ear, perforation in the palate, nose that can't blow, dysphagia, mouth opening breathing, coma, tongue muscle atrophy, nasal root edema, pharyngeal foreign body sensation, narrow nasopharyngeal cavity, tongue deviation, bloody mucus and pus. Headache is a common symptom. Although nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is in advanced stage when it invades the orbit or the nerves related to the eyeball, there are still some patients with this symptom.

Second: the focus of epistaxis and epistaxis is located in the posterior wall of the top of the nasopharynx. When the nasal cavity or part of the secretion of the nasopharynx is sucked backward, the mild may cause epistaxis (that is, blood in the sputum during the nasal suction), and the severe may cause epistaxis. This symptom is common in patients with ulcers or cauliflower type on the surface of tumor, but rarely in submucosal type. Headache is a common symptom. Clinically, most of the patients presented with unilateral persistent pain, mostly in the temporal and parietal regions.

Third: ear symptoms tumor in the pharyngeal recess or eustachian tube round occipital area, due to tumor infiltration, compression eustachian tube pharyngeal mouth, the symptoms and signs of secretory otitis media: tinnitus, hearing loss, etc. in clinic, many patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were found because of ear symptoms. The trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve and hypoglossal nerve were more involved in the process of peripheral infiltration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, while olfactory nerve, facial nerve and auditory nerve were less involved.

matters needing attention

Once the patient found the disease must actively cooperate with the treatment, but also pay attention to the nursing care in daily life, pay attention to a balanced diet, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, eat less smoked food and raw and cold food, timely adjust self mood.