What are the early symptoms and precursors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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I've always been in good health and I'm relatively strong. I seldom get sick. But I've had a stuffy nose since I caught a cold last time, and I've had some sore throat these days. I went to the hospital for examination before I learned the signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Today, let me talk about the early symptoms and precursors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

What are the early symptoms and precursors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

First, blood in nose is the early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is manifested as blood in nose, or blood in nose sucked from mouth, also known as blood in sputum. Epistaxis often occurs after getting up in the morning. When the amount of blood in the nose is not much, it is often neglected by the patients and mistaken for rhinitis or sinusitis. Nasal obstruction is another early manifestation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Most of them showed unilateral nasal obstruction. When the nasopharyngeal tumor is enlarged, bilateral nasal obstruction may occur.

Second: tinnitus, hearing loss: tinnitus, ear stuffiness and hearing loss are also early signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This symptom is caused by the blockage of the pharyngeal tympanic orifice by a new organism of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Hearing loss may also be caused by the deterioration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the damage of auditory nerve. Tinnitus and hearing loss are often misdiagnosed as otitis media or other diseases, resulting in delayed treatment. Cervical lymphadenopathy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma is often misdiagnosed as inflammation.

Third: headache: about 70% of NPC patients have headache symptoms at the time of initial diagnosis. The headache symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are often manifested as migraine, cranioparietal occipital pain or neck pain. The headache of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mostly related to the invasion of skull base bone, nerves and blood vessels by cancer tissue. There are bleeding symptoms, manifested as blood in sputum after nasal suction or blood in nose when blowing nose. In the early stage, there was only a small amount of blood in sputum or mucus, sometimes not, unilateral tinnitus or hearing loss, and sense of occlusion in the ear.

matters needing attention

So once found disease must be actively treated, avoid procrastination caused by the deterioration of the disease, at the same time in daily life is essential, pay attention to keep warm, avoid cold, at the same time to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, appropriate physical exercise, strengthen the physique.