Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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When my father got up in the morning, he had a bloody nose, and sometimes he sucked it back from his mouth. He suspected that he might have nasopharyngeal carcinoma, so he went to consult his doctor about the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Now let's look at the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

1. Bloody nose: bloody nose is an early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It is characterized by blood in the nose, or by sucking the bloody nose from the mouth, also known as blood in the sputum. Epistaxis often occurs after getting up in the morning. When the amount of blood in the nose is not large, it is often neglected by the patients, mistakenly considered as rhinitis or sinusitis, or treated as hemoptysis to the internal medicine department.

2. Nasal obstruction: 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.

3. Tinnitus and 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.

matters needing attention

If you have the above symptoms, I hope you will be alert. The prevention and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma lies in early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment. The earlier discovery, the better prognosis; the later discovery, the less possibility of cure, the worse prognosis. At ordinary times, we should also change bad eating habits, such as not eating pickled food and smoking.