First symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

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When it comes to nasopharyngeal carcinoma, people usually think of nasal symptoms first, such as nasal congestion and epistaxis. But in fact, the earliest symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are often ear and neck. Cervical lymph node enlargement is sometimes even the first symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. When nasal symptoms appear, they are generally in the late stage. First symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

First symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Epistaxis: it is manifested as blood in sputum or nasal mucus after nasal suction, sometimes not, late bleeding is more common, individual patients with massive bleeding. Ear symptoms: tumor compression eustachian tube can occur unilateral tinnitus or hearing loss, can also occur catarrhal otitis media, unilateral tinnitus or hearing loss, ear occlusion is one of the important symptoms of early nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Headache: can be the first symptom or the only symptom, early headache location is not fixed, intermittent, late persistent migraine, location fixed, headache as the first symptom of the highest misdiagnosis rate.

Diplopia: tumor invasion of abducens can often cause double shadows of exotropia, trochlear nerve invasion, often cause esotropia and diplopia. Cervical lymph node metastasis: a small number of patients with nasopharyngeal examination can not find the primary lesion, and cervical lymph node metastasis is the only clinical manifestation.

matters needing attention

Because patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are affected by their diseases, they have heavy psychological burden, poor appetite and low resistance, so we should guide their families to encourage patients to eat, and give them high protein, high vitamin, low fat and digestible food. Such as beans, milk, fungus, carrots and so on. At the same time, guide the family members to create a clean and comfortable eating environment for patients, pay attention to color and fragrance, provide delicious food for patients, and provide rich nutrition for patients.