Experts give detailed introduction to the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

For patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, it is best to receive timely treatment when cancer just occurs in the nasopharynx. Not only is the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer easy, but the possibility of cure is also high. It is necessary to detect the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer in time. What are the specific early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer? Let's talk about the specific early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer.

Generally, the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are:

1. Nasal congestion: It is a common early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Most of them are unilateral nasal congestion. When the nasopharyngeal tumor grows, bilateral nasal congestion may occur.

2. Tinnitus and hearing loss: Tinnitus, stuffy ears and hearing loss are also common early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This symptom is caused by the nasopharyngeal neoplasm blocking the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube on the affected side. Tinnitus and hearing loss are often misdiagnosed as otitis media or other diseases, which delays treatment.

3. Bloody nose and nose bleeding: Bloody nose is one of the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, manifested as blood in the nose or bloody nose sucked back from the mouth. Bloody nose often occurs in the morning after getting up. When the amount of bloody nose is not large, it is often neglected by patients and mistaken for rhinitis or sinusitis, or is treated as hemoptysis and taken to the internal medicine department.

4. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck: Many nasopharyngeal cancer patients often seek medical treatment after accidentally discovering a "lump" on their neck. This "lump" is actually a swollen lymph node. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck of nasopharyngeal cancer patients are often misdiagnosed as inflammation. For neck lumps that do not shrink after anti-inflammatory treatment or even continue to grow rapidly, especially those with a hard texture, poor mobility, and multiple painless neck lumps that are fused together, you need to seek medical attention in time. This is a common early symptom of nasopharyngeal cancer.

The above is a detailed introduction to the common early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer. I believe everyone should have a preliminary understanding of this. Once the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer appear, you must go to the hospital for treatment immediately to avoid missing the best time for treatment, which is disadvantageous to the patient.