How to take care of yourself during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

In recent years, nasopharyngeal carcinoma has become one of the major diseases that endangers society and human health, and it has brought great pain and distress to humans. In order to reduce the incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, we humans should master the self-care of nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy:

Radiotherapy is a treatment method that uses various types of radiation to irradiate tumors in order to inhibit or kill tumor cells. Currently, radiotherapy is the preferred treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Therefore, if nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients can master the self-care methods during radiotherapy, it can not only ensure the smooth progress of radiotherapy, but also reduce the economic burden, delay the progression of the disease, and improve the quality of life.

1. Self-psychological counseling methods

Usually, after a nasopharyngeal cancer patient is diagnosed, radiotherapy begins before he or she has time to adjust his or her mentality. With the emergence of radiotherapy side effects, the patient may become depressed, pessimistic, and lose confidence in treatment. During this period, the patient's mood fluctuates and he or she often asks himself or herself, "I didn't do anything bad, why did I get this unfortunate disease?" He or she may feel desperate from time to time or think about what to do after death.

It is normal to have these psychological activities. We should learn to conduct self-psychological counseling, self-regulate our mental state, learn some health care knowledge, learn to arrange our life after illness, understand the effect of treatment, readjust our relationship with family, friends, colleagues, and leaders, maintain an open-minded and cheerful state of mind, divert attention from negative effects, cultivate a wide range of interests and hobbies, such as reading, painting, knitting, listening to music, etc., participate in social activities, and actively seek to enjoy a happy and happy life, so as to improve the quality of life.

2. Oral self-care methods

During radiotherapy, since the parotid glands and salivary glands are within the irradiation range, the functions of the rib glands and salivary glands are suppressed after radiotherapy. The glandular secretions in the mouth decrease, and the self-cleaning function of the mouth disappears. Symptoms such as dry mouth, dry throat pain, and oral ulcers are common. To alleviate these symptoms, you can always have a water bottle and moisten your mouth frequently. Drink more than 250 ml of water a day, and often soak honeysuckle and ophiopogon in water to moisten the oral mucosa.

In addition, in order to keep the oral cavity clean, you can prepare a light salt water to gargle 4-5 times a day. The method of preparing light salt is: add 3-4g (about half a spoon) of sodium chloride (cooked salt) to 500ml of warm water, or gargle with Dobbe's solution, and gargle with the gargle for at least 1 minute each time. At the same time, gargle for 1-2 minutes with alternating cheek puffing and sucking to remove loose tartar ulcers. Spray watermelon frost spray or double throat wind spray locally, and open your mouth and teeth to allow sufficient gas exchange at the oral mucosal folds, destroy the growth environment of anaerobic bacteria, and prevent secondary oral infection.

The above is the self-care for nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy. Expert Tips: If you have symptoms of illness, do not delay diagnosis and go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts or call for consultation.

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