What is the relationship between nasopharyngeal carcinoma and rhinitis? What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

What is the relationship between nasopharyngeal carcinoma and rhinitis? What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. 80% of nasopharyngeal cancer patients in the world are concentrated in China, and about 90% of nasopharyngeal cancer is caused by long-term treatment of rhinitis. At present, with the acceleration of the pace of work and study, rhinitis patients are gradually getting younger. Adults will suffer from headaches, unclear minds, drowsiness, and low work efficiency due to rhinitis; while teenagers will lose their concentration due to symptoms such as nasal congestion and headache caused by rhinitis, and their memory and academic performance will decline significantly.

2. In addition, the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer caused by rhinitis include nasal congestion and difficulty breathing due to long-term nasal congestion, which can cause sleep apnea syndrome; the patient's inferior turbinate is enlarged, and there is insufficient oxygen during sleep. In severe cases, it can cause cerebral infarction, high blood pressure, sudden heart attack, etc. Some patients may even die suddenly at night.

What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer?

1. Nasal congestion: Nasal congestion is an early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Most cases are unilateral. When the nasopharyngeal tumor grows, bilateral nasal congestion may occur.

2. Blood in the nose: Blood in the nose is another early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which manifests as blood in the nasal mucus, or as bloody nasal mucus sucked back from the mouth, also known as blood in the respired sputum.

3. Tinnitus and hearing loss: Tinnitus, stuffy ears and hearing loss are also early signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This symptom is caused by the nasopharyngeal carcinoma neoplasm blocking the Eustachian tube opening on the affected side. Hearing loss may also be caused by further deterioration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and damage to the auditory nerve.

4 Headache: When nasopharyngeal carcinoma is first diagnosed, about 70% of patients have headache symptoms. The headache symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma often manifest as migraine, pain in the back of the skull or neck.