Will nasopharyngeal carcinoma cause temporomandibular joint disorder?

Will nasopharyngeal carcinoma cause temporomandibular joint disorder?

1. It may be a mental factor. Mental factors can lead to mandibular joint disorder syndrome. This is the main reason, followed by traumatic factors. Many patients have a history of local trauma, such as external force impact, biting hard objects, opening the mouth too wide, such as yawning, acute trauma, frequent chewing of hard food, nighttime grinding of teeth, and unilateral chewing habits.

2. These factors may cause joint contusion or strain, dysfunction of the masticatory muscles, occlusal factors may be occlusal factors, occlusal disorders may also lead to the occurrence or aggravation of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome, systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis can also cause temporomandibular joint disorder, radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma can also cause changes in the structure and function of the masticatory muscles, and can also cause temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome. Temporomandibular joint pain is mainly caused by temporomandibular arthritis or temporomandibular joint disorder, and may also be accompanied by joint elasticity and sound.

3. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital for MRI examination or functional changes as soon as possible. CT can confirm the diagnosis with plain scan and reconstruction. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma generally does not cause pain in the temporomandibular joint.

What causes blurred vision in late-stage nasopharyngeal cancer?

In the late stage of nasopharyngeal cancer, the eyes cannot be opened. It can be controlled and treated through drugs. The main treatments for late stage nasopharyngeal cancer are drug therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Usually, you should pay attention to the health and hygiene of the eyes and avoid rubbing your eyes with your hands.

Invasion of the orbit or eye-related nerves by NPC tumors may cause visual impairment or even blindness, but some patients still suffer from this disease, and advanced NPC may cause blurred vision.