What to do if your voice becomes hoarse after chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

What should I do if my voice becomes hoarse after chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, hoarseness after radiotherapy may be related to the radiotherapy. Regarding the patient's diet, it is recommended to eat a light, low-salt, low-fat diet, and appropriately increase the patient's nutrition. Eat less or no spicy, fried and other irritating foods.

2. Pain in the throat caused by chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, accompanied by hoarseness. In this case, it is considered that pharyngitis is caused by congestion and edema of the throat mucosa caused by chemotherapy.

3. However, if hoarseness occurs, it is also necessary to rule out mediastinal lymph node metastasis. It is best to go to the hospital for examination.

What are the symptoms of recurrence after recovery from nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment?

Generally, patients do not have any spontaneous symptoms in the early stage of recurrence. When it grows to a certain extent and compresses the Eustachian tube on one side, patients will have varying degrees of stuffiness and blockage in the ears. Some may develop secretory otitis media. Patients will have swollen lymph nodes on the same side, usually swollen lymph nodes in the neck. In addition, patients will have radiating headaches on the same side.

According to statistics, about 80% of patients have lymph node metastases behind the clavicle and below the earlobe. The tumor grows rapidly but may not cause any symptoms.