What are the discomforts of pituitary tumor in the early stage

Every disease has its own symptoms in the early stage of onset, which will cause you physical discomfort. You may not take it seriously, but it does haunt you. The same is true for pituitary tumors. They also have their own symptoms in the early stage. Now let's learn about the discomfort of pituitary tumors in the early stage.

1. Headache. There is a very small gap between the soft brain, which weighs about 1,400 grams, and the bony cranial cavity that contains it. Any brain tumor that occupies a certain space will increase intracranial pressure, resulting in severe headaches. The headache pattern is that it often occurs in the early morning and often wakes you up in pain during sleep, but after getting up and moving around, the headache will gradually ease and disappear.

2. Visual impairment Under normal circumstances, the venous blood of the eyeball flows back to the brain from the eye. When the brain pressure increases, the venous blood will not flow smoothly, resulting in stasis and edema, which will damage the visual cells on the retina of the fundus and cause vision loss. In severe cases, the retina of the fundus will have dot-shaped, line-shaped, sheet-shaped, or even flame-shaped bleeding, which will cause blurred vision and even blindness.

3. Vomiting. Due to the increase in intracranial pressure, the respiratory center of the medulla oblongata is stimulated, resulting in vomiting symptoms. Vomiting often occurs after a headache, and is often in the form of a jet, with vomitus often splashing everywhere.

4. Compression leads to decreased function. Because the pituitary gland secretes six hormones, any decrease in hormone function will manifest itself, such as decreased libido and erectile dysfunction in men. Women may experience irregular menstruation, decreased thyroid function, severe nausea and vomiting.

Pituitary tumor is a benign tumor. These are some of its early symptoms. If discovered, you should seek medical attention promptly. The earlier the treatment, the easier it will be to recover.