The possible hazards of nasopharyngeal cysts include: causing bad breath, throat discomfort, easy to catch a cold, headache, tinnitus, ear stuffiness and so on. Therefore, patients with nasopharyngeal cysts should go to regular hospitals in time and under the guidance of doctors for symptomatic treatment.
Nasopharyngeal cyst is also known as nasopharyngeal median fistula and pharyngeal mucus cystitis. Patients will have purulent secretions from the back of the nasal cavity, which will lead to significant halitosis when breathing if it flows into the throat.
When the cystic cavity is atresia, there may be radiating pain in the occipital region, mostly persistent dull pain, similar to the headache of pterygoid sinusitis, often accompanied by stiffness of the muscles at the back of the neck, soreness and pain, which is aggravated by head turning. There is also tinnitus and a feeling of stuffiness in the ear. A few patients may have fever.
Thoroughly removing or destroying the mucous membrane of the inner wall of the pharyngeal sac to prevent recurrence is the principle of treatment, and chemical cauterization and surgical excision are often adopted.