Long-term ambulation, sedentary, lack of exercise, in the city’s high-rise buildings, our cervical spine is easy to fatigue too much, and more and more people with neck pain. But many people do not know that, in addition to neck pain, cervical spondylosis also has some undetectable “latent” symptoms, if they are not detected in time, the fragile cervical spine will be increasingly injured. What other latent symptoms of cervical spondylosis? 1, poor swallowing The upper end of the esophagus and the sixth cervical vertebrae adjacent, when the sixth cervical vertebrae hyperplasia, will compress and stimulate the esophagus, and even cause inflammation and edema around the esophagus, resulting in symptoms such as foreign body sensation and poor swallowing when eating. People who work long hours on the computer and have neck and shoulder pain should suspect the possibility of cervical spondylosis if they have poor swallowing and foreign body sensation. 2. Visual impairment Some patients with cervical spondylosis show decreased visual acuity, eye swelling and pain, photophobia, tearing, unequal pupil size, or even reduced visual field and sharply reduced visual acuity. This is related to the autonomic nerve dysfunction caused by cervical spondylosis and the ischemia of the visual center of the occipital lobe of the brain triggered by the insufficient blood supply of the vertebral basilar artery. 3, bloating and constipation In some cervical spine patients, because the adjacent cervical sympathetic nerve is stimulated and damaged, the feeling of discomfort can be uploaded to the brain, resulting in increased excitability of the relevant nerve, which slows down the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract innervated by it, resulting in abdominal bloating, constipation and other discomforts. Therefore, for patients with intractable constipation of unknown origin, it is necessary to discover the clues and find out the cause in time. 4, often pillow Some people have very high requirements for the pillow, bed and other sleep environment, a little inattention is particularly easy to pillow, which is often cervical instability, neck muscle strength is not enough due to the development of cervical spondylosis to beware. 5, elevated blood pressure Some people suddenly appear elevated blood pressure, take antihypertensive drugs are not well controlled, at this time, pay attention to whether there are cervical spine problems, especially in young patients this is because the cervical spine misalignment, hyperplasia will compress the vertebral artery or cervical sympathetic ganglion, resulting in spasm of the vertebral artery, basilar artery insufficient blood supply, reflexively cause vasomotor center excitability increased, resulting in increased blood pressure. 6, tachycardia Some patients feel a significantly faster heartbeat when they turn their heads or twist their necks, and even experience discomfort such as chest tightness This may be generated by stimulation of the fourth nerve root of the cervical spine, which is prone to sudden falls when the position of the neck suddenly changes. If the cervical spine has degeneration, hyperplasia and other lesions, it may compress or pull the vertebral artery, causing impaired blood supply to the basilar artery, resulting in cerebral ischemia, dizziness, headache and other symptoms, and in severe cases, it may suddenly fall when turning the head and changing the position. Protect the cervical spine good habits to remember 1, scientific and reasonable pillow To have a suitable height, almost a fist height; to have good breathability, so that the skin can breathe smoothly during sleep; to have a comfortable hardness and softness, too little elasticity feels too hard, too much elasticity, the reverse force increases, the sense of compression is enhanced. In fact, a pillow suitable or not, you can feel it yourself. If you wake up after a sleep, feel uncomfortable neck, head drowsiness, it is recommended to replace your pillow. 2, hospital consultation If you do not understand the type of cervical spondylosis you suffer from, you should go to a regular hospital for treatment, do not feel free to massage, pounding, traction by yourself or ask non-professionals. 3, correct posture to develop a good sitting and standing posture, reduce the time to lower the head. Such as looking at the phone can be placed in the direction parallel to the line of sight. You can do some head shrugging action to relieve the tension of the muscles of the cervical spine, certain sports can also help relieve cervical spondylosis, such as swimming, playing badminton, etc. 4, sit on a soft sofa should be as little as possible, especially the elderly, and should not often sit on a soft sofa to read books and newspapers. 5, less wear high heels Reduce the number of times you wear high heels, if you must wear high heels, you should also try to reduce the number of times you wear them, or choose a heel height lower than 5 cm in the heels. 6, lie down to sleep When you need to catch up on sleep, it is best to lie down, such as can not, in front of the chest pad a soft cushion or pillow as a cushion. And don’t put your head directly on your arms. On the basis of correcting various bad neck habits, combined with functional exercise, massage, physiotherapy, needle and knife release and other non-surgical treatment, the majority of neck discomfort symptoms can be relieved.