Nasopharyngeal cancer is a common disease that can cause great damage to the organism if not treated in time. The early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer include headache, blood in nose, nasal congestion, tinnitus, etc.
1.Headache: Most patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in late and early stage will have headache, which is mainly manifested as migraine, mostly due to the invasion of cancer tissue into the skull through the rupture hole.
2.Blood in nasal mucus: It is one of the common early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which often occurs in the morning after the body wakes up.
3.Nasal congestion: Some patients with nasopharyngeal cancer will show unilateral nasal congestion: if nasopharyngeal cancer is more serious, bilateral nasal congestion will appear.
4.Tinnitus and hearing loss: The early sign of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the occlusion and tinnitus in the ear. This is usually caused by the blockage of the eustachian tube on the affected side due to nasopharyngeal cancer.
5. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck: Many patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma will find lumps, including swollen lymph nodes, when they touch their necks, which are usually hard in texture, poor in mobility and painless, and are easily ignored by patients.
Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer will have the above early symptoms, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to prevent the cancer from metastasis and deterioration.