The difference between nasal congestion of nasopharyngeal cancer and common nasal congestion is that nasal congestion of nasopharyngeal cancer is progressive aggravation, persistent nasal congestion, and the improvement is not obvious after medication; common nasal congestion usually refers to nasal congestion caused by rhinitis, which is usually alternating and intermittent, and the improvement is obvious after medication.
Nasopharyngeal cancer with the increase of tumor causes nasal congestion with rapid progressive aggravation and persistent nasal congestion, often with blood in nasal mucus. Nasal congestion will not be significantly improved after applying medicines such as ephedrine nasal drops.
Ordinary nasal congestion is usually alternating and intermittent, decreasing during the day when exercising or laboring, and worsening at night when sleeping or being cold. Nasal congestion caused by hypertrophic rhinitis can also be persistent, but the nasal congestion will be significantly improved after applying medications such as ephedrine nasal drops.
If the symptoms of nasal congestion are severe, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to identify the cause of the disease and then targeted treatment. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.