The length of time a person can live with spinal cavernous disease cannot be generalized and is related to the severity of the patient’s condition and whether or not effective treatment has been administered. Spinal cavernous disease is a chronic progressive spinal cord disease that progresses slowly in most patients, ranging from a few months to 40 years. It typically presents with segmental dissociative sensory deficits, muscle atrophy in the innervated areas of the lesioned segments, and nutritional deficits. The survival of most patients is usually not significantly affected by timely treatment. However, in some patients with severe spinal cord cavities, the life expectancy may be shortened if the cavity progresses to the cervical medulla or even the medulla oblongata and involves the respiratory and cardiac centers. Sometimes patients will have symptoms such as choking on water and difficulty swallowing, which can easily lead to aspiration pneumonia, and repeated lung infections can further shorten life expectancy to some extent. It should be noted that although the disease progresses slowly, early detection and treatment are still needed. Patients with mild symptoms can be treated with drugs such as nerve nutrition and ATP; severe patients require surgical treatment. If the disease persists, daily care should also be done under the guidance of a doctor to prevent complications.