Cranial nerve damage is often caused by the earliest invasion of the tongue muscle, resulting in atrophy of the tongue muscle with tremors, and later atrophy of the palate, pharynx, larynx and chewing muscles, resulting in slurred speech, difficulty in swallowing and weakness in chewing. Nasopharyngeal cancer is also one of the common diseases that cause tongue muscle atrophy, therefore, prevention of nasopharyngeal cancer can effectively prevent and control tongue muscle atrophy.
Preventive measures: 1. Pay attention to climate change, prevent colds and flu, maintain nose and throat hygiene, and avoid viral infections.
2.Try to avoid harmful fumes inhalation, such as kerosene lamp gas, insecticide aerosols, etc., and actively quit smoking and alcohol.
3, nasopharyngeal diseases should be treated as early as possible, such as the discovery of bloody nasal mucus or blood in the mouth after nasal aspiration, as well as unexplained enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, middle ear effusion, etc. should be timely detailed nasopharyngeal examination.
4.Life conditioning, nasopharyngeal cancer should avoid physical overwork: such as heavy physical labor, staying up late, excessive physical exercise, etc., which can imbalance the internal environment of the body and reduce the resistance, prompting cancer recurrence or metastasis. During the treatment period, we should pay attention to local hygiene, rinse the mouth several times a day, and perform nasopharyngeal irrigation if necessary. Avoid tooth extraction within one year. Diet regulation: It is advisable to have a balanced diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less or no salted fish, salted vegetables, bacon, preserved meat and other foods containing nitrosamines, and not to eat dry and stimulating foods or drink too much alcohol. Especially during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer, patients often have dry mouth and throat, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Chinese medicine believes that this is a deficiency of qi and yin, heat and toxicity, and should avoid dry and hot stimulating food, the diet should be light, easy to digest, nutritious, tasty food.
5.Eating salted fish is prone to nasopharyngeal cancer: According to scientific analysis, rotten salted fish is a food that directly causes cancer, especially nasopharyngeal cancer. There are more people suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer in the age group of fifteen to forty across southern China. Participants from the American Association for the Advancement of Science clearly suggested during a conference that salted fish and nasopharyngeal cancer are highly related. Hong Kong biochemists have isolated nitrosamine components from salted fish. And according to modern scientific research, nitrosamines have been proven to be serious carcinogens, and the carcinogen nitrosamines in rotten salted fish are produced before or during the process of salting and drying with salt. If you eat this kind of rotten salted fish often, you are prone to nasopharyngeal cancer and other cancers.