1, nosebleed: nosebleed is an early symptom of nasal cancer, which is characterized by blood in the nose, or blood in the sputum. Blood and tears often appear after getting up in the morning. When the amount of nasal mucus is small, it is often ignored by patients, mistaken for rhinitis or sinusitis, or treated as hemoptysis in internal medicine.
2, nasal congestion: nasal congestion is another early manifestation of nasal cancer. Most of them are unilateral nasal congestion. Bilateral nasal congestion can occur when nasopharyngeal tumors grow.
Tinnitus and hearing loss: Tinnitus, stuffy ears and hearing loss are also early signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This symptom is caused by the obstruction of eustachian tube mouth by a new organism of nasal cancer. The further deterioration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the damage of auditory nerve may also lead to hearing loss. Tinnitus and hearing loss are often misdiagnosed as otitis media or other diseases, which delays treatment.
3, headache: when the first diagnosis of nasal cancer, about 70% of patients have headache symptoms. Headache symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are often migraine, occipital pain on the top of the head or neck pain. The headache of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mostly related to the invasion of skull base bone, nerve and blood vessel by cancer tissue.
4. Cervical lymphadenopathy. Many patients with nasal cancer often go to the hospital because they accidentally touch the "lump" on their necks. This "lump" is actually an enlarged lymph node. Cervical lymph node enlargement in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma is often misdiagnosed as inflammation. For neck masses that have not shrunk or even rapidly increased after anti-inflammatory treatment, especially those with hard texture, poor mobility and more painless neck masses that are fused together, it is necessary to see a doctor in time.