NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL CANCER
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer are major type of head and neck cancer. It occurs when epithelial cell of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus become cancerous and grows abnormally.
These cancers develop in any sinuses but usually begin in maxillary sinus.
NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL CANCER CAUSES:
Exact cause is not known but there are some factor which increases risk of developing nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer. These factors are:
- Smoking
- Exposure to dust, Nickel compounds, Radium, etc also increase risk of cancer
- Human papilloma virus
- Exposure to toxic substance also increase risk
- Secondary exposure to smoke
- Low Immunity
- Poor diet, Lack of nutrition
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NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL CANCER SYMPTOMS:
- Nose bleeding
- Smell power decreased
- Blockage of nose cause stiffness of nose
- Irritation, itching inside nose
- Pain above or below eyes
- Vision impaired- loss of sight partially or double vision
- Watery eyes
- Itching, pain in eyes
- Bulging of eyes mainly affected one
- Headache
- Difficult opening of mouth
- Lump node swollen in neck
- Growth anywhere on face, nose , roof of mouth
- Fever
- Weakness, fatigue
DIGNOSIS:
- Physical examination
- Noso endoscopy
- Biopsy for nasal and paranasal sinus growth
- CT- scan, MRI
NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL CANCER PRACUTIONS:
- Quit smoking
- Quit tobacco chewing
- Avoid too much exposure to chemical, toxic substance, at work place
- Eat healthy food
- Exercise regularly
- Maintain immunity
- Include vitamin and nutrition rich diet
- Maintain weight
- Avoid exposure to wood dust, polluted air, nickel substance
NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL CANCER HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT:
Bryta carbonicum:
- Gauze before eyes, Itching in eyes
- Glands around ear painful and swollen
- Dry sneezing, coryza with swelling of upper lips and nose
- Sensation of smoke in nose
- Frequent epixtaxis
- Pale, puffed face
- Sensation of coweb on face
- Headache
- Sub maxillary gland and tonsils swollen
- Swollen of glands in neck region
- Weakness of spine
- Fatty tumors around neck, face
Calca. Carb
- Sense of weight on top of head, headache
- Lachrymation in open air
- Dimness of vision, feel as if looking through mist
- Itching of lids, swollen lids
- Offensive odour in nose
- Polyp swelling at the root of nose
- Epistaxis
- Swelling of face, pale and deep sealed eye, surrounded by dark rings
- Sub maxillary gland swollen
- Weakness, fever
- Gland swollen
Gelsemium
- Headache, heaviness of head
- Dull, heavy eye with heaviness of eyelids
- Vision blurred, smoky, dim sight, bruised pain behind the eyes/orbits
- Sneezing, fullness at root of nose, dryness of nasal fosse
- Dull headache with fever
- Swelling of turbinate’s
- Face hot heavy flushed, besotted look
- Pain in face
- Fever- he shakes so much
- Fatigue after slight exertion