Can the bitter taste in the mouth after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma heal on its own?

Can the bitter taste in the mouth caused by radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer heal on its own?

1. Bitter taste in the mouth after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer is mostly a sequelae caused by side effects during radiotherapy. Generally, the symptoms will gradually ease after radiotherapy.

2. You should also pay attention to your diet on a daily basis. You can eat more light and easy-to-digest foods, such as fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C. Nasopharyngeal cancer is treated with radiotherapy, and dry mouth and bitter taste may occur again. This is mostly due to side effects caused by radiotherapy. If the symptoms are more obvious, you need to drink more water at this stage.

3. At the same time, you can use Chinese medicine soaked in water for treatment. During radiotherapy, try to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, drink more water, digest water supply, and avoid eating foods that easily cause stomach upset. After radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer, some bitter taste in the mouth, oral ulcers, and bleeding may occur.

Can nasopharyngeal cancer cause arm pain?

Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma may undergo chemotherapy during treatment. The side effects of some chemotherapy drugs can cause peripheral nerve reactions, resulting in pain in the patient's arm, accompanied by local numbness and other related reactions, which may be related to the neurotoxicity of chemotherapy drugs.

If arm pain occurs, X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs should be performed to check whether bone metastasis has occurred. If the arm pain is confirmed to be caused by bone metastasis, local radiotherapy should be performed. It is not caused by some inflammation.