Oral cancer is a relatively common cancer. The risk of oral cancer increases with age, and some factors may also increase the likelihood of developing oral cancer. Oral cancer has some symptoms early on, and if these symptoms are detected early enough, the chances of successful treatment are high. So a friend asked, he feels numb in his mouth often, is it oral cancer if he has such symptoms?
Is Oral Numbness Oral Cancer?
Stomatoparasia is not necessarily oral cancer. Symptoms of oral numbness are not clinically common, and oral numbness includes numbness of the tongue body or numbness of the cheeks, a numbness that is not closely related to the tumor. However, when the patient has a malignant tumor, there will be invasion of the oral nerve, abnormal sensation in the cheek, or damage to the alveolar nerve, which in turn will cause numbness in the gums and even loss of taste, affecting the activity of the tongue body.
If it is due to the space-occupying effect of the mass or the influence of tongue activity, you need to go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination, the most important thing is imaging examination. Intraoral lingual tumors invade the body of the tongue when they grow larger, resulting in limited tongue movement, which in turn manifests as numbness and pain. If you experience prolonged numbness in your mouth, you need to go to the hospital for a check-up.
What are the early symptoms of oral cancer?
Early symptoms of oral cancer are mainly changes in the oral mucosa, lumps, non-healing ulcers, and tongue movement disorders.
1. Changes in oral mucosa Oral mucosal changes may occur early in oral cancer. For example, changes in the color of the oral mucosa. If erythema or leukoplakia appears on the oral mucosa, attention should be paid and medical treatment should be sought promptly. Rough, thickened, or localized thickening or scaling of the oral mucosa, or off-white keratotic spots, may also occur in early stages of oral cancer. The mass may be a benign mass such as purulent granuloma or papilloma, but it may also be caused by malignant oral cancer and should be examined by a doctor as soon as possible.
2. The ulcer does not heal In life, getting angry can easily cause oral ulcers, but in this case, pay attention to eating a light diet. Generally, ulcers will heal on their own within a week. However, oral ulcers caused by oral cancer often last for a long time and are not easy to heal, or the ulcers are repeated and frequent. The ulcer cannot be cured.
3. Tongue movement disorder Early symptoms of oral cancer may cause tongue movement disorders, mainly manifesting as lisp, pain in swallowing, etc
