What are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis? Symptoms of cervical spondylosis

Before, cervical spondylosis was exclusive to the elderly. At present, with the increasing pressure of life and work, the patients suffering from this disease are getting younger and younger, even college graduates. So what are the symptoms of this disease?

1. Sympathetic nervous system symptoms: blurred vision, weak eyelids, swollen and painful eye sockets, tearing; tachycardia or bradycardia, precordial pain and high blood pressure, cold limbs, and decreased body temperature. When exposed to cold, the limbs may feel a tingling sensation, followed by redness, swelling, or increased pain; the head, face, and neck may also feel numbness or pain, and there may be tinnitus, deafness, and numbness of the tongue.

2. Vertebral artery type symptoms: headache, dizziness, cerebral ischemia; dizziness, nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, etc. when the head turns to a certain direction; sudden numbness of limbs, abnormal sensation, inability to hold objects or sudden falling, etc.

3. Exogenous evil obstruction type: patients may experience pain in the head, neck, shoulders, back and limbs, and the pain is fixed in the area. The neck is stiff, with limited movement, and cord-like objects and tender points can be felt at the back of the neck. The upper limbs feel heavy and weak, often accompanied by symptoms such as a heavy head, chest tightness, and poor appetite; patients like heat and hate cold, have a normal or dark tongue, the tongue may have teeth marks, and a deep and slow pulse or a stringy and slippery pulse.

When cervical spondylosis involves the sympathetic nerves, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, swelling and dryness of the eyes, inability to open the eyes, tinnitus, ear congestion, imbalance, tachycardia, palpitations, chest tightness, and even gastrointestinal bloating may occur.

A small number of people experience loss of control of urination and defecation, sexual dysfunction, and even paralysis of the limbs. There are also symptoms such as difficulty swallowing and difficulty in pronunciation. These symptoms are related to the severity of the disease, the duration of the disease, and the individual's physical constitution.

Experts say that cervical spondylosis includes degenerative changes in the hook joint, changes in the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, bone spur formation, and cervical protrusion, bulge, dislocation, and spinal canal stenosis.

The symptoms described above are common symptoms of cervical spondylosis. In fact, not all patients will experience the above symptoms. It is best to go to the hospital for treatment in time and not to delay the best treatment time.