8 Warning, Hidden Signs Of A Brain Tumor You Should Know

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Last Updated on January 7, 2021

The American Society of Clinical Oncology revealed some shocking facts about brain cancer and tumors. In fact, they have reported that this deadly disease is the 10th most common cause of death for both sexes in the United States where more than 16,000 people will die because of it!

What’s even more shocking is that this serious health issue is really scary as it’s quite hard to diagnose.

This scary disease comes with symptoms that are so much like other everyday ailments, which makes it hard to be noticed. However, some early, warning signs can help you decide whether you need to pay your doctor a visit for a workup or not!

1. CONSTANT HEADACHES

Constant headaches and chronic migraines can occur as a result of many other factors, among which is a brain tumor. The truth is that it is really confusing and even hard for doctors to tell whether the headaches you are suffering from are normal or serious ones. That’s why it is important to never ignore your pain and seek your doctor’s help if your headaches seem never to go away.

According to Mike Chen, who is an associate professor at the division of neurosurgery in the department of surgery at the City of Hope, the best and most effective indicator for brain tumors are those continuous and painful
chronic headaches that you have on a daily basis and which you cannot prevent with medicines or any other treatment.

Chen added that these headaches caused by brain tumors seem to get worse day after day and often occur when you wake up in the mornings! Of course, the pain differs according to the size or the rate of growth of the tumor.

Santosh Kesari, a neuro-oncologist at John Wayne Cancer Center in Santa Monika, California also said that the size of the brain tumor can greatly affect the pain intensity. Therefore, a giant tumor would normally cause severe pain than a slow-growing tumor.

Since it’s really hard to differentiate between types of headaches, cancer doctors recommend that you pay attention to those constant, continuous headaches that seem to never respond to powerful pain meds. So, if you are suffering from this kind of headaches, it’s time to go for a checkup.

2. A Subtle Loss Of Vision

This is another symptom that could indicate a brain tumor but only a few people do notice it. So, you can say that this is one of those silent, warnings, and confusing symptoms that patients rarely notice and most of the time misinterpret.

Some of the patients experiencing this hidden symptom might not even notice a change in their visual quality until they start repeatedly bumping into things or even having repeated accidents related to vision issues!

Christopher Carruba, who is a co-director For Medical Education at Med School Tutors said that this vision symptom is known as bitemporal hemianopsia, and it usually an indicator of pituitary tumors that puts a certain pressure on parts of the visual pathway. He also added that brain cancer is a very surprising disease that eye doctors can diagnose first.

3. Weakness And Lethargy

When compared to other organs, the brain is considered to be one of the most complex organs in the body. It is a complex network of billions of nerve cells known as neurons that control the function of other organs in the body. According to Dr. Chen, the motor cortex of the brain is what controls the movement of our muscles and it is divided into the right motor cortex, which is responsible for the right side of the body and the left motor cortex and which is responsible for the left side of the body.

The brain duty is to make sure that both sides work effectively. However, when you have a brain tumor things stop working as they supposed to be as a result of a loss of function that the brain tumor caused!

Doctor Chen explains that it is not necessary to experience pain in your left or right legs and arms but you might surely notice that these parts of your body are not responding properly and as they used to be!

4. Slurred Or Stuttering Speech

If you have lately noticed a change in the way you talk, then, you might be in danger! The worrying change we are speaking about here is the fact that your speech is becoming more slurred and stuttering. In more clearer words, you start to experience a difficulty in pronouncing the sounds of words and even keep repeating them several times along with a difficulty at the level of naming objects and comprehension.

Doctor Carruba said that this particular symptom related to language problems might indicate the presence of a brain tumor in the frontal or temporal lobes. He continued explaining that these lobes are actually those two speech centers existing in the brain, which can allow us to comprehend things and also activate

the muscle that creates sounds. So, when a brain tumor occurs, it interferes with the function of these speech centers, therefore, result in slurred and stuttering speech.

5. Mood Swings And Risky Behavior

Do you find it hard to understand why you have become a moody person and even fail to recognize your own personality? Well, Sumeet Vadera, a neurosurgeon at the University of California Irvine says that patients who have brain tumors may develop some forms of depression, anger, anxiety, and may experience mood swings, and even start acting in risky behavior.

These mood-related issues occur as a result of the pressure or the irritation of portions of the frontal lobe, which is normally responsible for our personality traits says dr.Chen.

6. LOSS OF HEARING

The temporal lobe is that responsible part of processing your ability to hear effectively and understand the spoken language and conversation. However, if you notice a change in your ability to hear things clearly or very simply experience much of the tinnitus, it’s important to visit your doctor as soon as possible and figure out the real issue.

7. INFERTILITY

it is not surprising at all to know that this complex organ in our body controls almost everything, including our hormone production.According to Chen, the brain controls our hormones by means of an extension which is known as the pituitary gland. The latter is located at the base of the brain and brain Tumors growing on this particular pituitary gland can interfere with the function of this gland and prevent it from effectively producing the hormones. Now, it becomes clear why women suffering from brain tumors find it hard to conceive a child and are more prone to develop infertility!

8. Loss of Balance

loss of balance is also one of the hidden, silent signs of a brain tumor. this symptom can be noticed when walking becomes a difficult and challenging task, especially in the dark.

This symptom indicates that the brain tumor might be located in the cerebellum, which is that part of the brain responsible for providing your body with balance and coordination.

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