Nose looks swollen, crooked, or different than normal
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Nose looks swollen, crooked, or different than normal
Some swelling is normal after a nose injury, and your nose may look crooked. Home treatment can often help reduce swelling.
Medical evaluation is needed after a nose injury if:
- You have a cut or puncture in the skin over a possible broken nose. Bacteria can enter at the site of a cut or puncture and cause a serious infection.
- You have a large amount of blood in the nasal septum (nasal septal hematoma).
- Your nose is severely moved out of its normal position.
- You have persistent drainage from one or both nostrils. This may be caused by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) draining from the brain into the nose (CSF rhinorrhea) and can occur after a head injury or after surgery on the nose or ears.
- You have a nosebleed you cannot stop (epistaxis).
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Last Updated | April 20, 2007 |
| Last updated: | April 20, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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