Nose Injuries: Check Your Symptoms
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Check Your Symptoms
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
When you have a nose injury, it is important to look for other injuries. If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.
- Bleeding from cut skin on the nose: Go to the topic Cuts.
- A head injury or symptoms of a head injury: Go to the topic Head Injury, Age 4 and Older or Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger.
- A neck or spine injury: Go to the topic Neck Problems and Injuries.
- An eye injury or cuts around the eye: Go to the topic Eye Injuries.
- A facial injury: Go to the topic Facial Injuries.
- A mouth or dental injury: Go to the topic Mouth and Dental Injuries.
- An object in the nose: Go to the topic Objects in the Nose.
- Yes
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Do you have difficulty breathing, talking, or swallowing after a nose injury?
- Yes
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Does your nose look swollen, crooked, or different than normal after an injury?
- Yes
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Have you had any eye or vision changes after an injury to your nose?
- Yes
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Do you have a nosebleed after an injury to your nose or face? See how to stop a nosebleed.
- Yes
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Do you have pain after a nose injury?
- Yes
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Do you have bruising around your nose or eyes?
- Yes
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Do you think you have a sinus infection after a nose injury?
- Yes
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Do you think you have a skin infection after an injury to the nose?
- Yes
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Do you think a nose injury may have been caused by abuse?
- Yes
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Do you know or think you need a tetanus shot?
Other Symptoms to Watch For
Do you have any of the following symptoms?
- A puncture, scrape, burn, or bite to the nose: Go to the topic Puncture Wounds, Scrapes, Burns, or Animal and Human Bites.
- A nosebleed not caused by the injury: Go to the topic Nosebleeds.
If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.
| 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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