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Sensitive To Touch Nose After Being Banged On Nose Followed By Throbbing And Swelling. Could The Nerve Be Damaged?
I was hit on the nose hard by bang if someone s else s head! I was in so much pain my eyes watered and saw stars ! Throbbed very badly for hours and swelled on left side ! Throbbed for 3 days with nerve pain shooting up to my head! It s been 2 weeks and left side of nose very sensitive to touch cannot rub it or wipe it! It feels like nerve damage . Shooting pain shoots up to head if rubbed or squeezed . Didn t go to dr yet !?
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Thu, 5 Dec 2013
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Thu, 5 Dec 2013
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Fri, 6 Dec 2013
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Hi,
From history it seems that there might be having nasal cartilage damage giving rise to this problem.
Go for one anti-inflammatory medicine course.
Apply ice pack for few days.
If there is soreness in the nose apply antibiotic cream inside the nasal cavity.
Ok and take care.
From history it seems that there might be having nasal cartilage damage giving rise to this problem.
Go for one anti-inflammatory medicine course.
Apply ice pack for few days.
If there is soreness in the nose apply antibiotic cream inside the nasal cavity.
Ok and take care.
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