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Clicking Noise After Rhinoplasty

Feb 23, 2011
i am 3 months after a rhinoplasty and my nose is perfectly straight but since 2 and a half months i've been hearing a clicking noise in my nose? is this the bones healing or shifting? or is it just junk that's accumulating that i have to clean with a q-tip?

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Dr. Thomas A. Lamperti, MD
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Dr. Mohsen Tavoussi, MD, DO
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Answered on Feb 28, 2011
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Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
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Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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Dr. Michael Sullivan, MD (retired)
Dr. Michael Sullivan, MD (retired)
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