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Did A Blow To My Face Break My Nose?

asked 8 months ago by candice g in savannah, ga
Latest answer by Ronald Schuster, MD
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Tags: breathing problems, broken nose, opinion

A little kid slammed into my nose. It was very painful and smelt blood but there was no bleeding, now 2 days later, its still painful when touched and its harder to breathe through my nose. Also, my family said I have started to snore when I have always been a silent sleeper. Is it possible to have cracked my nose and not have broken it?

1 answer to Did A Blow To My Face Break My Nose?

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Broken nose?

Sounds like you may have broken it. "Fracture", "break", and "cracked" are all descriptions for the same thing. When the bones are broken they sometimes can be pushed out of place and need surgery to put them back. it doesn't sound like that is going on with you but it would be best to have a surgeon check it out. You have about 1-2 weeks to get it fixed before the surgery becomes difficult. If they are still in the right place it will still take about 6... more
Ronald Schuster, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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