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Is this swelling? Why does it feel this way?

anon705991May 19, 2015
I have swelling at the sides of my nose where bone was shaven down thAt are very squishy. When I touch it, I just feel almost like all this empty skin space, so, I assume it's swelling.. But when I push it down I feel something soft under and I feel like water retention that ends up in my throat... What does this mean??

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