Broken nose without bleeding/swelling, and does it matter?

December 11, 2016
Asked By:anoseknowsknows in London, GB

I whacked the end of my nose against a post towards the start of the week, while turning my head. It hurt like **** at the time, but was only slightly tender after 5mins and wasn't sore by the end of the day. No bleeding or noticeable swelling. Family's encouraging me to get it checked out, but I don't know if I could have broken it as described above, or if this matters? My nose doesn't look noticeably different (it wasn't straight before, doesn't look any worse now); I can breathe fine.

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December 12, 2016

Answer: If it doesn't look different it's probably fine. . .but take a quick look anyhow

December 12, 2016

Answer: If it doesn't look different it's probably fine. . .but take a quick look anyhow

December 12, 2016

Answer: Broken nose?

December 12, 2016

Answer: Broken nose?

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