Nose injury: what to do and how to treat?

Nobody is immune from anything. That's why it is recommended to always be very careful. But sometimes, no matter how you are protected, you can still be injured. The front part of the face is the site that suffers most, especially the diagnosis "a bruise, a fracture of the nose" is common . This body is very important for human life, it takes part in the processes of smell and breathing.

Briefly about everything

Correctly to establish the diagnosis and to appoint treatment at the given damage the surgeon or the traumatologist can only. The most common injuries are: a nasal septum, bones and cartilage. Rarely, but there is a rupture of the body wings and the detachment of its tip.

To guess, that there was a bruise of a nose, it is possible on a number of the signs characteristic for this trauma. The main thing in this situation is to take the necessary measures to prevent consequences. The more serious the damage, the signs of injury are more pronounced.

It should be remembered that several factors influence the severity of the damage: age, impact power and strength of the nasal septum.

To the reasons causing injury to the sense of smell, you can include: a blow blunt object (this situation usually occurs when playing sports), the fall. The second reason is most relevant to children.

The symptoms of a simple nose contusion are similar to the symptoms that appear during its fracture. But they still have to be able to distinguish between them. Let's talk about this and many other things in more detail.

Symptoms

Nose injury is a consequence of a stroke, falling on a solid object and is accompanied by the following symptoms.

• Sharp pain, which when touched to the bruised place becomes stronger and more intense.
• Swelling and cones appear immediately, as soon as an injury occurs. Over time, they increase.
• Difficulty breathing through the nose. The cause of this condition is puffiness and stuffy nasal passages of blood clots.
• The result of subcutaneous hemorrhage is the appearance of bruises in the nose and under the eyes.
• Involuntary lacrimation.
• Sometimes the trauma is accompanied by bleeding, the intensity of which can be different, depending on the strength of the vessels.

In addition to the above signs, a severe nose injury is usually accompanied by: concussion, swelling of the entire face, headache, nausea, vomiting, fever. In this case, you can not do without the help of a doctor.

The severity of symptoms begins to decline already on the fourth day after the trauma, the rehabilitation process begins.

Signs of a combination of trauma and complications

This "union" deserves special attention, since its symptoms are very dangerous for human life. The first sign of this unity is the inability to stop the bleeding. What other symptoms are accompanied by a combination of trauma and complications?

• Severe lacrimation. It appears when the orbit and tear ducts are damaged.
• The appearance of cerebrospinal fluid is a consequence of damage to the trellis, which is located near the upper nasal passages.

A person who has nothing to do with medicine will not be able to distinguish spinal fluid from tears. That's why if you get a liquid out of your nose with blood immediately, contact your doctor. Delay can cost lives.

But before qualified help arrives, the condition of the victim should be alleviated at home.

First Aid Assistance

The basic rule is to do everything not only quickly, but also correctly.

• The first step to be taken is to calm the person.
• Then immobilize it. This is done so that the bleeding does not increase.
• If there is an open wound, it must be rinsed. Warm water with soap is used.

After the above procedures go to the process of stopping bleeding:

• A cold compress is placed on the bridge of the nose.
• Take a pose at which the blood will go out naturally. In no case the head can not be thrown back. Otherwise, blood clots can get into the esophagus and stomach.
• In case of severe bleeding it is necessary to insert cotton swabs soaked in hydrogen peroxide in the nasal passages.
• To prevent the occurrence of complications, a drop of "Naphthyzin" or "Rinosalin" is used.

Even if the bleeding has stopped and the injured person feels satisfactory, it is still necessary to visit a specialist. This should be done in order to determine if there was a fracture or not, and to prevent complications.

Diagnostics

After the nose injury, the symptoms appearing in this case do not vanish, but, on the contrary, worsen, you should immediately contact a specialist. The doctor will carry out diagnostic measures:

1. Visual examination of the nose for the presence of swelling, swelling, bruising.
2. The condition of the wings of the nose and the central bone is assessed.
3. Diagnosis of hemorrhages in nearby tissues.
4. With the help of palpation, the integrity of the nasal cavity is determined.
5. Rhinoscopy is a procedure performed with the help of special mirrors to examine the nasal cavity.
6. X-ray. The picture is examined and the diagnosis is made.

When examining the nose, the doctor determines the type of wound, whether the nose has changed or not, whether there are hemorrhages in the subcutaneous area. Rhinoscopy, palpation, X-rays help to determine the presence of serious complications.

After the diagnosis is prescribed the necessary treatment. Now we will talk about him.

Treatment

The task is to eliminate the symptoms. If the bruise of the nose is of medium and complex severity, the following measures are taken:

• For forty-eight hours, cold compresses are placed on the bridge of the nose every two to three hours. The duration of the procedure is from ten to fifteen minutes.
• On the third day, warming up is made using a heating pad that warms the plaster.
• Physiotherapeutic warming procedures. They will help to remove puffiness, improve blood circulation.
• During the week, vasoconstrictive drugs are instilled. Periodicity - twice a day.
• Internal ointment for prevention of inflammatory processes is carried out.
• If there is a hematoma, a puncture is done. This procedure is carried out only in a hospital, a syringe with a needle is used.
• лечится только в стационаре, под круглосуточным наблюдением врача. Severe nose contusion (ICD-10 assigns S00.3 to this injury ) is treated only in a hospital, under the supervision of a doctor around the clock.

If you follow all the prescriptions of the doctor, the problem will be solved and there will be no complications. But about them all the same the conversation will be conducted, but lower. At the moment, let's talk about traditional methods of therapy.

Treatment with folk remedies

To solve the problem, you can use and folk medicine, but only after consulting a doctor:

• Decoction or tincture of buttercup flowers. The injured place is stretched. The procedure is carried out twice a day.
• Contusion of the nose, swelling and inflammation can be removed with the help of ordinary white cabbage. Take a sheet, crumples before the appearance of juice, is applied to a sore spot, is attached with a bandage. The compress is changing every hour. For these purposes, you can use raw potatoes. It is cut by thin plates and fastened to the bruised place with a bandage.
• To get rid of bruises will help hot lotions with English salt. Alternative to her - table salt, sand. Reheating is conducted no more than three times a day. Remember: you can not go out after the procedure to the cold.
• To reduce the pain will help honey. It is mixed with aloe, superimposed on the injured area.

All of the above methods are only used with a slight injury to the nose. With medium and heavy severity, these funds will not help.

Trauma in the child

Often the organ of smell in children suffers, and my mother is not always present. That's why you just have to pay attention to the behavior of the baby. If he is sick, he becomes drowsy, immediately running to a specialist. Contusion of the nose in the child can not be left without attention.

Baby did not breathe well? Most likely, he has a hematoma on the nasal septum. This situation promotes the multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms, which can cause suppuration on the septum of the nose and abscess.

When bleeding necessarily calm the child, his negative emotions and overexcitement increase bleeding. Then, swab the nose using drugs (hydrogen peroxide) that stop blood. During this procedure, try to keep the baby from moving, sneezing, or coughing.

Trauma to the nose is a painful and unpleasant procedure. To sustain her adult person is not capable, and what to say about the child ?! He needs the love and affection of a loved one.

Consequences and complications

If the timely and correct treatment of the nose, then the problem does not arise. Otherwise, the inflammatory process may develop. It appears when the infection enters the wound.

The consequences of injury include:

• Constant rhinitis, accompanied by snoring, whistling.
• Chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, sinusitis.
• Curvature of the septum, deformation of the nose.

In order for these problems not to arise, consult with a specialist and be sure to follow all his recommendations. After all, the trauma of the olfactory organ seems to be frivolous, but only with timely assistance it can remain so, otherwise it can not do without unpleasant surprises.