10 Broken Nose Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #5: Nose Tenderness
If your nose feels tender to the touch after a forceful impact on it, it may be broken. A blow to the nose destabilizes the tissues within and around it. This causes tenderness which is apparent when you touch it. Additional symptoms of a broken nose like swelling, blocked nostrils, and physical deformation will also be present.
Note, however, that although tenderness is one of the symptoms of a broken nose, only an examination by a doctor can ascertain whether it is broken or not. A superficial injury to the nose can also cause tenderness. For this reason, an X-ray or other form of imaging is usually required to examine the bones and tissues underneath.
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