How to treat a broken nose correctly

Of course, a broken nose must be treated correctly. It is recommended to go to the hospital promptly for treatment. You can also apply cold compress to the local area. At the same time, you should pay attention to lowering your head to prevent blood from flowing to the throat as much as possible. Some methods should be used to correctly reposition the nose.

1. First aid measures

After nasal trauma, you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately. At the same time, apply cold compress to the back of the nose with an ice pack, but try to avoid pressing hard. If accompanied by nasal bleeding, pinch both nostrils and lower your head at the same time to prevent blood from flowing into the pharynx.

2. Non-displaced bony nasal fracture

For simple fractures without displacement, whose nasal shape and nasal ventilation are not affected, no special treatment is required and they can be allowed to heal naturally.

3. Displaced nasal bone fracture

Nasal bone fractures with nasal bone displacement should be repositioned after local soft tissue swelling subsides.

Common reset methods are:

(1) Closed reduction is best performed within 10 to 14 days after injury. If it is performed more than 2 weeks later, callus formation may make reduction difficult.

(2) Open reduction is necessary when closed reduction is unsuccessful or old nasal bone fractures require open reduction.

(3) Endoscopic nasal bone reduction surgery is suitable for patients whose closed reduction surgery has failed, those who are 14 to 30 days after trauma, and those with combined nasal septum deviation.

The treatment of nasal bone fracture should first reposition the fractured nasal bone to its original position, and then perform nasal packing to support the nasal bone. The tightness of the packing should be appropriate. Pay attention to protecting the nose after the operation and avoid pressure within 2 weeks. Patients who wear glasses should not wear glasses for the time being. After nasal bone fracture reduction surgery, nasal packing can be performed for fixation. It usually takes 2 to 3 days to remove the nasal packing, and the longest time may be 1 week or longer. For comminuted and compound nasal bone fractures, the packing time needs to be longer, but generally does not exceed 2 weeks. If the nasal packing time is too long, most patients will experience nasal swelling and pain, and in severe cases, reflex headaches. Long-term mouth breathing causes dryness and pain in the throat, which seriously affects the patient's sleep and rest.