Moms and Broken Noses

Broken Nose Overview

A broken nose is any crack or fracture in the bony portion of the nose.

Broken Nose Causes

Causes of a broken nose are related to trauma to the nose or face. Common sources of trauma include the following:

• Wrestling with son
  
• Personal fights
• Motor vehicle accidents
  
• Falls
• injury
  

Broken Nose Symptoms

Signs that suggest a person has a broken nose may include the following:

• Tenderness when touching the nose
  
• Swelling of the nose or face
  
• Bruising of the nose
  
• Weird, yellow color only seen in natural or florescent light.
• Nose making noises it shouldn't make
• Wincing when child kisses mommy good-night
  
• Deformity of the nose (crooked nose)Nosebleed
  
• When touching the nose, a crunching or crackling sound or sensation like that of rubbing hair between 2 fingers
• Pain and difficulty breathing out of the nostril