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Is A Thorough Medical Check Up Required After A Nose Injury During A Baseball Game?
Question: My son was hit in the nose with a baseball during a baseball game.. he is 7 years old. nose bled for about five minutes before it stopped. nose hurts and now he is complaining about a weird taste in his mouth. should i take him to the hospital to be checked
Brief Answer:
Mostly the taste is due to injury inner side of nose
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Two worries after injury to nose are nasal bone fracture and CSF leak.
Weird taste could just be from injury to nasal lining or from blood clots.
If there is no nasal deformity (as seen from outside) and no clear fluid (CSF) oozing from nose, then mostly it will heal by itself.
If you cannot figure out the deformity by yourself, then you can visit ER and let the doctors there check for it.
Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Mostly the taste is due to injury inner side of nose
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Two worries after injury to nose are nasal bone fracture and CSF leak.
Weird taste could just be from injury to nasal lining or from blood clots.
If there is no nasal deformity (as seen from outside) and no clear fluid (CSF) oozing from nose, then mostly it will heal by itself.
If you cannot figure out the deformity by yourself, then you can visit ER and let the doctors there check for it.
Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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