Odour disorders
It is important to pay attention to accompanying symptoms such as clouding of consciousness or disturbances of consciousness when a nasal bone fracture occurs. These symptoms can be signs that additional structures of the skull base have been injured, which must be treated as soon as possible. A doctor should be consulted urgently.
It is particularly important to pay attention to such symptoms, especially in the case of a frontal impact (e.g. traffic accident), and not to simply attribute all symptoms to the fracture of the nasal bone. It is possible that a fracture of the nasal bone may also result in a so-called rhinobasal fracture (rhino=nose; basal=lower part of the skullcap). This means that the paranasal sinuses break through and thus cause a fracture in the base of the skull.
Therefore, it is very important in nosebleeds to pay attention to the clear fluid mixed with the blood. This is usually just a little mucus from the nose, which in addition to the blood also dissolves and then runs out. However, if the transparent mucus discharge from the nose persists as a symptom of a nasal bone fracture, the patient should urgently consult a doctor again and report the symptoms.
The fracture of the skull base bone can cause cerebrospinal fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) to escape from the brain via the nose. In general, however, it is rare for a fracture of the nasal bone to be accompanied by a rhinobasal fracture. In most cases, only the nasal bone is broken, and thus most symptoms can only be attributed to the fracture of the nasal bone.
Conclusion
In addition to the classic symptoms of a nasal bone fracture, such as pain, swelling and bleeding in the nose area, it is always important to pay attention to accompanying symptoms. These include the whitish leakage of fluid from the nose, pain and bruising outside the nose area. This is because the nasal bone often breaks not on its own in the event of violent impact, but accompanied by fractures of the zygomatic bone or a deflection of the temporomandibular joint. If there are accompanying symptoms, a doctor should always be consulted again in case of doubt in order to rule out further fractures or injuries.
