Pain with a bruise

One of the most common accompanying symptoms of bruising is pain. The tissue swells and the fluid presses on the surrounding area. Depending on the location and size of the bruise, the pain can be pronounced differently. Pain-relieving ointments can be applied to the tissue and specifically relieve the pain.

Special forms of bruising

A bruise in the eye is not uncommon and usually occurs as a result of severe overexertion. Any activity that causes a sharp rise in blood pressure can cause the tiny capillaries in the eye to burst. This bruise, known as haemarthrosis, is critical because the cavity of the knee joint is a tightly enclosed structure, and bleeding puts severe pressure on it.

Another unpleasant bruise is the one that forms on the toe or under the toenail. This usually occurs when the toes are crushed, for example when a heavy object falls on the foot. Unfortunately, the initial pain does not subside too quickly, so that walking and wearing shoes is often no longer possible.

Bruising can also occur on the thigh. Mostly soccer players or martial artists who have received a ball or a blow on the thigh are affected. This type of injury has already earned its own name, the “horse kiss“.

A bruise in the eye can be quite harmless, but it can also lead to complications. Therefore, the exact location of the bruise in the eye is always important. On the one hand, a bruise can occur in the connective tissue of the eye.

In these cases, one speaks of a bloodshot eye or even a violet. This haematoma occurs unilaterally and usually does not cause any visual disturbances and subsides after a few days. Another variant is bleeding in the anterior chamber of the eye, where the blood can be seen properly behind the cornea.

This can lead to increased intraocular pressure and you should always consult a doctor for safety reasons. If there is a haematoma in the vitreous of the eye, vision is considerably impaired, as the bleeding can be located directly behind the lens. This bleeding caused by injury or illness should always be examined by a doctor.

In the worst case, the bleeding must be removed surgically, otherwise permanent vision impairment may remain. Bleeding behind the eyeball can be even worse. This is usually caused by bleeding and the blood can then press on the optic nerve, which can put your eyesight at risk.

This bruise should be removed immediately by a doctor so that the optic nerve is not affected. Bruising can also occur in and around the mouth, usually caused by blows, falls or knocks. Sometimes bruises are simply caused by bad luck, such as when you accidentally bite your own tongue.

Since the skin in the mouth is even more sensitive than the skin on the hands and legs, even a small bruise in the mouth can be very unpleasant and painful. The bigger the bruise, the more painful it is to speak and eat. Due to the special situation, not all treatment methods can be used in the mouth.

The only thing that is possible with every bruise is cooling. Bruises on the lip can occur due to accidental biting or a blow or fall. The lip usually becomes thick and discoloured.

This is accompanied by pain and numbness. In order to quickly relieve the swelling, it is advisable to apply cold compresses to the lip to cool it down. Otherwise there is not much that can be done to accelerate the healing process.

As the lip is very well supplied with blood, the bruises and swellings are usually very large. On the other hand, a good blood circulation also ensures a quick healing and a quick removal of the leaked blood in the lip. In addition to the classic cooling method, you can also use some household remedies to combat the bruising.

In addition to the application of cabbage leaves, honey and aloe vera, there are other recipes that are supposed to help with the healing process. A mixture of water, honey, grass and castor oil is mixed and left to work twice a quarter of an hour per day. Another variation is to boil rosemary flowers.

This requires about 10 grams of rosemary and boils it with water for 15 minutes. The tincture is then left to cool and applied to the swollen area twice a day. An alternative herbal mixture is mixed from 10 grams each of arnica, comfrey, St. John’s wort, mullein and marigold and infused with 500 ml water.

A washcloth or towel is then dipped into the herbal mixture and applied as a compress to the affected area. If the area around the lip is not chapped, you can also cut an onion and place it on the area. If there is bruising in the knee, it is the same as with most other joints in the body.

Bleeding in these places is unpleasant, because you almost always move these joints, like the knee. The resulting pressure pain should naturally disappear quickly to allow normal movement. Bruises in the knee usually occur due to falls or the use of blunt force.

Unlike other bruises, bruising in the knee should be clarified by a doctor. If only a small amount of blood has collected in the knee joint, it can be left there. However, if there is a larger accumulation of blood, the knee joint should be punctured to remove as much of the blood as possible.

The source of bleeding is the capsule-ligament apparatus surrounding the knee. If there is a bruise on the ear, the blood collects between the cartilage of the auricle and the cartilage skin. Synonyms for the bruise on the ear are ring ear, boxer ear or cauliflower ear, although these descriptions basically correspond more to the complications of a bruise on the ear.

A haematoma on the ear is usually caused by blunt blows to the ear, as in sports such as wrestling, boxing, wrestling or similar. The problem is that the fluid in this location is difficult to absorb. The swellings therefore often remain longer.

Cauliflower ear As the liquid is difficult to absorb in the case of a bruise on the ear, the swelling often remains for a long time. Under certain circumstances, a bruise on the ear can cause the cartilage to die off. The elastic cartilage of the ear is not capable of regeneration.

This means that repeated blows to the ear can lead to remodelling processes. Such remodelling processes are typical for martial artists and are therefore called boxing ear or cauliflower ear. In the case of cauliflower, the bruise is converted into connective tissue over time and thus remains.

Bruising can also occur on the thigh. Mostly affected are football players or martial artists who have received a ball or a blow on the thigh. This type of injury has already earned its own name, the “horse kiss“.

In German-speaking countries there are several other names for this type of bruise on the thigh, such as “Eisbein”, or “Rossbiss”. The name probably comes from the extensive bruises that horses with their hooves leave on the thighs of their riders when they step out. A “knuckle of pork” is particularly painful because there is a rigid, unyielding muscle fascia in the area around the thigh that does not allow swelling to subside.

Thus, the bruise on the thigh presses down especially hard, as it cannot spread upwards, towards the fascia. However, there are a number of pain-sensitive nerves in the depth, which are compressed by the swelling. The bruise on the thigh can be so painful that walking, but especially climbing stairs, is no longer possible.

Usually, however, the pain subsides within a few days so that the affected leg can be used again. In the context of a cardiac catheter, the femoral artery is usually used to access the blood vessels. This blood vessel lies in the groin.

A haematoma is a frequent complication during cardiac catheterization and occurs in about 20% of cases at the puncture site. The more superficial hematomas are usually harmless. As with other hematomas, the colour changes over the days and the bruise heals within a few days.

In addition to the superficial bruise, which can be easily seen, further complications and deeper bruises can occur during a cardiac catheter examination. Such forms of haematomas require treatment and manifest themselves in the form of symptoms that should be discussed with the attending physician before treatment. In addition to the usual reasons why one can get bruising on the toe, such as bumps, falls, hits or something heavy falling on the toe, there is another reason why bruising can occur on the toe.

Especially athletes and runners know this phenomenon. If the shoes are too short, small or narrow and/or the toe nail is too long, pressure and abrasion points can form, which can become a bruise without intervention. This variant of bruising due to insufficient space can occur on all toes of the foot.

However, this type of bruise is most often found on the big, second or little toe, as these toes are most likely to be in contact with the shoes, where pressure points are most easily formed which can become a bruise. If the bruise also affects the toenail, cooling and elevating the toenail can already initiate an optimal recovery. If you want to go a little further, you can buy arnica or comfrey ointment and apply it to the area.

This relieves the pain and supports the healing process of the affected tissue. There are also a variety of causes for the development of bruising in the finger. Blunt force or a fall can lead to bleeding in the finger.

Bruising can also occur in the finger for another reason. Small impacts or prolonged pressure can cause a small vein in the finger to burst, resulting in bruising. At the same time as the bruise occurs, the finger is subjected to a brief stabbing pain that only subsides when the bruise spreads over the entire finger.

These bruises occur more frequently in middle-aged women. The bruise can extend over the entire finger and usually turns a reddish-bluish colour. This type of bruise is harmless and does not cause any other problems or side effects.

The symptoms can be minimized by keeping cool and calm and after a few days the bruise will disappear by itself. The do-it-yourselfers among us are very familiar with the following injury. You want to hammer a nail into the wall and of course you hit your fingernail instead of the nail.

Immediately a strong pain occurs and a reddish-bluish bruise develops directly under the affected nail. Often the pain does not subside because the bruise under the nail is so large that it presses on the surrounding tissue. Sometimes the pain becomes so unbearable that a doctor must be consulted.

The doctor has a simple but very effective method to relieve the pain. The method sounds rather painful at first, but it provides immediate help. With a heated paper clip, a cannula or another needle, the doctor makes a small hole in the fingernail just above the spot where the blood has collected.

Through the drilled hole the blood can run out from under the fingernail and the pain subsides immediately. However, this method can only be used shortly after the injury. As soon as the blood is clotted and no longer liquid, this method can no longer help, as the blood can no longer leak.

If the bruise is so large that it has spread under the entire nail, in the worst case, the nail may fall off and regrow. In some cases the nail must then be removed by a doctor to prevent it from growing in. In most cases a bruise is harmless.

It is caused by a bruise, a blunt injury to the tissue without damaging the skin. A harmless bruise heals within ten days. One should take the baby to the doctor if the injury was caused by an accident, such as a fall from the baby’s bed, on the stairs or from the changing table.

Other reasons to see a doctor with your baby are a bruise with swelling behind the ear, which could indicate a skull fracture, and pain lasting longer than 24 hours. If your baby develops a fever, bruising persists for more than two weeks, or it looks like there is pus under the skin, these are also good reasons to see your paediatrician. If your child is prone to bruising that cannot be associated with any injury, or if a minute minor trauma results in heavy accumulation of blood, there is a possibility that your baby may be prone to bleeding, which must be examined by a paediatrician.

In addition, bruising is common in babies after birth. They are an almost natural consequence of vaginal birth as the baby passes through the narrow birth canal. But even these bruises usually heal completely within a few days.

Many children injure themselves from time to time while playing, playing games or doing sports. Bruises and bruises are therefore not uncommon in many children. Most bruises have no relevant disease value and heal quickly.

If bruises occur frequently during childhood and without any recognisable cause, serious causes should be ruled out. A bruise is often accompanied by a contusion and can be very painful and disturb the child greatly. Pain-relieving ointments or cooling can relieve the pain.

During the healing process the colour of the bruise changes and appears reddish at first, then bluish. After two to three days the bruise becomes yellowish to thorough and finally fades. A bruise is one of the most frequent complications of blood collection.

The bruises occur when the doctor’s assistant, nurse or doctor stabs next to the vein or injures the vein. Blood leaks into the surrounding tissue and forms a haematoma. A haematoma can also occur when a vessel is punctured or when the needle is withdrawn.

A bruise after a blood sample is harmless and dissolves by itself within a few days. Surgery is no fun, no matter whether it is a minor or major operation, but in most cases surgery is necessary. If blood from the vessels gets into the tissue, bruises form under the skin.

Depending on the extent of the operation, bleeding may occur, and occasionally secondary bleeding. This is why bruising can occur immediately after an operation, but also with a time delay. In planned major operations, doctors often try to drain blood from the body using drains.

In the case of major post-operative bleeding, the bruises make it easier for the treating doctor to locate the site. All in all, bruising after an operation is often part of the process and is harmless in most cases. What can be done to minimize the bruise after surgery?

To minimise bruising after an operation, various aids can be used. The treating doctor can help by prescribing cooling and decongestant ointments. If you still have products at home, you should ask the doctor for them and use them if necessary.

In addition, cooling the tissue with cooling pads can help to speed up the healing process. The cold causes the vessels in the cooled area to contract. In fact, there are insects that leave a small bruise in addition to itching and swelling.

One example is the blackfly. Female blackflies do not bite like other mosquitoes, but bite. They saw through the skin of their host, humans among others, and create a form of small blood pool, which they then suck up. This causes small bruises to form at the site of the blackfly‘s bite, which are also called petechiae (punctiform haematomas). One should not scratch the affected area, but disinfect the skin, cool it and use household remedies or ointments as needed, which cool and soothe the itching.