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  2. Nasal fracture - Wikipedia

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    A nasal fracture, commonly referred to as a broken nose, is a fracture of one of the bones of the nose. [3] Symptoms may include bleeding, swelling, bruising, and an inability to breathe through the nose. [1] [3] They may be complicated by other facial fractures or a septal hematoma. [1]

  3. Nasal septal hematoma - Wikipedia

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    The exact mechanism for the formation of hematoma from nasal trauma is controversial, but thought to occur in nasal septal hematomas when there is force to the nasal cartilage. The force causes the perichondrial blood vessels to leak and rupture in the nasal septum. [7] The cartilage in the septum is avascular and can be 2–4 mm thick.

  4. Nasal cartilages - Wikipedia

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    The septal nasal cartilage is also the main structure that provides the orientation of the nose, being the midline structure of the organ. With an offset septal nasal cartilage, the nose will appear crooked to the viewer. A crooked nose can block airflow coming from the nares to the lungs or vice versa. [4]

  5. Nasal septum - Wikipedia

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    Septal nasal cartilage (ie, quandrangular cartilage) Vomer bone; The lowest part of the septum is a narrow strip of bone that projects from the maxilla and the palatine bones, and is the length of the septum. This strip of bone is called the maxillary crest; it articulates in front with the septal nasal cartilage, and at the back with the vomer ...

  6. Human nose - Wikipedia

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    The ala of the nose (ala nasi, "wing of the nose"; plural alae) is the lower lateral surface of the external nose, shaped by the alar cartilage and covered in dense connective tissue. [1] The alae flare out to form a rounded eminence around the nostril. [17] Sexual dimorphism is evident in the larger nose of the male.

  7. Hiccups are common and usually harmless. But they can also be ...

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    These include pulling your knees close to your chest as you lean forward, applying gentle pressure on both sides of your nose as you swallow, or gently using your (clean!) hand to pull the tip of ...

  8. ‘Doctors Dismissed My Chronic Cough As Allergies. It Was ...

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    I ended up going to two ear, nose, and throat specialists (ENTs), both of whom suggested I had gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a form of reflux. The second doctor felt the lymph nodes on ...

  9. Nasal septal abscess - Wikipedia

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    Nasal septal abscess is a condition of the nasal septum [1] in which there is a collection of pus between the mucoperichondrium and septal cartilage. Signs and symptoms [ edit ]