Is nasal valve stenosis after trauma dangerous?

Nose is the first organ of the respiratory system, ensuring the function of bringing air into the lungs, humidifying, warming and filtering out dust, harmful microorganisms in the air. The narrowing of the nasal valve after trauma affects the function of the nose in addition to affecting the aesthetics and quality of life.

1. What is nasal valve stenosis?

The nasal valve is located in the upper part of the nasal septum, which is the main area that regulates breathing. Trauma can affect the nasal septum, causing deviated nasal septum, thereby narrowing the nasal valve.
The nasal septum is the septum that divides the nasal cavity into 2 parts and is composed of three components: quadrangular cartilage, straight piece of ethmoid bone and cane leaf bone, they can be crooked due to an impact of nasal trauma.
When there is a narrowing of the nasal valve, the patient often has problems with the sense of smell and can lead to severe nasal congestion. Traumatic nasal valve stenosis can be accompanied by various problems, which should be fully examined and treated early to avoid affecting the function of the nose.

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2. Signs of nasal valve stenosis after trauma

When the nose is traumatized, the patient often has signs of nose damage such as:

2.1 Nose bleed

Nosebleeds are always met with a degree of severity that can be severe or mild depending on the nature of the lesion (bleeding from the nose first or bleeding from the nose behind the throat).

2.2 Nose deformity

Common in the bridge of the nose or the base of the nose, the nasal pyramid may be collapsed, crooked to one side, broken septum. At the beginning of the injury, it is often due to edema and bruising, sometimes there are no signs of a displaced nose. But when the bruise is reduced, the patient can clearly see the damage. Attention in children trauma to break the nose can leave bad sequelae of aesthetics and function. Palpate the injured area with sharp pain, abnormal displacement of the main bone of the nose. If not corrected immediately after the injury, the narrowing of the nasal valve causes symptoms such as frequent nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, affecting the ability to breathe through the nose, reducing air circulation...

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3. Is nasal valve stenosis dangerous after trauma?

Nasal valve stenosis after trauma can affect the ability to smell, causing nasal congestion. When a patient has a stuffy nose, they often have to breathe through their mouth, the unfiltered air reduces dirt, warms and humidifies the nasal capillary system, leading to poor quality of the air entering the lungs, the risk of causing serious health problems. higher respiratory tract infections, the risk of headaches, sinusitis.
Nasal valve stenosis is often caused by deviated nasal septum due to the impact of trauma affecting aesthetics, deviated nose, collapsed nose.
For children, many times nasal trauma causes damage to the nose or is ignored, this has the potential to seriously affect nasal function and aesthetics later on.

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In addition, due to narrowing of the nasal valve causing nasal congestion, when sleeping does not provide adequate oxygen to the body, leading to consequences such as:
Retardation of body and intellectual development, lack of oxygen to nourish the body and brain. for children with physical and mental retardation. This affects children's learning ability. Nasal congestion reduces sleep quality, causes difficulty sleeping, fatigue, and job security. Fatigue, reduced quality of life. Although nasal valve stenosis is not life-threatening, it has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life, in addition to being a risk factor for respiratory infections.

4. What to do when the nasal valve narrows after trauma

When there is a nose injury, the patient should be examined at ENT facilities to early detect structural abnormalities of the nose, soft tissue damage in the nose by examining and performing paraclinical tests.
Narrowing of the nasal valve due to trauma is often caused by a deviation of the nasal septum, when there is a new injury, the patient is treated with medical therapy to reduce the symptoms of edema, bleeding... But to Treatment of nasal valve stenosis requires reshaping the nasal septum by plastic surgery, or correcting the nasal septum after stable medical treatment.

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In general, nasal valve stenosis is not directly dangerous to the patient's life. But it has a significant impact on the patient's aesthetics and quality of life, but also is a potential risk factor for respiratory diseases. Therefore, when there is a narrowing of the nasal valve after trauma, the patient needs to go to medical facilities to examine and be corrected by early plastic surgery.

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