I m 35; was playing basketball three days ago and got hit in the nose pretty hard with another guys head. I blacked out for just a bit, but not long enough to fall down. I did go kind of bowlegged. My nose bled a little, but it was only spotty. I foolishly kept playing. I have been having off and on headaches since then. Fever and occasional sneezing too. My left nostril seems to be stopped up and it feels like the inside of my nose has a lot of pressure. I m in American Samoa. The hospital down here is very unreliable. Their X-ray machine is down. They have no brain scanning machines. How can I tell if I might have internal bleeding? What should I do about this?
Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. As you had a direct hit on nose. Nose is a cartilage tissue and needs an x-ray to be performed. If your place do not have kindly gone to a close by place where you can get this done. As avoiding will give a solution, right? Nothing is more important than ones own health. I will still recommend taking an x-ray as nose is the passage to the respiratory system and proper care and diagnosis can help you better. In my clinical practice when patient comes we arrange the X-ray at the earliest or the CT soon so that we can help the patient better with the best treatment for the future safety. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor.