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Broken nose

If you have broken your nose, you may require an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist opinion. Please look at your nose in days’ time when the swelling has gone down.

If your nose is shifted to one side following your injury or you have difficulty breathing through your nose, please telephone the ENT clinic at Bradford Royal Infirmary for an outpatient review appointment on:

Telephone: 01274 364114

Clinic Times: Monday to Friday 9.30-10.30am and Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 2.00pm-3.00pm

Help with pain management

Simple analgesics can be used after injury, most of which can be bought over the counter in shops, supermarkets or pharmacy’s. Examples are:

  • Paracetamol
  • Ibuprofen

You may have been prescribed an alternative pain killer, please refer to specific advice for that tablet if this is the case.

Further advice

If you have any ongoing concerns or queries about your nose injury you should contact NHS 111 or your local GP. If your concern is urgent or an emergency attend your local Emergency Department.

Accessible Information

If you need this information in another format or language and are in the hospital, please ask a member of staff. If you are accessing this leaflet online or on your phone you can see our Google Translate automated guidance on the Digital Patient Information Hub home screen.

People with hearing and speech difficulties

You can contact us using the Relay UK app. Textphone users will need to dial 18001 ahead of the number to be contacted.

Smoking

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a smoke-free organisation. You are not permitted to smoke or in use e-cigarettes in any of the hospital buildings or grounds.

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, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford BD9 6RJ.

Date of publication: Jun 2024
Review Date: Jun 2026
MID Ref: 24061208