Tip of nose: Excruciating *PAIN*

[Babs145]

For the past week or so I've been experiencing nose bleeds, open sores in my nose and swelling and pain on the tip of my nose(on the left side). The sores and bleeding is only in the left nostril. My nose bleeds aren't free flowing. It's more like a small amount of blood that appears when I blow my nose.

My left nostril(on the tip) is very firm and the pain is sometimes excruciating. I thought it might possibly be a pimple under my skin that wasn't surfacing at first. (that's how it feels anyway)

Has anyone ever experienced this?

[zsmouthersn_12]

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[Findinganotherway]

I appreciate the advice to stop trimming nose hairs . . . I will for sure avoid doing this from now on.
I have noticed that cold air promotes running and dripping from my nose, causing me to wipe it more than usual.  I may end up wiping it enough that after doing this a couple of times my nose then starts to tingle, itch and become very sensitive to touch.  As soon as I notice this, I soak a Q-tip or cotton ball with hydrogen peroxide and keep dabbing the inside and outside of the nose.  If there is any sign of a blemish under the skin, on the exterior end of the nose, I poke it with a clean needle, gently try to ease out any liquid or solid from the blemish and dab that spot with more hydrogen peroxide.  I try to avoid wiping the nose with tissues, clearing it only by blowing into a sink, toilet or when taking a shower.  Yes, pretty gross, but, this helps prevent further inflammation and soreness of the end of the nose.  I keep up with trying to clear out the blemish and dabbing the inside and outside of the nose with the hydrogen peroxide several times a day, often for days, until healing starts.  
I use "food grade" hydrogen peroxide.  I buy a bottle of 35% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Aqueous Solution from my health food store, and mix it with distilled water (http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/peroxide-dilution-chart.html).
Maybe this will help some of you.



  

[chevygirlusa65]

WOW, I can't believe how many people are having the same problem!!  I have had pain, crusting, swelling of the inside tip of my nose on and off for over 25 years.  Went to docs way back then, but no one knew what it was.  Then in 1997, while taking a microbiology class, we swabbed our nostrils onto a culture plate.  Mine had enormous amounts of bacteria, much more than anyone else.  Now I'm reading some of these comments and a staph infection sounds about right.   I recently began swabbing the inside, tip of my nose with tea tree oil.  It seems to help for a little while, but it always comes back.

[chelseapeterson1990]

I have a infected pimple on the tip of my nose.. more so on the right side, infecting my nostril. I went to the doctor and she said it was infected and prescribed me cephalexin antibiotic.

I'm on it for a week, hopefully it will get rid of it. The doctor also said to put a hot compress on to reduce infection and inflammation.

I got a nose bleed the day before I got it, also when I blew my nose, I would see blood as well. But it's so sore I can't touch it and it's itchy as well, even when sneeze it hurts.

But I recommend seeing your doctor.

[1tina23]

my nose swelling, throbbing, and pain usually comes right after a cold subsides, but this time no cold, just swollen, bulbous,throbbing nose tip.  small scratch like mark below the tip.  use abreva when I get a flare up. doc prescribed Valtrex a few years ago but not one for pills. abreva helps stop the throbbing and usually clears within a week.  always in the winter.  gotta used the magnifying mirror to see if its an ingrown hair, but in my case prob not.   good luck all

[CeeAitch]

Many thanks for this Doc, and much as I like my natural remedies, I agree with you - it's way too easy, and sometimes dangerous to self-diagnose. Having said that, I've been reading through all the posts and there seem to be two or three different "types" of end-of-the-nose-itis ;) here. I have the one where on one side if feels as if there's a blind pimple trying to grow, and the outside of my nose is a bit shiny and red - but definitely no head or anything I can 'blame' for the pain - a bruised, achey kind of pain. Then, on the left side, just inside my nostril right at the tip, really painful sore has developed - a burning, "acid-ey" sort of pain... and it feels like it weeps a bit, and I THINK I can see little tiny blisters (although it's hard to tell!). But it doesn't really feel as if its actually related to the other side... darn. It's both a relief, and a bit disconcerting to see so many others here with the same problem .. but sadly, no definitive diagnoses. So - I guess I'll take myself off the medical centre tomorrow and see if I can explain it to the doctor there in a way that will give him or her an 'aha!!" moment. *sigh*  Sometimes, I'm almost tempted to print out the results of my Googling, take it in to the doctor and say "Here! THIS is what's happening to me!" ... I'm sure they'd be impressed ;)