nasal packing

Nasal packing may be used inside the nose to provide additional support.

The nasal packing is usually removed after 3 to 5 days and the patient will feel much more comfortable.

Other cases may occur in association with postoperative wound infections, nasal packing, or other factors.

Splints or nasal packing may be necessary.

After the nose is set, nasal packing may be inserted and a splint may be applied.

Nasal packing can be used to control nose bleeds and hematomas that may form on the septum between the nostrils.

Adhesions are a common, usually minor, complication of nasal or sinus surgery and nasal packing.

Almost half of the reported cases seem to be associated with menstruation, but other associations include surgical incisions, burns, nasal packing, abscesses, a postinfluenza syndrome, and parturition.

In the first instance this can take the form of chemical cautery of any bleeding vessels or packing of the nose with ribbon gauze or an absorbent dressing (called anterior nasal packing).

Ongoing bleeding despite good nasal packing is a surgical emergency and can be treated by endoscopic evaluation of the nasal cavity under general anaesthesia to identify an elusive bleeding point or to directly ligate (tie off) the blood vessels supplying the nose.