Receptors lining almost the entire surface of the skin. When the nerve endings are irritated, a signal is sent to the brain. If the tip of the nose hurts, it is necessary to understand that the sensation of pain can be provoked by the appearance of some pathogen outside or inside the nasal cavity.
Why does the tip of the nose hurt?
Any change in the habitual condition signals the presence of pathological processes requiring treatment. The reasons for the pain of the nose are the following:
- Various inflammatory processes, namely rhinitis caused by tuberculosis, allergy and the activity of other microorganisms.
- Vascular rhinitis, in which the outflow of fluid from the plasma is observed with a decrease in air temperature.
- Sinusitis is characterized by inflammation in the sinuses, congestion of mucus, lachrymation and soreness of the surface of the nose, which disappear only after the liquid is eliminated.
- The intake of vasoconstrictive drugs is capable of causing hypertrophic processes. Various neurological pathologies often cause periodic attacks of pain, with damage to the trigeminal nerve, it is localized in the region of the nose, forehead and eyes.
The tip of the nose is red and sore
It should be noted the most common factors that cause discomfort and redness of the nose. These include:
- Breaking the integrity of the mucous membrane, trauma to the nose, with a fracture, the pain can be troubling for more than a month.
- Skin problems, acne, herpes cause not only burning, but also as a result of suppuration cause pain, spreading to the wings of the nose.
- Due to sunburn or frostbite, the tip of the nose may blush and hurt when pressed.
- Furunculosis - a disease of the skin, characterized by the fact that the tip of the nose hurts and flushes when touched and, moreover, swells. Developed pathology due to weakened immunity, intestinal diseases and is accompanied by a general increase in temperature.