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A 21-year-old female asked:
the bridge of my nose has been numb for about a week now and now my whole nose feels like its starting to go numb, what is the cause?
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Dr. Ipe Kalathoor answered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Numbness nose: It could be a superficial nerve problem. If you have any skin lesions here, shingles is a rare possibility but it usually comes on one side. If you have any vision problems at all like having trouble looking at light you need to be seen by an ophthalmologist right away.
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