History Main / NasalTrauma

* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi:'' Multiple occasions from different causes:

* ''Film/TotalRecall1990:'' Quaid has to ram a self-guiding pincer up his nose in order to extract the bug implanted in his head. This is nasty enough on its own, but the bug is clearly bigger than his nostrils, so we get to see his nose [[BodyHorror grotesquely deforming out of shape]] as he slowly removes it.

* ''Literature/RedDwarf:''

* ''Series/RedDwarf''

* ''Webcomic/KiwiBlitz:'' Steffi gets [[http://www.kiwiblitz.com/comic/page-548 hit in the nose]] by [[spoiler: Raccoon's metal claw]], and her nose is [[http://www.kiwiblitz.com/comic/page-549 red and bloody]] for the rest of the day - which hasn't ended after 80 pages.

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse:'' From ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/1192-dorms-of-our-lives-season-5-part-4 Dorms of Our Lives, Season 5 (Part 4)]]'', Rah-rah's injuries from the previous day, covered in the previous part, are described:

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', HeroKiller Stain is missing a nose. ''Manga/VigilanteMyHeroAcademiaIllegals'' reveals [[spoiler: that he cut it off himself, though not before having it completely wrecked beyond repair by
Knuckleduster.]]
* In ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': when Battousai first emerges when figthing [[AxCrazy Jin'ei Udo]], the first thing Kenshin does is to suddenly smash him across the face with his blunt Reverse Blade, bending his nose in half. Jin'ei yells in pain, before complimenting his opponent and putting the nose back in shape with an audible "crock" sound.

* In ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', Baloo asks Mowgli to flick a fly off his nose. The monkey who'd taken Mowgli's place hits him on the nose.
* The Bowler Hat Guy from ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'' seeks to enter the orphanage covertly through an open window. But first, he glances furtively around to ascertain the coast is clear, his long nose resting on the windowsill as he does so. PlayedForLaughs when the window suddenly falls, pinching his nose against the sill as the rest of him leaps in pain.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', HeroKiller Stain is missing a nose. ''Manga/VigilanteMyHeroAcademiaIllegals'' reveals [[spoiler: that he cut it off himself, though not before having it completely wrecked beyond repair by Knuckleduster.]]

* ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment'' has Corporal Strappi demand the newly recruited Private Perks demonstrate his sword skills. Perks proceeds to show what he learned from ol' soldier Gummy Abens by knocking Strappi's sword to the side and headbutting him in the nose, ending the fight quickly and earning massive respect from Sergent Jackrum. Strappi's speech is affected for the rest of the scene and his nose remains swollen for a while afterwards.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', HeroKiller Stain is missing a nose. ''Manga/VigilanteMyHeroAcademiaIllegals'' reveals [[spoiler: that he cut it off himself]]

* In the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' episode "Corporal Punishment", Team Gibbs is trying to find a PTSD-afflicted marine who broke out of a psych ward. When they find him, the marine attacks them as he believes they're the same enemies who captured and tortured him in Iraq; over the course of subduing him, Tony ends up getting his nose broken.

Hitting someone in the ear, for example, is painful but not quite as visually distinctive; in fiction, breaking someone's nose is not only noticeable thanks to the spectacular nosebleed, but it's often considered a sign that the attacker has done some serious damage. As anyone who's ever experienced this in real life knows, a broken nose is a big deal: the pain is immediate, the impact is disorienting, breathing may be impeded, the bloodflow is often quite dramatic, and the nose itself may end up a different shape altogether if not properly treated. With this in mind, it's no surprise that bloody or broken noses are the most recognizable facial injury in fistfights, a visual shorthand for "you've just been hit hard."

* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', Joseph Joestar punches a corrupt cop in the face and calls him a "Stupid Pig". For added fun, the cop's finger was still up his nose when it happened.
* In the opening chapters of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable,'' Josuke first reveals the power of Crazy Diamond by breaking a delinquent's nose and using his healing power to rearrange its structure.

* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure: Battle Tendency'' Joseph Joestar punches a corrupt cop in the face and calls him a "Stupid Pig". For added fun, the cop's finger was still up his nose when it happened.

* In the beginning of ''Film/ConAir'', Poe strikes a drunk guy who was molesting his wife hard enough to kill the man, resulting in Poe being sentenced to ten years in prison and his involvement with the plot of the movie.

* Someone's nose being cut - or sliced clean off.

Compare AgonyOfTheFeet, {{Fingore}}, and TongueTrauma for other injuries to specific body parts.

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* The Penguin inflicts this on one of his campaign staff in ''Film/BatmanReturns,'' taking a massive bite out of his nose and sending blood gushing all over the place.
* ''{{Film/Birdman}}'': During Riggan's opening night show, he loads the prop gun with real bullets, intending to commit suicide onstage. Instead he ends up shooting his nose off [[BungledSuicide and fainting]], waking up to find he's still alive, his play is getting incredible reviews for [[EnforcedMethodActing "super realism"]], and he's been surgically given a new nose.

* As with the book, in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', Harry is caught spying on Malfoy and gets his nose kicked in for his trouble. However, the film adds an extra layer of this when Luna Lovegood has to pop his nose back into place with magic, resulting in [[HarmfulHealing a loud cracking sound and a yelp of pain from Harry]] - bit of a change from the original novel in which Tonks' Episkey spell was completely painless.

-->He ain't pretty no more.

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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse:'' From ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/1192-dorms-of-our-lives-season-5-part-4 Dorms of Our Lives, Season 5 (Part 4)]]'', Rah-rah's injuries from the previous day, covered in the previous part, are described:
--> The girl code-named Rah-Rah looked more like Rah-Raccoon, sporting two black eyes, a busted lip, and a nose swelled up like an elephant seals.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story", Francine finds Henri Watkin, the fireman who rescued her living as a hermit in the bottom of a well for decades. When Henri is reintroduced to his wife, the two reconcile, and then he suddenly ''bites off her nose.''
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In "Bwah My Nose", Hank suffers a broken nose while practicing for a football game. After surgery, he finds himself more attractive and becomes obsessed with protecting it.

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** In pre-dynastic China, this was one of the Five Punishments - the other four including [[MarkOfShame facial tattooing]], [[AgonyOfTheFeet foot amputation]], [[GroinAttack castration]], and death.
** In Ancient Egypt, magistrates that exploited their office for personal gain were to be deported - but not before having their noses cut off.

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* In ''Literature/JustSoStories'', elephants have trunks because an overly-curious baby elephant made the mistake of went to ask a crocodile what it wanted for lunch and bit down on the baby's nose, stretching it into a trunk over the course of the ensuing tug-of-war. Then, when the other elephants asked how the baby had gotten its trunk, it told them that they'd have to ask the crocodile: by the end of the story, every elephant has a trunk, [[LamarkWasRight which are somehow passed onto the next generation]].

->''Still, could be worse. My nose could be gushing blood!''
-->--'''Oswald "The Penguin" Cobblepot,''' ''Film/BatmanReturns''

When it comes to more serious injuries, there's a reason why characters with no noses appear unusual in live action works: the nose plays a very important role in the human perception of the face and without it, the entire face looks wrong... and that's not even getting into the horror of having the nose reduced to a gaping hole, for example. As such, going for the nose is one of the most common tactics in facial mutilation as a means of leaving the victim noticeably scarred for life.

* A fistfight between the [[LondonGangster Kray twins]] in ''Film/Legend2015,'' results in Ron Kray getting his nose broken with a SickeningCrunch . Ron immediately staggers away, covered in blood and [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl screaming at the top of his lungs]], and needs to steal a stiff drink from one of the club patrons before he can calm down... and then start fighting all over again.

* Jack's affair in ''Film/{{Sideways}}'' goes horribly wrong when his romantic partner discovers that he's actually due to be ''married'' soon. Enraged, [[LaserGuidedKarma she smashes him in the face with her motorcycle helmet]], breaking his nose. Jack spends the rest of the film wearing a nasal splint, and has to crash Miles' car into a tree to make it look as if they've been in an accident, just so his injuries don't raise unwanted question when the wedding finally rolls around.

--> The girl code-named Rah-Rah looked more like Rah-Raccoon, sporting two black eyes, a busted lip, and a nose swelled up like an elephant seal's.
* In ''[[Literature/McClureCarson Blood Trust]]'', Alli disables a guard by shoving her fingers up his notrils hard enough to shatter the cartilage in his nose.

* In the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' episode "Corporal Punishment", Team Gibbs are trying to find a PTSD-afflicted marine who broke out of a psych ward. When they find him, the marine attacks them as he believes they're the same enemies who captured and tortured him in Iraq; over the course of subduing him, Tony ends up getting his nose broken.

* The phrase "cutting off the nose to spite the face" is believed to have stemmed from various historical incidents in which nuns and other pious women cut off their noses in order to avoid being raped by Viking raiders. In some cases, it saved the recipients from rape, but [[AllForNothing resulted in the Vikings killing them any way]].

** It was also used as a punishment for libel and similar offences, most commonly in Poland, Naples and England. In the case of the latter, Daniel Defoe of ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' fame only narrowly managed to avoid being disfigured for seditious pamphlets, instead being sentenced to public humiliation in the pillory.

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': in "[[Recap/TheBradyBunchS4E18TheSubjectWasNoses The Subject Was Noses]]," Jan gets a football in the nose, leaving it to swell up and ruining a date. Plus, it leads to the fondly-remembered, near-memetic line: "Ooh, my nose!"

-->--'''Oswald "The Penguin" Cobblepott,''' ''Film/BatmanReturns''

* In the ‘’Series/{{NCIS}}'' episode “Corporal Punishment”, Team Gibbs are trying to find a PTSD-afflicted marine who broke out of a psych ward. When they find him, the marine attacks them as he believes they’re enemy agents, and over the course of subduing him, Tony ends up getting his nose broken.