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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a clinic or hospital. It will be given as a solution-soaked cotton or rayon pledget, where it will be inserted into the nostril before surgery or a medical procedure.
This medicine should cause numbness only to the area where it is placed. You may experience temporary loss of sensation in the affected area. This type of numbing procedure is called local anesthesia. It is not meant to cause you to fall asleep or become unconscious.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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