How Do I Stop Her Nose Bleeds?

Updated on March 05, 2008
M.P. asks from Greenville, SC
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My 3-year-old had some congestion in her nose last week. By Wednesday morning, her nose was bleeding and she had a rash around her mouth. Doctor says her only problem is the congestion and prescribed her some Zyrtec. He said the nose bleeds were just from her nasal passages getting dried out and the rash was just an irritation from the runny nose combined with her thumb-sucking. It's now Sunday, and the nose bleeds are worse than ever. It's now to the point where I think her "congestion" is really just blood clots. But I can't get the bleeding to stop. I drip saline in her nose and I've applied Vaseline gently with a Q-tip (suggestions by DR) and we've used a cool-mist humidifier at night. If these things are helping, I can't tell. Does anyone have any suggestions for helping her out?

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O.R.

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When my daughter was young, she is 30 now. Anyhow, she had frequent nose bleeds at night. She would scream Mama and I would stop in the bathroom and get a cold wet washcloth, clean her up and change her pillow. After about 6 or 7 new pillows her doctor finally cauterized the blood vessels in her nose and she has not had a nosebleed since she was 6 years old. She has always had a lot of sinus problems and seasonal allergies, had them when she was a baby and still has them, so do her 2 daughters. The doctor said the bleeds were from her sniffing and blowing her nose so often.

Hope you can get something done for your child. She should not be having so many nosebleeds. There is something other than congestion going on. Be aggressive with the doctor, ask to be referred to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist.
Something can be done. Just don't accept congestion being the cause.
I will remember you and your child in my Prayers and hope you find a solution very soon.

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B.B.

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Hi,

I have a child that has battled nose bleeds. You should run humidifiers all day long throughout the house. You can try increasing her water intake as well. If it gets too bad you might need to have her nose cauterized, my oldest had a blood vessel that was very close to the surface, we had to cauterize it 4 times to finally make the nose bleeds stop.

We also did the saline drops, Vaseline and Neosporin in the nose. Keep the moisture coming and you should see a difference.

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T.W.

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Hi M.,
I would take her back to the doctor asap. If you feel like something is wrong, trust your instincts. It doesn't sound normal to have that much bleeding go on so long. I hope your little one feels better soon. :(

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