Nose Bleed

Is the air in your house/aparment dry? My daughter use to get nose bleeds all the time and her peditrican recommened that if the air is dry it is causing the nose bleeds, cold/flu or not, so to put a hymdifier in her bedroom and maybe another room that she is in a lot (have one in the living room and her bedroom). This has really helped us.

Stopping the Gush, Try these simple tips to stop your nosebleed:
•Get some tissues or a damp cloth to catch the blood.
•Sit or stand so your head is above your heart.
•Tilt your head forward and pinch the soft part of your nose (the nostrils) together just below the bony center part of your nose. Applying pressure helps stop the blood flow and the nosebleed will usually stop with 10 minutes of steady pressure — don't keep checking to see if the bleeding has stopped.

If you get a nosebleed, don't blow your nose. Doing so can cause additional nosebleeds. Also, don't tilt your head back. This common practice will cause blood to run into your throat. This can make you cough or choke, and if you swallow a lot of blood, you might begin vomiting.

If you've tried the steps above twice and the bleeding continues after the second attempt, you'll need to see your nurse or a doctor.

Once you've stopped the initial nosebleed, don't lift heavy objects or do other activities that cause you to strain, and try not to blow your nose for 24 hours.

Nosebleeds are rarely cause for alarm, but frequent nosebleeds might indicate a more serious problem. If you get nosebleeds more than once a week, you should see your doctor. Most cases of frequent nosebleeds are easily treated. Sometimes tiny blood vessels inside the nose become irritated and don't heal. This happens more frequently in teens who have ongoing allergies or frequent colds. A doctor may have a solution if you have this problem.

A paramedic gave us this tip in training - put a pea inside the upper lip (between lip and teeth) and it should stop the blood vessels from bleeding. I haven't tried it but I would be anxious to see if when you try this it will stop. Good luck and let us know!

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no Dr can help that, it is caused from blowing so much, also the dry air, I get them myself and no cold! use some "ocean" spray, it is very lubricating, also put vaseline in your nostrils, hope this helps

My cousin who is a doctor loves to give people tampons to stick up there nose for nose bleeds. He just cuts the strings off. I think this is a hilarous way to do it, but it actually works well. Another thing that I personally like to do it is take neosporin and put it on a q-tip, I then take the q-tip and rub the medicine on the inside of my nose and as far up as I can stand. This will help heal the wound, moisten and keep moist the area, and help with any pain if there is any. Usually if I do this before I go to bed it will last me all night.

blowing too hard and too dry air is likely the answer. get a humidifier, or the cheap version: boil a pot of water on the stove. another thing we do is re-route our ELECTRIC dryer (cant do this with a gas dryer) to let the exhaust into the house through a water thing. i dont remember what its called, but it releases back into the houes, and the bucket you put water in, and it not only heats but humidifies too. we do it all winter, and its awesome.

anyway, you could also try neti pot. :):) they are pretty sweet too. but dont blow so hard.

I rarely get nosebleeds even with a few allergies! Our home is on the less dry winter side even with a new HVAC system. I am sure that helps.
Also to give you an idea of what do if it is really bad and must stop:
One time I was eating out a few miles from home and had to blow my nose... And out spewed a gush of a nosebleed. I had to fly on an airplane the Very Next Day! Oh my! Imaging taking off and getting a nosebleed then. Etc. So I searched on the good ole' internet and found this method though not inexpensive it did work very well and not even flying made it reoccur! (I imagine it could be worse in the air) Check out this link: Clickclot.com It is even used they claim in major hospitals and EMT Vans also. But again other ways are much less costly but if needed it is a great option too. The reason I even thought about that was having been in the health field I knew there was a chemical to stop bleeing near surgery areas that worked very fast and coagulated the blood thus helping to stop it. Good luck! btw Must follow the instructions carefully for it to work its best. Their link claims this: "QuikClot® is Recommended by National Tactical Officers Association" And dont have to buy it online it maybe in stores like Walgreens, maybe.