one of my best friends gets bloody noses a couple times a week. i'm really worried about her. she says that her throats a little soar after them sometimes. is this anything serious?
2006-07-12 19:14:05 · 11 answers · asked by sugarandspice015 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Could be. I would get into see a doctor ASAP just to be on the safe side.
Could also be from DRY conditions and her not drinking enough water.
2006-07-12 19:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. In the sinus cavity you have many blood vessels. There are many ways to disturb them. A knock on the top of the head, or even Can can rupture a blood vessel. Drugs, is sometimes the culprit, mainly anything "sortable" or "inhaled" afterwords if you snort cocaine or any other powder type drug, they all eat away at the sinus lining. some people have snorted aerosol type drugs to get high, and that too will eat away at the blood vessels. If the nose bleeds continue for more than a week, expressly if there does not appear to be a reason for the blood to start flowing, like while you are eating, you should have this person make an appointment to have the ruptured or aggravated blood vessel sealed by the means of out-patient surgery. it is a common an very safe operation, which last only a couple hours if that.
2006-07-13 02:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get bloody noses a couple times a week too but thats because it is a side effect of some medication I am on (It is reeeally annoying!). Is she on any medication? If she is then have her check the side effects.
Also, if the air is really dry you can get bloody noses more easily. If she sleeps with the fan on high I suppose that might also cause something like that to happen.
If this persists for another week I would probably see a doctor.
2006-07-13 02:21:44 · answer #3 · answered by skillet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nose bleeds in children are not usually serious. Nose bleeds in adults could be a sign of a more serious problem...such as undiagnosed high blood pressure or a side effect of one of the medications she is on.
...I would recommend your friend to see a physician for evaluation if she is an adult.
2006-07-13 03:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by Rada S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would highly suggest She get a check up. It may not be much, but you never know. Sinus problems are more likely the cause BUT cancer shouldn't be ruled out. If it is sinus trouble, it can be easily treated. She needs to get it checked soon!
2006-07-13 02:21:33 · answer #5 · answered by Charlie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask yourt friend to drink more of Amla juice, and put some cold water over her head whenever she bleeds again, visit www.planetayurveda.com for free ayurvedic consultation and medicine
2006-07-13 03:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by aarzooji a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she snort drugs? That can really tear up your nose!
2006-07-13 02:20:53 · answer #7 · answered by GeekGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can ask your friend to take lots of foods rich in vitaminK . This may be because she is taking some medicine which is thinning her blood.
2006-07-13 06:05:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe because the dry weather,and not enough water my son gets them all the time when not hydrated,and dry weather
2006-07-13 02:24:26 · answer #9 · answered by royal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get her to go doctors
2006-07-18 10:19:37 · answer #10 · answered by ▲▼ßððĝiз▼▲ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋