In the middle of the night, I awoke to a wicked nosebleed. This happens every so often, What does it mean?

Answer 1

The air in your room is probably too dry. This can happen if your heater is on a lot.
Do you have a humidifier? I suggest you pump some moisture in your room at night.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are several causes for the nosebleed including trauma (such as hitting the nose), fracture (broken nose), pressure (such as may be caused by altitude), anticoagulant (anti-clotting) medication, excessively dry air, excessive nose-picking, allergic rhinitis, heart failure (due to an increase in venous pressure) and high blood pressure among the elderly. Some rare diseases that may cause nosebleeds are Wegener's granulomatosis and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, Rendu-Osler-Weber disease); sarcoidosis, when it involves the nose, has been reported to cause nosebleeds. von Willebrand disease may cause nosebleeds. In some rare cases, the cause of a nosebleed can be cancer of the head and neck or nasal polyps. A vitamin C deficiency is a common cause.

Both the frequency of spontaneous epistaxis and the length and severity of bleeding can be increased by anticoagulants. These may include prescription medications such as warfarin or aspirin as well as herbal supplements such as ginkgo. Cultures with a diet rich in fish sources that include high levels of omega-3 fatty acids (especially the Inuit) have also been observed to experience a higher incidence of nosebleeds. Athletes and bodybuilders who supplement their diets with fish oil also report increased frequency of nosebleeds. Ingesting insects such as ants has also been linked to nosebleeds. There are a few amazing cases that have been reported, one of which included finding a leech that was stuck in the nasal passage, causing a nosebleed.

Answer 4

it would properly be some issues. Do you've extreme blood stress? this may reason nosebleeds. also dry air, the tiny veins and capillaries on your nostril are very on the fringe of the exterior and would spoil open in case your nostril receives extremely dry. possibly you bumped your nostril on your sleep. wish those help.

Answer 5

Dry nasal membrane is probably the culprit but don't discount the possibility of high blood pressure which can also cause unexplained nose bleeds.

Answer 6

If you sleep with the air conditioner on, that will dry out the tissues in your nose. Try a swamp cooler or a humidifier.

Answer 7

capillaries too close to the surface
High Blood Pressure
too low of humidity in air
Medications
Dehydration

any of these, or none of these
see a ENT MD for a exam and diagnosis

Answer 8

Try putting some Vaseline up your nose, the blood vessels may just be to dry.

Answer 9

You may need to get a humidifier, the air is probably very dry where you live.

Answer 10

means that your nose isn't used to the moisture in the air

it happens to me a lot, it was just cause the weather changes to where i live so my nose had to adapt to the climate a bit more