Nose is dry???

Question

I am from southern california and just moved to Arizona. The weather is changing and inside my nose is so dry from it, it sometimes bleeds. How can I fix this???

Answer 1

The most common reasons for nose bleeds are (1) trauma (for example, by picking or rubbing your nose) and (2) excessive dryness (usually due to dry weather), which may chap the nasal tissues.
Tumors of the nasal cavity and tumors of the sinuses can also cause nose bleeds. Danger signs that suggest the possibility of tumor include:
Nose bleeds which recur over the course of a few months
Nose bleeds associated with any of the following:
loose teeth, numb facial skin, a change in vision, a change in occlusion (the way your teeth meet), or any deformity of the facial contour
If any of these symptoms are present, bring this to your doctor's attention at once!



If a doctor has determined that your nose bleeds are due to one of the common benign reasons (trauma or dry weather), you can help prevent further nose bleeds by observing the following precautions:
Needless to say, DON'T PICK YOUR BLOODY NOSE! (Pun intended.)
Do not lift any heavy objects (more than 20 pounds); do not strain or bend over for long periods. Do not strain at bowel movements; take a fiber supplement or a laxative, if necessary.
Do not forcefully blow your nose.
Sneeze with your mouth open (this will reduce the force of the sneeze).
Keep your nose moist. A salt water solution (Ocean, Ayr or NaSal are easily obtainable brands in the USA) may be sprayed in each nostril every 2 to 3 hours, or as often as necessary. Ayr Gel is an excellent product as well.
[Some products available without prescription are, as of this writing (2005), a bit too new to evaluate. NasalCease and QR powder are two examples. I'm still waiting to hear what my patients think of these products.]
Consider buying a humidifier for your bedroom, especially if your house is very dry. Use it at night. For added moisture, you could spray with nasal saline or use Ayr Gel.
If you develop a nose bleed, rest quietly on a couch while applying firm, gentle pressure to your nose. Do this by pinching your nose between your thumb and forefinger. Hold pressure for 5 to 7 minutes. If the bleeding continues, gently blow the clots from your nose, then spray each nostril with Afrin (generic: oxymetazoline) or Neosynephrine (generic: phenylephrine). (This assumes your doctor has cleared you to use these medications.) Hold pressure again for 5 to 7 minutes. If necessary, you may repeat the spray 15 minutes after the first spray. If the bleeding continues, seek medical attention at once.

Answer 2

You need moisture in the air. you can do this by buying a hiumidifier and keeping it clean every 3 days. By putting water in pans on any heaters you may have in the house. By hanging clothes in the house to dry then put in the dryer after to get out the wrinkles, by boiling water, low simmer whe you are home to watch it not go dry or if you have any wood stove or anything like that. You also need to drink a lot of water . Now you might want to buy some saline nose spray from the pharmacy, it's just water with salt and it will keep the nose moist and clear. That's about all I can think of. Plants help too, if you keep them watered and also, I have heard of people using stones and containers and adding water to them and putting them in the sun, the evaporation is good but, you have to clean the stones after a while too because they will get nasty. So, use what works for you and what you have time and energy for. Good luck.

Answer 3

Most drugstore/pharmacies will carry saline solution in a dispenser that you can spray in your nose. It only costs a couple dollars and after you have the dispenser you can make your own by pouring boiling water over salt in another container, not the dispenser, let it cool and pour into the nasal sprayer dispenser.

Answer 4

Perfect! I am an Arizonan. What you can do is get a spray bottle, and fill it with some water. Hold it about an inch below your nose, and spray upward into you nose. i hope that helps. after the water gets in there it should help. do that whenever it feels really dry.

Answer 5

Humidifier for the house.

You can also buy a netti pot to rinse the dust out of your sinuses. It's a little odd a first, but it will grow on you.

Answer 6

humidifier, gently boiling water on stovetop, saline solution...the 2 best: nasal saline drops & humidifier. It happens to me every winter.

Answer 7

Saline spray-get at Walmart or target or any RX..

Answer 8

go see you doctor or ask the local pharmacy... good luck with phamaces they are mean and errogan something...