3 year old and nose bleeds?

Question

My 3 year old son has had several nose bleeds. Twice when he hit or bumped it on something, I understand how that can happen. But what I don't understand is why it will bleed for no reason. Any advice or similar experiences.

Answer 1

I had mine cauterized at age 25 to stop frequent nose bleeds in the winter or from a light bump. Dry tissues would crack the vessels coming from my sinus floor. I had it done about 10 years ago and maybe have only one a year now. I was very happy with the results after healing. One thing I wish I'd had tried is warm nasal rinse. I doubt a otolarngyologist would recommend surgery for a 3 year old.

A full warm water saline rinse goes in one nostril and out the other. It soothes with warmth, it draws out the entire gunk and shrinks the tissue (like swimming in the ocean, but without the eye stinging). It will help with nasal dryness and also heal damage. My 3 and 9 year old daughters were pros after a week.

Buffered salt doesn't 'sting' as much as plain salt water. You can use a new method like Nasopure, or the vintage, Netipot

You can do this as often as you like with no side effects.

You don’t need a prescription for this therapy. If you live in a state like mine, they’ve pretty much “outlawed” sudafed medicine. Drug-free is really the way to go on a frequent-use basis

Answer 2

Yes, both my kids and now my grand kids have nose bleeds. The doctors say that it's because of dry air and their capillaries are closer to the surface than most others. So, even a slight bump will make their nose bleed. It's hard to deal with at times, but they do out grow it. It can be scary, but not life threatening, just make sure they get their vitamins so they don't get anemia. Hope things go well.

Answer 3

This could be a trend he's going to have to face and he could have very soft membrane (tissue) protecting his nasel passages. Once injured, it sometimes creates a weakness in the small arteries in the nasel passages...and when they become dry, makes those small vessels prone to give way. I had experience like this with my mother and with one of my sons. Sometimes, after a healing period and the daily use of a saline nasel spray (such as Ocean), the moistness will assist in keeping his nasel passages less dry.

I would take him, however to an ENT specialist to get this looked at immediately to be certain that it's caught on time and countered right away. Also, ENT's can use a cautery stick to secure the weakened vessels.

Answer 4

Both me and one of my brothers had nose bleeds alot when we were kids i grew out of it but my brother had it worse than me and his nose had to be corterised. We used to get them more when we were hot and been running around. Take him to the doctors and explain that he gets them and how often. There are lots of reason why some could be more serious than others so it worth taking him just to check.

Answer 5

My 8yo has always had nosebleeds - all the docs have said is that it is probably weak blood vessels in his nose. He had one side cauterised last year ( painless) and that has helped a bit. But this will stop working as he grows. They all say he will grow out of it, and by the time he was 5 he was managing them himself, and is not scared at all. You should see your doc, but its probably nothing to worry about.

Kind regards
Jx

Answer 6

I used to get nosebleeds from it being too warm when I was little. Children can also get frequent bloody noses from nose-picking. Check under his fingernails to see if this is the culprit.

Answer 7

This is general weakness. Vitamin C can help by strengthening the tiny blood vessels.

Answer 8

bleeding per nose occurs secondary to many conditions take him to his pediatrician to do the needed investigations

Answer 9

1. Dry Weather.
2. Does he pick his nose (sorry)....

Answer 10

allergies, excessively dry nasal passages, or he might be a easy/free bleeder

monitor/log how often it happens and make an appt. with his pediatrician.