I've been having a heck of a lot of them recently. Should I see a doctor?
2007-03-24 01:16:31 · 14 answers · asked by Voight-Kampff 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Nosebleeds can be cause by a number of things from blowing your nose too forcefully to an injury of some kind to medical problems. The lack of humidity, too much asprin and many foods can cause an outbreak of nosebleeds. To be safe, see your doctor, especially if these attacks came on suddenly with no history of them. Good luck.
2007-03-24 01:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by sarge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of things can. Thin capillaries burst in the nose causing bleeds. this can be exaggerated by dry air, illness, allergies, altitude change, living at high altitude, living near the sea, barometric pressure change, etc...
It's change of season too and that can also cause bleeds.
A Dr. could rule out allergies and the common cold fairly easily but probably won't do too many tests unless you show other signs such as unexplained weight loss etc...
If you drink allot or take a lot of ibuprofen, ketoprophen, or other NSAIDS than you could have thinned blood. High blood pressure would do it too. A simple physical and blood test can rule these things out. I will assume you don't snort drugs here since they will also cause nose bleeds.
2007-03-24 01:27:02 · answer #2 · answered by aloneamongstall 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nosebleeds can be caused by anything from headcolds to high blood pressure.
If you're not experiencing a headcold and you have frequent nosebleeds [i.e., everyday] it might be wise that you see your primary care right away.
2007-03-24 01:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by Ah J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are sometimes caused by high blood pressure. They can also be caused by too dry conditions or lack of humidity in your home. Also, I used to be really susceptible to nose bleeds, and I found it really helped to coat the inside of my nostrils with a little bit of vaseline before I went to bed so they didn't dry out so much.
2007-03-24 01:21:36 · answer #4 · answered by ♫ frosty ♫ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes nosebleeds can be a symptom of a vitamin c deficiency. also can be caused by severe sinus infections. and not to be too obvious but picking will also cause bleeds.
2007-03-24 01:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by jrbro1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I used to get a lot of nose bleeds when I drank heavily(alcoholically) in my youthful years. I think it signifies a raised blood pressure so I would consult your doc if I were you.
Cheers!
2007-03-24 01:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by Birdman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nose bleeds are often caused byby broken or weak blood vessels in the nose. if they continue or u have a bleed that wont stop u need trement at hospital to quarterise the vessels to stop the bleeding .its not life threatning u will survive
2007-03-24 01:26:54 · answer #7 · answered by lorna h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nose bleeds are a release for pressure building up to stop you getting headaches, or you could have a infection, or you might need a vein cauterised, best seeing your doc though, my son gets them regular and i'm hoping he grows out of them the same way i did.
2007-03-24 01:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by angie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can be cause by burst blood vessels maybe blowing nose to hard or sniffing to hard, generally if your suffering a bad cold at moment.
2007-03-24 02:11:22 · answer #9 · answered by kelly m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A swift punch in the schnozz usually does the trick!
2007-03-24 01:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋