The past week every day my nose has started bleeding and I don't know why. It just starts gushing, then after a minute or 2 it stops. I know that it's not healthy to lean your head back and plug your nose when it does that because it gets back in your head. My question is.... why would my nose be bleeding so often and what can I do to stop it?
2007-12-06 00:59:37 · 8 answers · asked by pd♥ 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
the change in climate and heat running inside all the time dries out delicate nasal tissue, I swab inside my nose before I go to bed at night with neosporin on a q-tip, it helps keep moist and it heals damged tissue, it really works I do it every winter, and you can hold head back and pinch with tissue to help stop bleeding it just gets in your throat then spit it out
2007-12-06 01:08:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bambam 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The most common cause of nosebleeds, especially in winter, is the dry air, caused by heating the air in the house, and/or low humidity in areas like the SW United States.
Nose-picking also is a major cause, and that is more common also with dry, heated air, because the nostrils dry out and mucous becomes crusty and uncomfortable.
The best way to stop a nose bleed is to lean your head down, and stuff your nose full of cotton or tissue for 5 minutes or so, or lean your head down and pinch together the soft tissue at the end of your nose, again holding for 5 minutes. If that doesn't completely work, do it again for 5-10 minutes. These methods allow the blood to coagulate. As someone else mentioned, coating the inside of your nose with vaseline also helps, since it prevents dryness.
When we move to the arid desert, we had lots of nosebleeds for a while, and then they stopped happening. My guess is that the capillaries in our noses either toughened or receded over time. Anyway, it was a relief!
If your nose bleeds heavily a lot, then see a Dr. They can cauterize the offending vessels to stop the bleeding more permanently.
2007-12-06 01:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by Pat K 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pinch you're nose for around 15 to 20 minutes or until the bleeding stops. Don't tilt you're head backwards because the bold will drip down you're through (yuck). If you get a lot of nose bleeds think about buying a humidifier and put it in you're bedroom when you sleep. I get bad nosebleeds during the winter and that is what I had to do. Hope it helps! Jessie
2016-04-07 21:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be from dry air or dry heat. You want to hold your head high and apply gentle pressure to your nose for about 10 minutes. I usually get nose bleeds in the winter and this is the advice I have received. I live in the northeast so the inside air can be pretty dry unless you have a humidifier.
2007-12-06 01:08:06 · answer #4 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're gonna think I'm joking, but my husband gets nosebleeds a lot when we snowmobile because it's so dry out. One day we were on the trail and all I had was a tampon, so I shoved it up there and left it till the nose bleed stopped by itself. It looks ridiculous, but really works.
You should use saline nasal spray throughout the day and coat the inside of your nose with vaseline a few times a day to prevent it.
2007-12-06 01:10:38 · answer #5 · answered by b e 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it cud be occuring if u've been under a lot of stress recently, or if its gotten very hot, or somethin more serious. if it still carries on i wud go see a doctor, bt just keep ur head in normal position and block ur nose with a hankie
2007-12-06 01:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your soft bones on nose got injured visit your doctor.
it can also cause by weather change
2007-12-06 01:10:48 · answer #7 · answered by Lifeseeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your nose is probably dry, or you have been eating way to much salty food!
2007-12-06 01:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by shack-attack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋