How to stop nosebleeds at home

Epistaxis is a frequent occurrence. On the nasal mucosa is a huge number of blood vessels, which can burst from overvoltage and minor injury. If you act correctly, the blood can be stopped very quickly, literally in 5 minutes. But if you make a number of common mistakes, you can only aggravate the situation. That is why it is so important to be able to provide first aid to a person with nosebleeds, to know the causes of blood flow from the nose, and also to avoid common mistakes in the process of stopping blood.

Causes of nosebleeds

Sudden bleeding from the nose can occur in an absolutely healthy person, this may be the norm and indicate some malfunctions in the body. However, if blood flows from the nose regularly, you need to look for the cause of this condition and eliminate it. Among the causes that can cause bleeding are the following.

1. The most common cause of nosebleeds is trauma or bruising. Moreover, the blow can be insignificant - if the blood vessels are located close to the surface, any touch can cause them to burst.
2. Overheating is also the cause of nosebleeds. Often this occurs in the summer on the beach when a person does not wear a hat under the sun.
3. Any disease in the nasal passage can cause inflammation of the mucous membrane and blood vessels. They become very fragile, which creates a risk of frequent bleeding.
4. Frosty or dry air can also be the cause of blood flow from the nose.
5. The nose can bleed with poor blood coagulation, platelet count, as well as with aspirin (it is known to thin the blood).
6. Another group of people who have a frequent flow from the nose is hypertension. But in this case, bleeding is the salvation of the body from a stroke. When the blood flows due to high pressure, it is not necessary to stop it, when a certain amount of blood comes out, the pressure will decrease, the person will feel much better.
7. The nose often bleeds with a lack of vitamin C.
8. Sometimes blood flows from the nose due to hormonal changes in the body, this is often observed in pregnant women.
9. Any surgical intervention in the nasal cavity, a foreign object, the curvature of the nasal septum, tumors or polyps in the nasal cavity - all this can cause sudden bleeding.

If blood flows from the nose regularly, there is no need to guess and diagnose yourself. Consult a doctor and he, based on a blood test and a thorough examination, will make you the correct diagnosis. A similar problem should be addressed to a number of specialists - therapist, ENT specialist, hematologist.

First aid for nosebleeds

Blood from the nose always starts to flow suddenly. Many are often scared, especially if the baby is bleeding. In this case, you can not give in to panic, you need to pull yourself together and give the patient first aid. This is not difficult to do, even if you do not have a medical education.

1. A patient with blood coming from his nose should be placed on a sofa or chair with a backrest so that a person can lean back a little.
2. The head should be tilted forward, with severe bleeding, press the chin to the chest. This is done so that the blood has access to the exit.
3. After this, you need to pinch the nostril, from which the blood flows. Just squeeze the wing of the nose and breathe through your mouth. Instead, a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide can be placed in the nostril.So we protect the exposed areas of the mucosa from infection.
4. On the nose you need to put a cold object - frozen meat, something from the refrigerator or just a wet towel. Cold should also be applied to the back of the neck.
5. If the blood does not stop within 5 minutes, vasoconstrictor drops or lemon juice can be dripped into the bleeding nostril.
6. Advice from Chinese alternative medicine - during bleeding, tie a thumb in the middle of the nail with a rope or rubber band for money. The points that are active for nosebleeds are there. This technique helps stop bleeding quickly and safely.
7. If nosebleeds occur regularly, you can buy a haemostatic sponge from a pharmacy. It has hemostatic properties and acts very quickly. It is simply placed in the nasal cavity and left until completely resorbed. It not only stops blood, but also restores damaged tissue.
8. If bleeding is caused by high blood pressure, take your time to stop it. Allow the “extra" blood to come out by placing a napkin or handkerchief in your nostril. After 3-4 minutes, the blood will become less, you can insert a cotton swab into the nostril. By acting in this way, you must be sure that in this case the bleeding was caused by hypertension.

If bleeding does not go away within 10 minutes or intensifies, you need to call an ambulance team as soon as possible. Prolonged nosebleeds can lead to serious blood loss.

What can not be done with bleeding

The vast majority of people with nosebleeds instinctively try to throw their heads back. It is absolutely impossible to do this. In this position, blood begins to drain into the nasopharynx and the food passage, causing coughing, sneezing and vomiting. In addition, blood can enter the respiratory tract, which can contribute to the development of inflammation. For the same reason, a person with nosebleed cannot be placed on a flat surface. If the patient is unconscious, bring him to a half-sitting position or place a stiff pillow under his head and tilt his head to the side. When blood flows from the nose, you can’t blow your nose - the tension of the nasal mucosa can aggravate bleeding.

Folk remedies for stopping nosebleeds

In the piggy bank of folk wisdom, there are many tips that can stop running blood from the nose in the shortest possible time.

1. If you have fresh leaves of plantain or nettle on hand, you can use their juice. If nosebleeds occur, moisten a cotton swab in the juice of one of these plants and insert it into a sore nostril.
2. If you are tormented by frequent bleeding, you need to regularly drink yarrow broth three times a day before meals, half a glass before eating. The full course is two weeks, which can be repeated in a month. Yarrow has a powerful hemostatic effect, but it has contraindications - the broth should not be drunk by pregnant women. This can cause a miscarriage.
3. With frequent bleeding, eat a small piece of aloe every day on an empty stomach.
4. Dissolve a teaspoon of salt in a glass of water, pour the solution into a small teapot and insert the spout into one nostril. Tilt your head to the side until at a certain angle the water begins to pour out from the second nostril. Saline washes not only stop bleeding, but also strengthen blood vessels.
5. Viburnum bark is able to stop strong and prolonged bleeding. It should always be at your fingertips, if this situation happens often. A couple of tablespoons of bark should be crushed and pour a liter of boiling water. The broth should be infused in a thermos for about a day. You can drink a decoction of viburnum if necessary (when the blood went) or for prevention (half a glass in the morning every day).
6. In villages, they used this method of stopping bleeding. A tub of cold water was poured onto the patient's head.A sharp narrowing of the blood vessels stopped even the most severe bleeding.

Thyme, sage, chamomile, sea buckthorn, bird cherry, horsetail, sorrel and oak also have hemostatic properties.

How to prevent nosebleeds

Prevention of nosebleeds is to eliminate the root cause of this symptom. Hypertensive patients need to monitor their blood pressure. If there are lesions or polyps in the nose, treatment should begin. With various ENT diseases, the disease itself needs to be treated, and not a symptom in the form of bleeding.

In order for the air in the room to be humid, you need to ventilate the rooms more often, use a humidifier, plant indoor plants at home. If permanent crusts form in the nose from dry air, moisten the mucosa with sea buckthorn oil. In addition, you can not be in the sun for a long time with your head uncovered - avoid heat stroke.

Tea from nettle, plantain, sea buckthorn will help improve blood coagulation. With a lack of vitamin C, ascorbic acid should be taken. To prevent blood from flowing from the nose, you can’t intensively pick your nose, sneeze with your mouth closed. In addition, one must not allow overvoltage - both moral and physical.

You can feel the approach of nosebleeds. If you suddenly have tinnitus, you feel bad, and your nose feels uncomfortable - bleeding will begin soon. This knowledge will help you not to stain your clothes and be prepared for the upcoming situation. After the blood flow, you need to be at rest for some time - you cannot run and jump. Also in the near future you can’t drink and eat hot drinks and dishes - this can provoke repeated bleeding.

Blood from the nose is a common and not at all dangerous phenomenon. It happens at least once in a person’s life. But if bleeding occurs frequently and regularly, this may indicate more serious problems. In this case, a trip to the doctor should not be postponed.

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