Tips on How to Stop a Nosebleed

Whenever you have a Nosebleed, here is a few a steps you should follow to stop the bleeding, normally when this happen it is all of a sudden and from only one nostril. This may occur quite often, or not at all. I learned what to do when my son was having this problem. In most cases of nosebleed, unless the nose has been injured, there is no apparent explanation for the bleeding. One relatively common cause is a cold or other infection, which causes crusting that damages the sensitive membrane that lines the nose. Nosebleeds are seldom a cause for concern, since they are unlikely to be a symptom of any other disorder, a generalized bleeding disorder such as( thrombocytopenia), means your blood contains about one-third or less of the normal number of platelets this could cause a nose bleed, these solutions is not for if you were hit in the nose,or injured. But in such cases there is usually a great deal of bleeding elsewhere in your body, such as from the gums or under the skin. Nosebleeds comes from capillaries or small veins, while blood pressure is measured in a major artery , If your blood pressure is taken when you consult a physician is because it is a good idea to test your blood pressure anyways.

If you have a Nose Bleed sit down and lean forward and breathe through your mouth. Close the lower part of your nose on the side that is bleeding by pressing it with the ball of your thumb, Keep pressing for five to ten minutes. This procedure stops most nosebleeds, do not blow your nose for about 12 hours. After that ,blow very gentle and carefully because you don't won't to break a vessel which can cause more bleeding, and also so you won't blow out the clot that had stopped the bleeding in the first place. If bleeding continues, than of course you must consult your Physician or, if the bleeding is not stopping you should go to a hospital emergency room to be treated, this is just a procedure to follow if it is not bleeding to bad. If you do need to see a Doctor he or she will probably pack a strip of gauze into the bleeding nostril and have you leave it in for several hours. The gauze is to apply pressure to the ruptured blood vessels. In most cases this usually stop the nosebleed.

Never pick inside your nostril to hard, or if you have long fingernails you could accidentally cut the inside of your nose which can cause more bleeding but, in that case you would know what caused it , and you can use the same method to stop it, just use your thumb on the flat side not the tip if your nose are itching. Nosebleed can look scary seeing all that blood but , they're usually not life threatening and is caused by common symptoms and can easily be treated with a little self help. Nosebleeds are not cause by high blood pressure this is cause by an entirely different matter like, overweight, or a poor diet with to much salt. A nosebleed is something you can treat at home provided it not a serious nosebleed which would need medical treatment. Until you know that your nosebleed has stopped, it's probably not a good idea to go running around doing a lot of activities, you should lye down and take it ease for a while, especially if you don't really know what caused the nosebleed. Remember to blow gently after the bleeding has completely stopped.