My 4 year old son has nosebleeds all the time. His are usually self inflicted. Our pediatrician said to have him lean slightly forward and pinch the bridge of his nose when he has one. To help prevent them, he recommended squirting his nose daily with a saline nose spray and follow up with swabbing it with vasaline on a q-tip. My son likes doing all this himself and will actually remind me when I forget.
Hi All,
Please make sure that the Vaseline or what ever you swab the nose with, contains no petroleum jelly/products. They are inhaled into the lungs & never go away. If your doing this daily, it's going to cause a big problem in the lungs. This is a serious situation. My sister is a RT.
Another thing I'd like to warn you about is the Afrin use. It's highly addictive. My OB suggested it when I was pregnant back in 1980, I got where I couldn't breathe without it after about a week of daily use. It was horrible to get off, had to go cold turkey & could only breathe through my mouth! Try plain saline spray instead.
But, please look into the effects of petroleum in the lungs!
with many blessings,
Stacy
My 9 year old neice gets them sometimes when she's here visiting. I always apply gentle pressure to the bridge of her nose and wipe the blood away. Then I ask her to gently blow into another tissue. This has always worked for us. I think what causes them is the dry air. Your nasal passages get dried out and the blood vessels are so tiny and brittle that they just pop open. I would only be really concerned if your daughter has them every other day or so. Once in a while, like with my neice, is not anything to worry about. Good luck! I hope this helps! God Bless!
My son goes through this regularly. Alot of people recommended using Vaseline, but I would avoid that product. It is a good idea to check into a product at Whole Foods, Sprouts, or another place like this. They all have knowledgable workers in the department, that can lead you to the right product. My other advice is the same as the others that wrote in...humidifier, lean forward, etc... While your son is young, and doesn't know what they are, you can use a tampon as a noseplug...
Kristi, I had nosebleeds very bad when I was 8-10. I would get them during any season, when I was or was not exherting myself, even when I was asleep (not fun at sleep overs). Well my sister and I went to a great Pediatrician. Not only did he give shots but he had many "home" remedies. He advised my mother to put honey in my nose when the bleeding began. I would have to lean my head slitly over the edge of the sofa, so the honey would run to the back of my nose, yes down the throat some too. It caused a tickle but not the best feeling. I would have to lay there for about 5 minutes for the honey to dry. Anyway, Mom used a q-tip to put the honey in my nose. Even though I would resist in the beginning, it worked. I would say we did this about 4-5 different times and my nose bleeds stopped permanately. The natural sugars in the honey stick to the vessels in the nose to stop the bleeding as well as heel them. It may sound strange, but my mother tried humidifiers, boiling water, nose sprays, vaseline, as well as pinching and they would work for that specific nose bleed, but the honey worked for both the specific nose bleed and longterm. Good luck, Jaylyn
Kristi,
I had these very bad as a child as well. My doctor gave me a Vitamin K shot and they stopped just like that. You might ask your pedi if this could help.
Good luck with these.
Kim B
I have two sons who have had many nosebleeds (ages 24 and 8)
My pediatrician explained it is because the nose is dry. He said to pinch the nose inside the nostrils on the tip of the nose and hold for 5 minutes and do not release it. This will strengthen it and you will not have nosebleeds so often. We did this with out first and now the younger son too. It seems to have helped alot over the years. Of course if they continue or you think the bleeding is getting worse I would check with you doctor. Good Luck.
put an ice pack on the bridge of the nose. It shrinks the blood vessels and stops the bleeding. Then use saline nose spray, such as Ocean Mist or a store brand, to keep the membranes moist.
the air has been dry, here in Dallas. One way to stop them is to apply a thin layer of Vasaline to the inside of her nose. I mean very thin. What causes them is the blood vessels are close to the interior of the nose. Also, taking her to a ENT, to see if they can do something to stop them is also a suggestion. Putting a humidifer in her bedroom at night will help also. When they do occur squeeze the nose for a few minutes will help stop them sooner. Hope these help
If she can stand it, put a littel neosporin in her nose when its dry like that . not only will it help prevent nose bleeds but will also help prevent germs getting to the mucus membranes in the nose and makeing you sick.
April J
I just wanted to put my two cents in here. My daughter suffers from nose bleeds especially this time of year. Her doctor said it is her allergies and prescribed claritin. If she takes them regularly the nose bleeds do not happen. I use the walmart brand and it works the same as claritin. Also the product "little noses" will keep her nostrils from drying out.
Stephanie
Hi Kristi, I went through this with my daughter who now has children & her little boy does this too. The best thing is to take vasaline or mentholatum on a q-tip & lightly coat the inside of each nostril. The lining inside gets dry & crack & that's why they have nose bleeds. If they swim alot or play out side often as well as in the winter when you run your heater it drys out even more. I hope this helps, it has always worked for us. Take care.
God Bless
Hi Kristi,
Well, here's some articles on how to stop it:
http://www.drpaul.com/library/NOSEBLEEDS.html
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/T110216.asp
Your other question is a great one, which looks to why the nosebleed happens. You ask is there an underlying cause?
Usually with chronic conditions, there is an underlying cause. However, this would require some detective work on your part, since conventional MDs are not trained to do this, nor do they really have the time.
For example, if the body does not have the proper balance of nutrients, it can't put together chemical reactions properly, such as perhaps maybe clotting factor to prevent a nosebleed. Then you might ask, why? What's missing? Could be lots different things.
One thing you might need is the "clotting vitamin", vitamin k. This deficiency can be caused by lack of dietary intake, or a compromised small intestine lining where nutrient absorption is not occurring properly. Vitamin K deficiency is often a symptom of gluten intolerance, since this destroys the gut lining. Food intolerances are autoimmune conditions. Here's an article on vitamin K and a website for info on gluten testing:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/03/24/vitamin-k-part-two.aspx
www.enterolab.com
Here's another article that connects chronic nosebleeds to an underlying autoimmune disease process:
http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/content.asp?id=232
http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/content.asp?id=93
In pregnancy, increased nosebleeds are common and extra vitamin C is recommended, which is also helpful to the immune system.
You would need to look at the total picture of your daughter's health and all of her symptoms, even the ones that are easy to dismiss as "normal" in childhood (like maybe she had lots of typical kid stuff like ear infections or antibiotic treatments, etc.), to put the puzzle together for her. Something IS causing them. Just because the doctor isn't sure what, doesn't mean there isn't an answer out there, somewhere. Health is easier to understand when viewed holistically, not symptom by symptom. And the internet is very empowering in this process for people these days.
Good luck!
Okay, I read all the responses and didn't see this one. It is one of those old home remedies and I used to laugh at it, but it does seem to work for me. Someone told me to drop a pair of blunt scissors or a set of metal keys down my back and let them slide all the way down to the waist (presumably, any metal utensil would work). Anyway, I always thought it sounded goofy, but I had a bloody nose one day that would stop and then start again. I finally picked up my key ring that has a bunch of keys on it and dropped them inside the collar on my neck and let them slide down my back. My nosebleed stopped!!! I was shocked. I have had lots of people tell me this. I have no idea why, but it seems to work. At least it is worth a try.
My son started with nose bleeds at 3. His problem seems to be the opposite, when he get overheated. We took him to the pediatrician, then the ENT Dr and all checked out. My mother-in-law recommended 500 mg of vitamin C morning and night. I feel this definitely worked and it seemed when he did get one I had forgotten to give him the vit c. We used the chewable kind and he like taking them. Anyway, fortunatley he seems to have outgrown it just this year at 11, but I still give him a vit c in the a.m. It can't hurt.
i have not read all your responses - you may have already been told this...
my son has the same issue as your daughter.
If I will spray his nose with the saline spray once a day, he will not get nosebleeds.
cheap saline spray at Target, etc.
his biggest problem is his mommy not remembering to do this...