Nosebleeds

[AreaCode707]

Frigging heck. I'm on medications that make me vulnerable to random nosebleeds, and I just got one. Three paper towels later, it's gone. The meds inhibit clotting so it takes way longer than it should to stop bleeding heavily. ARG, stupid nosebleeds!

 

[helpme]

Holding the top of the nose and holding your head slightly back doesn't help?

 

[esun]

I used to get nosebleeds all the time when I was younger. Luckily, I've outgrown it, and have them like once a year if that. They aren't so bad, though.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: helpme
Holding the top of the nose and holding your head slightly back doesn't help?

A little. The medicine prevents clotting and so it takes a bothersomely long time to stop, even with pressure and head tilted back.

 

[Chaotic42]

I used to get them all of the time. I got one on-air yesterday.

Just hold your head back. You'll swallow a lot of blood, but it's the best way. Keep hydrated, and maybe get a humidfier if you can.

 

[Kadarin]

Could be worse. I have a friend who has messed up blood vessels in his sinuses, and he gets bad nosebleeds after any period of strenuous exercise or emotional distress. By bad, I mean it pretty much gushes out...

 

[SOSTrooper]

When you have a nosebleed, stay in an area where it is cooler. Put an ice pack on top of your head, hold your nose bridge, and tilt head backward. I always do that and the bleeding usually stop in about 3-5 mins.

 

[Azraele]

Yuck. 🙁

 

[Zenmervolt]

Welcome to my world. Just wait until you get one while driving, those are fun.

A good little trick is to take a piece of gauze and roll it up, sticking it between your upper lip and your gums. I don't know why that helps, but it does.

ZV

 

[crisp82]

The meds inhibit

clotting

so it takes way longer than it should to stop bleeding heavily. ARG, stupid nosebleeds!

Ha, I read that as clothing 😀