What cause's a bloody nose?

Question:

My 5 year old son, has bloody noses every few months or so, since he was about 2 years old. What causes this type of a bloody nose?

Answers:
The inside of the nose is a very vascular surface. The ends of many tiny blood vessels end on the inside of the muccous membrane of the nose. When trauma occurs the ends of the vessels are ruptured and bleeding occurs. Other reasons that bleeding might occur are a sinus problem, drying, or other underlying health problems such as high blood pressure that you are not aware of. A simple visit to the pediatrician should clear your son's health and set your mind at ease. Carmex is a great moisturizer for right on the inside of the nares, if you have seen the doc already, and suspect it is drying that is causing the bleeding. Just make sure that you don't stick any object all the way up the nose. Apply it right around the inside of the nares with your pinky, or a q-tip and see if this doesn't help.

Could be the season's changing, I used to get these all the time when I was a kid. It was just the drier air♥

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