Bloody nose?

Question:

Yeah, so every now and then just out of nowhere my nose starts bleeding litterally like a faucet and won't stop for at least like half an hour. Normally, I think it's caused by weather changes, but its a lot of blood to loose. Is it possible its a blood vessel that keeps breaking open? If so, what can you do about it?

Answers:
it is possible that you can be experiencing a blood vessel that is breaking, but there should be some sort of cause. Do you have allergies and sneeze a lot, have you ever had trauma to the area, are you taking any meds that can thin the blood (like aspirin), have you been partaking in any recreational drug use that could be irritating the nasal mucosa.
In order to stop a bloody nose, take a small piece of cardboard and put it in front of your top teeth, behind your lip (so in your mouth, just in front of your teeth). using your bottom teeth, push the piece of cardboard up into the skin behind your lip. the blood vessels that are here are the ones that go to the nose and when damaged, cause epistaxis (a bloody nose). if you compress this vessel, it will give your body a chance to clot the blood to stop the bleeding. this is the most effective way to stop a bloody nose (better than squeezing it and tipping your head back, who wants that blood going down your throat into your stomach!.

Other Answers:
You can see an ENT to rule out anything structual that may be causing any problems. Tips-saline nasal spray, humidfy air, don't pick your nose, do not take any medicines that may increase the risk of bleeding (aspirin). The doctor may also want to draw blood to check some of your counts and coag factors.
Good luck.

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