9 Ways To Treat Nosebleeds At Home

A nosebleed is when the blood vessels in your nose break and/or start leaking. Your nose is very gentle and it doesn’t take a lot for your nose to start bleeding. On that note, nosebleeds are very common and hardly ever hint at a larger issue.

There are varying things that can lead to a nosebleed. Dry air, allergies, sinus problems, colds, cold air, nose injuries, sneezing too hard, chemical irritations, high blood pressure, foreign objects and picking your nose (normally the cause in young children).

While the vast majority of nosebleeds are caused by one of the listed things above, if you are experiencing frequent nosebleeds, it might be wise to see your doctor.

# Humidifier

One of the most common causes of a nosebleed is dry air. By putting humidifiers in a couple rooms of your house, you might have less trouble with nosebleeds than were before. This normally helps the most during the cold winter months.

# Decongestants

Be careful of how much of these you take and how often you take them. Though it maybe is annoying having a stuffy nose, do not overdo the decongestants. They can dry out your nasal passages and cause nosebleeds.

# Nasal Spray

If the humidifier advised in one does not seem to work, spray moisture right into your nose. You can get saline sprays over the counter.

# Don’t Smoke

Smoking is one of the worst things you can do for your body. Your mouth, nose, and ears are all connected. Taking in smoke through your mouth, it can travel up through and out your nose. This can both dry out your nose as well as burn out the tiny hairs (cilia).

# Avoid Blood Thinners

Blood thinners, whether it is caffeine or a painkiller, is bad when you have trouble with nosebleeds. The thinner your blood is, the easier it is for the vessels to be damaged which make it that much easier for your nose to bleed.

# Stop the Bleeding

Getting the bleeding to stop is very important and rather easy to do, you just have to stay calm. You want to sit down and apply pressure to your nose by pinching your nose just a little above your nostrils for ten to fifteen minutes. It is best if you lean forward slightly because this will help the blood to drain out through your nose rather than down the back of your throat.

Once the bleeding stops, you should (if you are able) hold an ice back to the bridge of your nose as this will constrict the blood vessels and to help to stop the bleeding if it is still going a little bit. While applying the ice pack, you can sit up or keep leaning forward, just do not lay down as this can encourage the bleeding to start up again.

# Don’t be Harsh

You can harm the blood vessels in your nose simply by blowing your nose too hard. So if you have a cold or allergies and blow your nose fairly often, try to be as gentle as you can as you do it.

# Vitamin K and C

Vitamins K and C can really help to prevent a nosebleed. Vitamin K helps to build a moist a lining in your nose and it makes your blood vessels stronger so they are less like to break and leak. Vitamin C also strengths your blood vessels. If you follow this suggestion, you should note that adding these vitamins to your diet is along-termm help, not something that will help at a second’s notice.

Vitamin K food sources include whole milk, blackberries, leafy greens, soybean oil, cheeses, broccoli, blueberries, beef and goose liver, parsley, avocado, pomegranate, eggs, prunes, dried figs, chicken and pork, grapes, green beans and peas, and kiwi.

Vitamin C foods include chili and yellow peppers, parsley, lychees, citrus fruits, leafy greens, rose hips, thyme, broccoli, and lots of berries.

# Apple Cider Vinegar

The acid in this kind of vinegar constricts the blood vessels and helps to stop the bleeding. Wet a cotton ball with the apple cider vinegar and place it in the affected nostril. This is a remedy that works pretty quickly.