Nosebleed Research
Nosebleeds have many causes but most come from the front part of the nose which contains many blood vessels. There are just as many ways to stop this type of nosebleed as the many causes. Almost everyone has a method of stopping the nose bleed but the easiest way to stop it is to press the side of the nose which is bleeding and hold it for a few minutes or stuff it with cotton. To keep from recurring nose bleed of this type, go to a doctor who is a specialist in nose problems. The doctor will clean out the bleeding source,
place a local anesthetic on the area, and then the doctor will cauterize it to seal the vein. Some of the causes of nosebleed are dried mucous in the nose, a fracture or hard blow to the nose, picking the nose, sinusitis and vestibulitis. More serious cases of nose bleed could be from high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, leukemia, aplastic anemia, or liver disease.
For more severe cases of nosebleed the larger veins in the back of the nose are involved and are much more difficult to control. The doctor may have to pack the back of the nasal area with gauze and leave it in place for a few days. Sometimes the doctor needs to shut down the artery supplying blood to the area. A person with chronic liver disease could have severe nose bleeds which may be swallowed. This could break down into ammonia by bacteria in the intestine then become part of the bloodstream which is a dangerous condition because the person could become sick or comatose. To prevent this, enemas and cathartics need to be taken promptly after a large amount of blood is swallowed. A blood transfusion may be necessary when a huge amount of blood is lost through a nose bleed.
