Nosebleeds can feel alarming, with the surge of blood dripping onto clothes or sheets and the handfuls of tissues used to stop it turning crimson. But a bloody nose, also known as epistaxis, usually ...

What causes nosebleeds? The inside of your nose is lined with tiny, fragile blood vessels located close to the surface, and when they're injured, they bleed easily. Nosebleeds can be alarming, but ...

You can stop a nosebleed by sitting upright, pinching just below the bony part of your nose, and holding pressure for five minutes. Applying an ice pack or using a nasal spray like Afrin may also help ...

Nose bleeds are common and are generally not a cause for concern. Some can be caused by nasal dryness, a cold, and/or a deviated septum. To stop one, pinch your nostrils, don't blow your nose, and don ...

When blood is suddenly streaming out of your nostrils, it can be hard not to panic — but if you know how to stop a nosebleed, the situation becomes a lot less stressful. Even if you aren’t a “person ...

Nosebleeds, known medically as epistaxis, occur when blood vessels rupture within the nasal mucous. For some people, exercise may aggravate some common causes of nosebleeds. Nosebleeds are generally ...

A moist tissue, or mucosa, lines the inside of the nose. This tissue is delicate and has many blood vessels close to the surface. Damage to the lining of the nose, including small scratches, can cause ...

Epistaxis requiring clinical care occurred in 32.97 per 10,000 hypertensive patients, compared with 22.76 per 10,000 matched controls without high BP (adjusted HR 1.47, 95% CI 1.30-1.66), according to ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am writing due to my concern over my son’s frequent nosebleeds. He has had them nearly all of his life. Otherwise, he is a healthy 14-year-old. We recently saw his pediatrician and an ...