I. What are the causes of nosebleeds in children?
Nasal bleeding, also known as epistaxis, is a common clinical symptom in children. As the weather gets colder and the air drier in winter, the water in the nasal mucosa evaporates quickly and dries easily, the elasticity of the capillary wall in the nose decreases, the vascular elasticity is poor, the blood vessels become brittle and it is easier for the nose to bleed. Repeatedly large amount of nose bleeding can lead to anemia in children.
The main causes of nasal bleeding in children are rhinitis, nasal bleeding caused by children digging their noses and sleeping in hot beds; it can also be caused by systemic diseases (such as blood diseases).
Second, what are the treatment methods for children’s nosebleeds?
1.Don’t panic when nasal bleeding, use your fingers to press the bilateral nasal flanks, or wrap the bilateral nasal flanks with clean toilet paper and press again, usually 10 minutes to stop the bleeding, bleeding more than immediately sent to the hospital.
2, the home should be prepared ephedrine liquid (nasal drip net) can also be used clean containing the appropriate concentration of ephedrine gauze, cotton, etc. plug into the nasal cavity, and then thumb and forefinger compression of the bilateral nasal flanks, better hemostatic effect, hemostatic at the same time available soaked with cold water or ice water towel on the forehead, the back of the nose and other parts of the cold stimulation can make the small blood vessels in the nose contraction, so as to achieve the purpose of hemostasis.
3, every night after washing the face will be squeezed into the nasal cavity of the eye ointment or ointment of gentamicin to achieve the purpose of treatment of mucosal erosion.
4, bleeding more, bleeding point obvious can apply microwave or laser nasal hemostasis.
5.When the above methods are ineffective, the nasal cavity can be blocked, commonly used Vaseline gauze through the anterior nostril filling, posterior bleeding sometimes have to use the posterior nostril filling method, at this time the patient must be hospitalized for observation to prevent complications.
6.Nasal bleeding in children with hematological diseases can be considered to fill the nasal cavity with hemostatic sponges, which will not cause mucosal erosion.
7.The climate is dry in northern areas, so it is very important to increase indoor humidity, you can sprinkle water on the ground, mop the floor with wet method, use humidifier to humidify regularly, or put a pot of water on the heater or coal stove.
8, pay attention to children’s nasal hygiene, and change the bad habits such as digging nose.
9.Tell children not to swallow the blood that flows to the throat as much as possible, so as not to stimulate the stomach with raw blood and cause nausea and vomiting.