A nosebleed is a rupture of a blood vessel in the nasal cavity or nasal neoplastic bleeding. The ruptured blood vessel can be located in the anterior part of the nasal cavity or in the posterior part of the nasal cavity. The bleeding site is different, the cause is different, and the method of stopping the bleeding is also different.
In the case of ruptured nasal vessels, the rupture site is in the anterior part of the nasal cavity and is mostly seen in young adults or children with nasal bleeding. The bleeding can be stopped by the acupressure method, which is to pinch the bilateral nasal flanks with the hand for about 20-30 minutes, and the bleeding in this area can usually be stopped. If it is a hemangioma in the nasal cavity or the anterior part of the nasal septum, it is usually not easy to stop the bleeding and requires surgery in the hospital. If the nasal bleeding is located in the posterior part of the nasal cavity, it is common in elderly people, mostly with hypertension and other diseases. The bleeding in this area is usually not easy to stop and requires endoscopic examination by a doctor at the hospital, and the anterior nostril or the anterior and posterior nostrils need to be filled to stop the bleeding. In case of nasopharyngeal fibrovascular tumor or benign and malignant tumor bleeding in the nasal cavity, this condition requires surgery and there is no way to stop the bleeding by yourself.
Therefore, once there is nasal bleeding, if there is still bleeding after pressing the nose by yourself, it is best to go to the hospital and ask the doctor to check the nasal cavity, and after a clear diagnosis, then treat the symptoms to stop the bleeding.