When spring comes, blood rushes upward to the nasopharynx with the Qi and bleeds easily. In winter, the blood vessels in the nasal cavity, which have been constricted for a long time, dilate and produce discomfort such as dryness and itchiness in the nose, which will bleed when you dig a little. Why do nosebleeds often occur in some children, while some children never bleed? Here I will tell you exactly what causes nosebleeds in children.
What are the causes of nosebleeds in children?
1, the fragile nasal mucosa of young children: in dry weather, more blood flow through the nasal cavity is needed to raise the temperature and humidity, so it is easy to cause congestion of the nasal mucosa and lead to bleeding.
2, due to trauma: children are very active, and are prone to collisions or heavy blows between running and jumping, resulting in bleeding from the fragile nose. Play with foreign objects into the nasal cavity, also easy to cause nosebleeds.
3, hand picking nose: young children suffering from allergic rhinitis or suffering from colds, will make their noses itchy because of nasal discharge and nasal congestion, resulting in sneezing or picking their nostrils with their fingers, leading to injury and bleeding of the fragile nasal mucosa.
4, abnormal routine: Many children have abnormal routine, less sleep time and weakness, which can easily lead to nosebleeds. Usually, children with nosebleeds caused by abnormal routine will also have a lot of eye droppings, nasal stools and foul-smelling breath.
5.Allergy: Allergy in the nose is especially obvious in winter, and it is also easy to cause nosebleeds due to the fragility of the nasal mucosa and the dry cold air in winter. Most babies prone to nosebleeds have symptoms of allergic rhinitis, because the nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis often has symptoms of erosion, and will often rub the nose because of itching, causing injuries to the nasal mucosa bleeding.
6, other diseases: due to clinical, certain systemic diseases such as coagulation factor abnormalities or tumors in the nasal cavity, in the early stage will also be manifested in the way of “nosebleeds”. If your baby often has unexplained nosebleeds, it may be a sign of some disease and you should take him to an ENT department for an examination to find out the real cause. Some medications contain anti-coagulant properties, which can also cause nosebleeds while taking them. Babies who are weak or have blood disorders such as leukemia or hemophilia are prone to nosebleeds.
Ways to prevent nosebleeds in babies
1.During the dry season, for children with a history of nosebleeds, families should have gentamycin ophthalmic ointment, which can be applied evenly in the nasal cavity every day to moisten the nasal mucosa.
2.Correct the child’s habit of partial eating, drink more water, eat more vegetables, and arrange the child’s diet in a reasonable and scientific way.
3.If nasal breathing occurs in the evening, use furosemide to moisten the nose, but never pick the nasal cavity.
4.Once nasal bleeding occurs, you can fill the nasal cavity with clean skim cotton to stop the bleeding, or use your fingers to compress both sides of the nose for 5 minutes if there is no skim cotton.
5.Let the child with nasal bleeding lower his head (not tilting his head) and raise his upper limbs to increase the amount of blood returned to the superior vena cava, thus reducing the blood supply to the nasal cavity for the purpose of stopping bleeding.
6, use a cold towel on the nose and make the nasal blood vessels contract.
7, moisten the nasal cavity: when the child’s nasal cavity is dry, paraffin oil, glycerin drops, or wipe the nasal cavity with a cotton ball dipped in clean water.
8, control strenuous activities, avoid nasal trauma: children’s nasal bleeding in addition to local inflammation of the nasal cavity, strenuous activities can also make the nasal mucosa vasodilatation, or lead to nasal itching. Children digging nasal cavity is also easy to cause nasal bleeding, in addition to avoid strenuous exercise, but also let children develop good habits, do not pick nostrils at will.
9, pay attention to diet: dry air season, diet should eat less fried fatty food, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. And pay attention to replenish water.
10.To prevent respiratory diseases: If the child suffers from infectious diseases such as cold, tonsillitis, pneumonia or mumps, it will easily lead to congestion and swelling of the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa and even cause bleeding from ruptured capillaries. Therefore, to prevent rhinorrhea, respiratory diseases should not be ignored.