Nasal bleeding is both a symptom and a disease of many diseases and should not be ignored because there are mild and severe symptoms of rhinorrhea.
The climate is dry in autumn, and the temperature difference between morning, midday and evening varies greatly, which makes the liquid secreted by the nasal mucosa evaporate faster, and the nasal cavity is dry and itchy due to lack of moisture, and bleeds easily. In addition, the temperature is hot and cold, and the capillaries in the nose are repeatedly dilated and contracted in order to adapt to the changes in external temperature.
Children’s nasal capillaries are delicate and difficult to adapt to such changes. In addition, they often have the habit of digging their nostrils and are very active, so they fall and bump into each other from time to time, and even stuff playthings and paper balls into their noses, which can easily lead to nosebleeds.
What should I pay attention to when I have a nosebleed?
One should not panic. Children are still young, when the bleeding occurs suddenly, often helpless. At this time, parents should first calm down, can guide the child to do slow and deep breathing, in order to fully relax.
Second, do not lie on your back. Do not let the child lie on his back when the nose bleeds. Because when lying on his back, blood will flow from the back wall of the throat into the esophagus and stomach, and will soon be vomited out again from the stomach, which hides the truth of nosebleeds. You should let the child sit or semi-sit, pay attention to keep the respiratory tract open to prevent the blood from flowing into the mouth through the posterior nostril, and instruct the child to spit out the blood flowing into the mouth as much as possible to prevent the blood from being swallowed to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract causing nausea, vomiting or the child inhaling the respiratory tract by mistake and causing suffocation.
Three avoid the use of paper rolls, cotton stuffing. This not only can not play a role in stopping the bleeding, unclean paper rolls and cotton will instead cause inflammation.
Fourth, to tighten the pressure on the nose. Parents should use the second knuckle of the thumb and index finger to tightly press the child’s bilateral nasal flanks, because the child’s nasal bleeding is generally in the front of the nasal septum, compression of the bilateral nasal flanks can generally stop the bleeding. In addition, a cold towel can be applied to the child’s forehead to help stop the bleeding. It is also important to go to the hospital to check if the nosebleed stops, first to rule out hematologic disorders. If the bleeding is due to a rupture of the nasal mucosa, small blood vessels can be exposed and treated in time to avoid further bleeding.
How to prevent nosebleeds in children?
1. Apply oil to prevent nosebleeds. Nasal bleeding needs to be prevented, especially in dry seasons like now, when children’s nasal mucosa is dry or has erosion and inflammation. You can use erythromycin ointment, paraffin oil, peppermint oil, glycerin drops to coat the nose when the child’s nasal cavity is dry, or saline drops to the nose.
2.Control children’s strenuous activities and avoid nasal trauma. Children’s nasal bleeding does not exclude some local inflammation of the nasal cavity, such as acute and chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, strenuous activity will make the nasal mucosa vasodilation, or lead to nasal itching children picking and nasal bleeding. To let children develop good habits, do not pick when the itchy nose.
3. Pay attention to the diet. In autumn and winter, things are dry, diet must be careful. Children should not eat more fried and fatty items, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and pay attention to drink more water or cool drinks to replenish water, and take the right amount of vitamin C, A, B2 if necessary. 4, prevent colds and other respiratory diseases. Now is the high incidence of upper respiratory diseases, if the child suffers from colds, tonsillitis, pneumonia or mumps and other infectious diseases, can lead to congestion and swelling of the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa, and even cause capillary rupture and bleeding. Therefore, once the child suffers from these diseases should be treated promptly.
5, often inexplicable nasal bleeding must go to the hospital for examination.