Nose bleeds?!
Question: I remember when I was in elementary school it was very common for kids to get nose bleeds. I haven't seen anyone get a nose bleed in forever! I wonder if it had something to do with the school building, in terms of being dangerous to one's health, and therefore caused the nosebleeds. Or are nosebleeds common with kids??
Anyone know?
Answers: I remember when I was in elementary school it was very common for kids to get nose bleeds. I haven't seen anyone get a nose bleed in forever! I wonder if it had something to do with the school building, in terms of being dangerous to one's health, and therefore caused the nosebleeds. Or are nosebleeds common with kids??
Anyone know?
Yes, nosebleeds are more common with children but adults can also get them. I'm 24 and all my life I've suffered from extremely severe nosebleeds. When I was a kid, they'd bleed for at least an hour minimum. My longest one gushed out constantly for 3 hours straight and I almost had to go to the hospital. As a toddler, my parents once called for the Paramedics to come because it would not stop bleeding. When I was about 20, they finally started to shorten to a half hour but that's still considered long. I couple years ago, I finally saw a nose specialist and he recommended that I use Polysporin in my nose on a regular basis and I don't think i've had a nosebleed since (with the exception to a couple 5 minute nosebleeds). The doctor told me it had to do with the shape of my nose and that shape easily allowed the dry air to get in and cause it to bleed. So I assume that children's noses are small or similarly shaped which causes them to have more nosebleeds than adults. Plus a lot of kids are rough when they play and of course they pick their noses! lol
Btw, I dunno if Jefferey was referring to my answer or your question but my nosebleeds are not related to the time period when I was a child. I know this because as I mentioned, i've talked to a nose doctor about this and he said it's simply from the shape of my nose making it sensitive to dry air/heat.
One more thing- for most people, cauterization works but since my case is so severe where there's so many capillaries that look like they're about to burst, the doctor said that if he cauterized them all, I basically wouldn't have a nose anymore! So to me, it would be pointless in getting anything cauterized because even if I do get part of it cauterized, other parts are still gonna bleed. Of course, i'd let a doctor cauterize my nose if I was in danger of dying though! ...and yes it is possible to die of a nosebleed (it's kinda rare though). My friend used to be an EMT and he had a patient who's nose bled for 6 hours straight that his blood pressure dropped so low he was close to dying. 3 hours was bad enough for me. If it were to go beyond that point, i'd definately go to the hospital...but like I said, 1 hour+ nosebleeds are normal for me. For most people, they usually tell you to get medical attention if it goes past 10 minutes. 10 minutes to me is nothing! LOL
Kids often pick their nose too which tends to cause minor small lacerations in the lower part of the nasal passages. Aggravated by dry heat, the tendency to get a nose bleed is greater.........
Newer or remodeled homes or homes with better heating systems which include humidifiers also play a part in better health.
Aside from any chronic medical condition......The above could be a cause years ago....
My first thought is that kids pick their noses more often....and irritate the inside of the nose. They also have more accidents, too (getting hit in the nose by a classmate or ball...). Sinus infections and dry nasal passages can also be a factor in nosebleeds. Or, perhaps one of the kids in school with you had a bleeding disorder such as Von Willebrand's (the most common bleeding disorder in humans) that made them more prone to nose bleeds.
I have three boys, so nosebleeds are common around my house! Usually after they get hit in the face with a football or basketball.
Yes, kids pick their noses and they do rough house. But remember kids are adults in the making and as such 'under construction'. That said, also remember that your nose is one of the few things on your body that continues to grow throughout your entire life. If you talk to an ENT you'll find that most of the nose bleed occur not because of truama but because of the multitude of blood vessels that are so close to the surface of the skin in underdeveloped noses are super sensitive to drying out and when that happens they spontaneously bleed. Also as happens with any bleed in the head they bleed profusely and for extended periods. The best thing to remember is to NEVER tip the head back as a person can choke on the blood. You should put a cloth on the back of the persons neck and pinch the bridge of the nose to slow the bleeding. Any bleeding over 20 minutes should be seen by a physician as it may need to be cauterized.