Question about bloody noses?!
Question: Yesterday I was having some allergy/sinus problems and this morning when I woke it was worse than yesterday. My throat was hurting and at first I thought I had a sinus infection but now I'm just not sure. I've had 3 bloody noses today (It's normal for me to get bloody noses in the winter). My first 2 bloody noses were kind of heavy but then I decided to put a pot of boiling
water with vicks on the stove (cause it was dry in the house) and put a towel over my head and breath in the vapors. Then I went online to look up some home remedies for bloody noses and I found one where you put vinegar on a cotton ball and put it up your nose. Its supposed to help with the vessels in your nose. Then when my husband came home for lunch he got the humidifier out of the closet and got it running.
My question is what other home remedies are good for bloody noses and also what are some different methods for getting some sinus/allergy relief?
Answers: Yesterday I was having some allergy/sinus problems and this morning when I woke it was worse than yesterday. My throat was hurting and at first I thought I had a sinus infection but now I'm just not sure. I've had 3 bloody noses today (It's normal for me to get bloody noses in the winter). My first 2 bloody noses were kind of heavy but then I decided to put a pot of boiling
water with vicks on the stove (cause it was dry in the house) and put a towel over my head and breath in the vapors. Then I went online to look up some home remedies for bloody noses and I found one where you put vinegar on a cotton ball and put it up your nose. Its supposed to help with the vessels in your nose. Then when my husband came home for lunch he got the humidifier out of the closet and got it running.
My question is what other home remedies are good for bloody noses and also what are some different methods for getting some sinus/allergy relief?
For your bloody nose try Vitamin K. It makes vessels stronger. Put it on a cotton ball in your nostrils when you have a nose bleed and it should stop. My doctor gave me this 2 years ago when I was having heavy nose bleeding frequently, several times a day, because of sneezing from allergies and fragile vessels. . He even gave me to drink a spoonful of vitamin K and I no longer have that problem.
if you bloody noses from the cold in winter, put vasaline on your little finger and spin it around inside your nose. Feels weird, but keeps the skin protected and flexible so its less suseptible to spliting.
Rub a thin layer of vaseline on the inside of each nostril. Feels a little gross, but it works. Try Ocean saline nasal spray to keep your nasal passages moist. I had to have mine cauterized because I was getting them frequently. No problems now!!
Don't bother with the vinegar, I've tried it and its no help at all. The humidifier might help but your nose will only hold on to so much of that moisture. The best option, as gross as it sounds, is to coat both nostrils with Vaseline before bed (and in the morning if you need it). It feels weird, but it is a big help. As for sinus relief, you seem to be doing the right things, but you may want to see a specialist about what more you can do.
Check your blood pressure to be sure it isnt elevated. Do you take a lot of aspirin? Are you pregnant?
Anyway to answer your question, rest is important during nosebleeds. And you are doing all the right things with the steam for sinus relief since none of the over the counter things work for very long and they always have re bound effects. Take a couple steamy showers a day