I had no idea how many children were suffering from nose bleeds, until I started talking to friends and relatives about it. Bleeding from the nose, the medical term for nosebleeds seem to be more common during childhood and old age. My daughter started with a bloody nose when he was ten years old, and increasingly over the past two years, which prompted a bit 'of my party. I began to realize that it was much more common than I expected. The other thing was clear to me that these childrenwere prone to nose bleeds seemed to grow on them when they were grown, or at least the incidence of epistaxis was reduced. It is because their bodies change as they are grown? The diet may have something to do with it? What about child behavior to the behavior of adults? It can be a stress factor?
Most research was conducted by experts in this field. Occasional nosebleeds, though it can often be ensured by proper treatment at home, chronic nosebleeds may indicate amore serious problem and should) be treated by an ENT (ear, nose and throat specialists in medicine. If your child suffers from chronic nosebleeds or occasional help, here is some information meet the parents.
So … Why Do Kids Get a bloody nose?
Some of the most common causes of nosebleeds in children are picking their nose, blowing too hard, falling or knocking the nose during the game, even putting your nose smaller. Nosebleeds may also occur because ofMembranes, dry nose, crusts or cracking. This is in dry climates or during the winter months, a normal, if stoves and boilers can be dry air indoors. The cases of epistaxis are higher during the cold winter months. Upper respiratory tract infections are also common in winter months and can contribute to nosebleeds. Some children have veins that are closer to the mucosa of the nose that the other children. The nose is bleeding, if one of the small veins ofPower bursts.
What to do if the baby is a nosebleed?
The parents first thing to do is stay calm. Epistaxis can be very traumatic for a child. Usually there are a lot of blood and no warning signs. Blood loss is always greater than the actual amount of blood that is lost.
1. Let your child seated, keep your head straight, without tilting forward or backward. Do not lie down for your child. This causes the blood to run down theNeck, and if a child swallows a lot of blood so that vomit.
2. Keep your nose with your fingers, a tissue or a towel. Push down on the bottom, fleshy part of his nose between thumb and forefinger.
3. Hold your nose for at least ten minutes. This should stop the bleeding by chance, the blood clot. Able for younger children, ten minutes to sit down for a very long time, making it a good idea to give them something to play, or move them to seeTelevision in order to maintain calm. Repeat until your nose has stopped bleeding.
4. Sometimes an ice pack can be a bit '. The cold promotes a narrowing of blood vessels and reduces bleeding.
5. After the nosebleed has stopped, the child should avoid playing for a couple of hours to avoid oil in the nose begins to bleed again. Sometimes even a lowering of the head will send the blood to the head, and finally the nose. Tell your child is not going to blowor rub the nose for the next day to promote healing.
How long does it take to heal?
It takes seven to ten days until the break completely in the blood vessel to heal the blood from the nose, in the first place. Bleeding stops when a clot is formed and the clot then condenses into a scab that heals.
When you need to go to the doctor?
* If you suspect that your child's nose may be broken
* Your child has difficulty breathing
* If your child has somethingnosing
* If the child is frequent nosebleeds that stop more than 15 minutes to
* If your child is bleeding elsewhere, such as ears or gums
What do parents?
Diana Zabanah took eleven years old, daughter of the doctor because of recurrent epistaxis.
"My daughter will go for long without a nosebleed, and then suddenly all the time are obtained. It seems to go in spurts. The doctor has suggested that in the VaselineNose to keep it moist. "
Peggy Townsend for many years dealing with nosebleeds his daughter. His daughter is now 19, but a bloody nose first occurred when he was just eight months, and in his cot.
"I went in his room and saw blood everywhere in her crib," she says. "I was scared because I do not know where it came from until I put them in the bathroom and noticed that it was a bloody nose. Since then, he has always suffered from nosebleeds, sometimes for daysTime, a switch on and off. I took her to the doctor many times. They seem even worse than they stressed that the transition to a new school. "
What precautions can parents do to prevent nosebleeds To Future?
Normally, the right treatment for a nosebleed home is minimized. If a child is a scab from his knee takes too soon, it will open and allow the wound to bleed again. The same goes for the blood from his nose. If your child takes his nose in the "healing period" is the causeSlough and appear to come from another nosebleed. Apply a small amount of antibiotic cream two or three times daily with a cotton swab, it will stop the itching and prevent crusting of mucus that your child is trying to pierce their noses.
To the child, not to advance the bleeding in his nose, which seems to attempt to purchase a humidifier for your room in wet nose in an attempt to avoid to keep the nasal membranes from drying out and cracking too. Fill the humidifier withdistilled water for protection against contaminants in tap water, and clean the unit at least once a week with vinegar and water. You can also lubricate the nose with a nasal gel, petroleum jelly, nasal drops or nasal spray.
Keep your baby aspirin or other drugs that thin the blood and cause bleeding.
Make sure your child has enough to take vitamin C. Vitamin C is necessary for the formation of collagen. Collagen in the tissue of the upperMucus helps keep the airways where it is assumed that the creation of a protection for the nose moist.
What are some other possible reasons for a nosebleed?
* Chronic disorder of blood coagulation (bleeding causing less than 5% of blood from the nose)
* Allergic rhinitis causes swollen lining in nose (nasal smear for eosinophils confirmed the diagnosis. Oral medication or nasal spray can help)
* (Drugs such as aspirin or blood thinners warfarin)
* AbnormalArrangement of blood vessels in the nose
* High blood pressure
* Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, a tumor of adolescent males
Some non-medicinal products on the market
"Secaris – lubricating nasal gel
"Rhinaris – Pediatric saline solution (drops)
– Moisturizes dry, crusty, stuffy nose in children and infants
– Allows moisture dry nose
"Rhinaris" – nasal mist lubrication
– Hydrates dry, cool, nasal congestion in adults
"Assimilation" –nasal saline mist
– Humidity nasal passages
"Fog Otrivin" – Saline nasal
– Moisturizes dry nasal
"Otrivin" – Pediatric Nose Drops
– Moisturizes dry, crusty, stuffy nose in children and infants
"Vaseline – Vaseline
– Lubricants, protective
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