ENT
All that you have to know about nosebleed (Epistaxis)
Nosebleeds ( also called epistaxis ) can occur easily because of the location of the nose and the close-to- the-surface location of blood vessels in the lining of your nose.
Causes for nosebleed:
- Dry air
- Nose picking
- Cold ( upper respiratory infections) and sinusitis
- Blowing your nose with force
- Inserting an object into your nose
- Injury to the nose and/or face
- Allergic and non allergic rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal lining)
- Blood-thinning drugs (aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, war fair, and others )
- Cocaine and other drugs inhaled through the nose
- Chemical irritants
- High altitudes
- Deviated septum ( an abnormal shape of the wall that separates the two sides of the nose )
- Frequent use of nasal sprays and medications to treat itchy, runny or stuffy nose.
- Consumption of alcohol
- Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia or von willebrand disease or leukemia
- High blood pressure
- Facial and nasal surgery
- Nasal tumors
- Nasal polyps
- Atherosclerosis
- Immune thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- pregnancy