Having several nose bleeds a week, losing a significant amount of blood or being unable to stop a nosebleed in 30 minutes warrants medical attention, health experts say. Read More ...

How to stop a nosebleed. Regardless of what's causing your nose to bleed, it's important to stop the bleeding as soon as you're able. Most of the time, sitting up, "pinching the tip of your nose ...

Experiencing a nosebleed—also known as epistaxis—hot summer months can be worrying, especially for parents of young children.

For instance, nosebleeds can be a symptom of blood-clotting disorders such as Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome or bleeding disorders such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease. They can also be ...

At what point should you get emergency care for a bloody nose? If the bleeding is so heavy that you’re soaking dish towels, and it won’t stop even with firm pressure on the soft parts of your ...

Less serious cases that still warrant a trip to your GP include developing nosebleeds on new meds, like blood-thinning tablets, noticing signs of anaemia, getting a lot of nosebleeds in general, and ...

Bleeding stops after the clot forms, but the clot becomes a scab as healing continues. If you pick your nose during the next week and knock the scab off, you’ll give yourself another nosebleed ...

Having a nosebleed can be startling and somewhat scary, but medical experts say the condition is generally not serious. Two doctors share common causes and signs of severe cases.

There are many reasons children get bloody noses: allergies in the spring, summer and fall can contribute to a bloody nose, and so can the dryness of winter. As Cindy Gellner, MD, explains, it’s the ...

W hen a nosebleed hits, we often go into panic mode. We frantically reach for tissues and may try shoving them up in our nostrils in an effort to plug the leak. Hey, we might throw our head back ...