What Causes Nose Bleeding?

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014

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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 Answered on

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Question : my daughter has been having really bad nose bleeds in her sleep, loosing alot of blood from age 5 till now her doctor say it normal but its worring me should i be?

Answered by Dr. Arun (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer: If worked up fully dont worry Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. Nose bleeds are very common in children. The most common cause is nose picking which happens in most of us either knowingly or unknowingly. But in your daughter's case, I would generally do a complete workup including nasal endoscopy, blood tests to rule out coagulation issues and blood pressure checks. If all of these have been done and found normal, don't worry. The nasal mucosa will stop bleeding as she grows. Wishing her speedy recovery. Regards Dr Arun

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Follow up: Dr. Arun (35 minutes later)

she had a nose bleed today and what was different was now there are large blood clots, and i forgot to metion she has always had a foul hot odder to her breath but she does brush really well and keeps a high body temp cant sleep with covers un less i put the air on 69 degrees

Answered by Dr. Arun (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: See below Detailed Answer: I would generally do a complete workup including nasal endoscopy, blood tests to rule out coagulation issues and blood pressure checks. Apart from these also get her thyroid profile checked ( as she keeps a high body temp ) Wishing her speedy recovery. Regards Dr Arun

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