What Is The Cause Of Bleeding Through Nose And Mouth?

Posted on Thu, 4 Sep 2014

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Thu, 4 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : What is the cause of bleeding through nose and mouth?

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
it can be due to high blood pressure!

Detailed Answer:
Hello

There can be many reasons for bleeding from mouth and nose

The most common being high blood pressure!

It can also be due to bleeding disorders , low platelets and an infection of the upper airway specially a sinus infection.

The bleeding can also be due to a mass or growth in the nose or oral cavity.

It is advisable to meet an ent doctor , who will look for the site and cause of bleeding and manage it appropriately.

Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar