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What Causes Nose Bleed After Suffering From Cold And Cough?
My 11 yr old son had his flu shot about 2 1/2 wks ago and got a cold from it then towards the end of last week he started coughing it has slowing gotten worse and on Friday, Saturday and this morning his nose started bleeding when he coughed hard. What do u recommend. His doctor can t see him until tomorrow. Do I wait?
Mon, 7 Dec 2015
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I appreciate your health concerns.
Nose bleed do occur sometimes in common cold. you should not be worried about it. He should take rest and use medicines regularly.
Apart from it, he should take hot fluids and acetaminophen to relieve fever. If nose bleeds get heavier then go to ER.
Regards
Dr saad Sultan
I appreciate your health concerns.
Nose bleed do occur sometimes in common cold. you should not be worried about it. He should take rest and use medicines regularly.
Apart from it, he should take hot fluids and acetaminophen to relieve fever. If nose bleeds get heavier then go to ER.
Regards
Dr saad Sultan
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