Nose bleeds...that don't seem to stop

[Phidias]

For quite some time now (2-3 months) I've been suffering for recurrent and pretty intense nose bleeds throughout the day, and not especially when I'm blowing my nose... it can happen suddenly, any moment, without me expecting it the least... which can be very embarrassing when I'm around people... Even happens during my sleep, which of course always wake me up!!

It's so frequent I'm now forced to always carry with me some cotton wool, just in case...

Weird thing is only my right nostril is bleeding! Well, not until about 1 month ago... when it used to be the left one!!!

My blood pressure is fine and those bleedings are not headaches related, as I can feel well and still experience them...

Any clue on a possible cause? It's VERY annoying.

 

[thebrick]

Are you taking anything that would interfere with clotting? ie. fish oil, NSAIDS, aspirin, etc? Still, I don't think that would start a nose bleed necessarily

One more thought. Have you checked your BP multiple times through the day because it does vary?

 

[nickman1978]

i would think its because of Blood Pressure...
but you said that its fine...
that's weird...

 

[Phidias]

Are you taking anything that would interfere with clotting? ie. fish oil, NSAIDS, aspirin, etc? Still, I don't think that would start a nose bleed necessarily

One more thought. Have you checked your BP multiple times through the day because it does vary?

I take a baby aspirin twice a day and yes, om-3's caps (5-6g a day)... but I've been for many years!

As for checking BP several times daily, you're right... maybe I should do it.

Nickman, yeah BP was my first thought too... but each time (often even if it's only once a day) I check it, it's ok!

 

[Hungry Hungarian]

I take a baby aspirin twice a day and yes, om-3's caps (5-6g a day)... but I've been for many years!

As for checking BP several times daily, you're right... maybe I should do it.

Nickman, yeah BP was my first thought too... but each time (often even if it's only once a day) I check it, it's ok!

I'm not sure if this will help or not, but I had a training partner who had the same problems years ago. The doctor told him that a vein or artery had weakened from the pressure of high BP and straining at the gym and was prone to tiny ruptures that would obviously casue intense nose bleeds. he had to go in and have it cauterized and packed with gauze. Very very uncomfortable but it solved the problem. Good luck!

 

[Baker]

This used to happen to me all the time back in my boxing days, my trainer said snort some salt water. i would get a teaspoon with salt and water and
snort it.
It did burn like a bitch but it worked after about a week .

 

[dirkdiggler9969]

It would happen to be from cutting weight when I wrestled. I took some iron supps and it fixed it. Low Iron can cause it.

 

[Ness]

I'm not sure if this will help or not, but I had a training partner who had the same problems years ago. The doctor told him that a vein or artery had weakened from the pressure of high BP and straining at the gym and was prone to tiny ruptures that would obviously casue intense nose bleeds. he had to go in and have it cauterized and packed with gauze. Very very uncomfortable but it solved the problem. Good luck!

Yes, you may look into getting something cauterized. Dont worry, it happens and its normal.

 

[Sammich]

Have you had recent blood work showing your hematocrit, RBC count and platelet count?

 

[Phlmuscle]

Loose the aspirin. Aspirin causes bleeding if taken regularly. It dialates the blood vessels, and thins the blood.

 

[Emery]

2 baby aspirin per day will definitely do that to you. Also, weak vessels can be strengthened by taking garlic caps. I had the same problem but after several months of garlic caps, no more problems.

I am a RN and never give anyone 2 baby ASA per day. 1 is sufficient as anticoag therapy unless you have some clotting problems, then you need to see the doc. You maybe should anyways!

 

[royal]

If my nasal passages get dry,i bleed bad.I have to run a humidifier

 

[scrapper13]

I'm not sure if this will help or not, but I had a training partner who had the same problems years ago. The doctor told him that a vein or artery had weakened from the pressure of high BP and straining at the gym and was prone to tiny ruptures that would obviously casue intense nose bleeds. he had to go in and have it cauterized and packed with gauze. Very very uncomfortable but it solved the problem. Good luck!

i had to have this done when i was a kid, but it wasn't bad at all you just feel a little sting. i was having multiple gushing nose bleeds a day and since i had it done 20 years ago i could count on one hand the time my nose has bled

 

[maldorf]

Have you had recent blood work showing your hematocrit, RBC count and platelet count?

I was going to of course mention this and echo that i too have heard of people needing to get those vessels cauterized. I dont think its all that rare.

 

[Thick1]

Phidas, I am pretty sure your condition is being caused by high blood pressure, but please go to a doctor and get it checked as it could be something much worse.

 

[Johnny Smiles]

don't know bout bp being cause

my bp has been TERRIBLE at times (over 168/96) and seen it higher but never had a single nose bleed. but i do look like i am gonna pop
-JS

 

[buselmo]

happens to a lot of people here bro..
used to happen to me when i was really young... like 12 or 13 years old...
i think it's the blood vessels in your nose... they get weak and burst (or so the doctor said)... i don't know what "cauterizing" means, but if it's somthing like burning the vessels with a little stick thingy, then yeah, that's what they did to me and a lot of other people... hell, one of my friends just had that happen to him recently and the doctor did that to him and it's all fine now.
go get it checked out bro... could be something as simple as that.

 

[buselmo]

yup... just looked up cauterizing and that's it... we call it "kay" or "kawi" around here.

 

[stanio115]

if your BP is normal , i m pretty sure it sthe orals - chk your liver enzymes, and you ll find the answer. The solution - stop the orals and any tren , if you are using, use lotsa milk thistle and the rest of the liver cleaning products and u ll be fine in a week.

 

[latimus]

not sure if anyone else posted this. do you use any nasal spray? if so that may be the culprit. I had the same problem. literly got bloody noses in the same nostral for like 3 months straight. sometimes up to 5 or ten a day. thought it was my blood pressure. but everytime I checked it was actually pretty good. I dont take any pills at all either. then as I stopped the nasal spray boom it completly went away