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Summer is too dry. What about nosebleeds?
This often happens to me. I woke up this morning and didn't get up. I feel something flowing on my face, which itches. I thought it was a runny nose at first, but then I wiped it with my hand and found it was blood! ! ! Scared me to death. Did I pick my nose? I just woke up. That's it. Scared me to death! ! ! So I looked up some information on the Internet. But I have a problem with sinusitis. I don't know if you have it, but you can only judge it according to your own situation. There are many reasons for nosebleeds, but about half of them can't be found. The tiny blood vessels in nasal mucosa are densely distributed, sensitive and fragile, and easy to rupture and bleed. Nosebleeds are common in preschool children. When nosebleeds, most people are used to holding their noses up, thinking that this can effectively stop bleeding, but it is actually wrong. It's just out of sight, but in fact the blood continues to flow-inward. The "backward posture" when nosebleeds has the following disadvantages: 1. It will make the blood flowing out of the nasal cavity flow back to the throat due to posture and gravity, and it has no real hemostatic effect. 2. Blood in the throat will be swallowed into the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract, which will stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa to feel uncomfortable or vomit. 3. When the amount of bleeding is large, it is easy to inhale into the trachea and lungs, blocking the respiratory airflow and causing danger. The correct way is to keep the head in a normal upright or slightly forward posture, so that the blood that has flowed out can be discharged out of the nostrils, so as not to stay in the nasal cavity and interfere with the airflow of breathing. The most common part of children's nosebleed (about 90% or more) is on the nasal septum mucosa about one or two centimeters inside the nostril. Because it is close to the anterior nostril, you can use the most convenient local compression to stop bleeding first. The method is: 1 Adults try to calm their emotions first, don't panic, and calm the children who are scared by bleeding. 2. The head should maintain a normal upright or slightly forward posture. 3. Press the front of the nose (soft nose) on the bleeding side with your fingers from the outside of the nose wing, as if you were holding your nose with your hand and pressing it directly for about five to ten minutes. Most patients can simply stop bleeding in this way. And the other nose can breathe smoothly without bleeding. 4. If the bleeding does not stop after pressing for more than ten minutes, it may mean that the bleeding is serious, or there are other problems that need to be sent to a doctor for further treatment. 5. The function of "forehead ice compress" is to achieve nasal vasoconstriction and hemostasis when the forehead skin is cold, but the effect is not good, because it is too far away from the bleeding nostril, and local cold will cause head discomfort, so the correct method is to directly apply ice compress on the "nose root" and "nose head" (that is, the whole nose). Chinese medicine believes that nosebleeds are caused by the upwelling of qi and blood. The nose belongs to the lung orifices, and there is a disease in the nose. Generally speaking, it has a lot to do with the abnormality of lung and liver. When people's qi and blood rise, especially when the lung is hot, people will have nosebleeds. When the lung qi is overheated, people's eyes will also be bloody or bleeding. The cause of excessive internal heat and nosebleeds is the same, both of which are the result of ascending qi and blood, but excessive internal heat is not the cause of nosebleeds. If the nasal cavity is too dry, the capillaries inside will rupture, leading to bleeding. 90% of nosebleeds in clinic belong to vascular bleeding caused by vascular rupture. In this regard, patients need not be too nervous. In most cases, they can handle it themselves and stop the bleeding in time. When the nose bleeds, you can block the nose with a cotton swab and tilt your head back to stop the bleeding as soon as possible. At the same time, you can also apply a cold towel to your forehead or nose to reduce the temperature of your head and nose to relieve bleeding symptoms. If there is too much bleeding in the nasal cavity and it is difficult to stop, you should see a doctor in time. Young people with nosebleeds are also related to fatigue and exercise. Young people, in particular, love sports, and often when exercising, their noses suddenly start to bleed. Under normal circumstances, these bleeding symptoms can be stopped by the patient. However, without warning, it is best for people with sudden nosebleeds to go to the hospital for examination and rule out diseases such as nasal cavity tumors as soon as possible. Generally speaking, nasal vascular rupture bleeding does not need special treatment. Professor Yang Li said that because nosebleeds are related to lung heat, people should try to avoid the occurrence of lung heat in their diet and life. Drink less, eat less spicy food and eat less food that may cause fever. On the contrary, you can eat more bitter gourd, mung bean soup, watermelon, cold drinks and other foods. Take 3 grams of winter mulberry leaves, add cogongrass rhizome and Ophiopogon japonicus, and add appropriate amount of licorice to soak in water for drinking, which can achieve the purpose of clearing heat and reducing fire. Nosebleeds, medically known as "epistaxis", are mostly caused by "lung dryness and blood heat", and the capillaries are broken due to insufficient toughness. If not treated in time, it will cause serious consequences, such as atrophy of nasal mucosa, anemia, memory loss, decreased vision, decreased immunity, and even lead to ischemic shock, which is life-threatening. Children are active and often hurt their noses unintentionally, resulting in nosebleeds. In addition, they may put foreign objects into their nostrils out of curiosity, which may damage their nasal mucosa. The above situation may happen at any time, and the amount of blood flowing out is very small, so don't worry too much. As for why nosebleeds are particularly serious in winter, mainly because the weather is cold, we like to eat some hot food. When eating, the hot air will make the blood in the nasal cavity run faster. If the nasal mucosa is naturally thin or injured, it is easy to have nosebleeds. In addition, in the cold and dry environment, we need more blood to flow through the nasal cavity to increase the temperature and humidity, so the microfilaments in the nasal mucosa are prone to congestion, leading to nosebleeds. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of nosebleeds can be divided into two categories: heat and weakness. If you often have nosebleeds, you also suffer from nasal sensitivity, yellow or green runny nose, or your lips are often red and smelly. It is very hot and dry. First of all, of course, we must clear away heat. More importantly, don't let him eat too much delicious food on weekdays. Snacks such as chocolate, cookies and French fries are also very hot and dry. Try to eat as little as possible. Treatment of adult nosebleeds: 1. Before stopping the flow, the blood clot should be dug out to avoid bleeding because the wound cannot be closed. 2. Soak cotton with decongestant or nasal spray,