Has the weather been particularly dry? Emily gets bloody noses when it is dry out and it drives her nuts. And ones you get one it seems like the rest keep coming for a while.
The only other thing I can think of is I think kids that have low iron (?) can be prone to bloody noses but I might have that completely backward. With the heat I would bet his nose got dried out, he picked at it causing a sore and it bled. Sorry to be graffic. Emily has been not getting as many because she is getting better about this behavior as she gets older but a few years ago it was a problem.
Try I think it is called ocean nasal spray. It is basically just saline so no addictive and will help loosen up any mucus and add moisture in there.
D.J. gets them too and I have put vasiline in his sinuses as the doctor has told me to do for years. It's just the dryness that..D.J. has had nose bleeds for the past few years
honestly speaking i started having issues with that with matty. then i happened to read somewhere that giving some extra vitamin c can help with that. lo and behold, once i did hat, it eliminated it. then one time i ran out for a few weeks and that was when he got another one. just an idea...
Yes, this can be a vicious cycle. With Eric, he gets a cold, then gets in the habit of picking his nose, and it gets to be kind of a disgusting stim. Also, same thing happens when he has the dry nose thing too.
Vaseline works. We also use an over the counter lotion/gel called "ayr" which is saline based, probably like what Renee mentioned. It's a little lighter and more liquid than the vaseline.
I used to get nosebleeds as a kid, although I don't think I picked my nose (much), and we lived in Maryland, which I consider pretty humid.
Out of curiousity, I went to Wikipedia and typed in "nosebleeds". Everything you ever wanted to know about nosebleeds is there, can you believe it? Apparently doctors disagree about the best way to treat nosebleeds, although it says here that petroleum jelly isn't such a great idea.
It also said that cultures with a high intake of Omega-3 fatty acids, like the Inuit, have a higher incidence of nosebleeds. (Can you imagine someone choosing cultural differences in nosebleed incidence for their graduate studies?) I thought that was interesting, because I understand some of you use Omega supplements for your kids.
My 2 cents. I agree with most everyone else. My dd can get some pretty bad nosebleeds and I got them pretty bad as a child as did my father. There can be numerous reasons, the dry weather can be a significant factor and the nose picking too. DD get pretty bad a couple of years ago, they were coming several times a week as you are experiencing and I took her to the doctor who though it may be allergies and prescribe Singular. She took that over the summer and the nosebleeds went away. I would definately speak to his doctor about it. In the meantime the Ocean nasal spray is worth a try (Renee is correct on the name) plus try a humidifier in the bedroom or the whole house. When the nosebleeds do happen put a pack of ice on his forehead and have him sit upright with his head facing down toward the ground and then sit as still as possible for the first hour after the nosebleed is over (the sitting still part is the hardest) also try not to change tissue or papertowel you are using to on the nose as little as possible this will assist in clotting. Also DO NOT have him breath deeply through his nose as this could dislodge any potential clot and cause his to swallow blood. I was told this a long time ago by my doctor when I got them frequently and would bleed for long periods of time (like more than half an hour). I ran this method by dd doctor who said to do this method. With the family history of nosebleeds I am pretty great at different methods.
I realized that vitamin K helps the blood to clot so I've been meaning to get back to this post. When I was on strict SCD, we ate a lot of vegetables and I didn't have any bruises. (I bruise easy). Thin blood can be a reason for easy bruising and not enough vit K in the diet can be a factor for that. Cauliflower, brussel sprouts, etc are high in vitamin K. (Why is the answer to always eat more vegetables? LOL) Anyway, for easy nosebleeds, try some veggies that are high in vit K for awhile and see if that helps. I'm going to try and go back to an SCD "inspired" diet.
Has the weather been particularly dry? Emily gets bloody noses when it is dry out and it drives her nuts. And ones you get one it seems like the rest keep coming for a while.
The only other thing I can think of is I think kids that have low iron (?) can be prone to bloody noses but I might have that completely backward. With the heat I would bet his nose got dried out, he picked at it causing a sore and it bled. Sorry to be graffic. Emily has been not getting as many because she is getting better about this behavior as she gets older but a few years ago it was a problem.
Try I think it is called ocean nasal spray. It is basically just saline so no addictive and will help loosen up any mucus and add moisture in there.
Renee
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Yes, this can be a vicious cycle. With Eric, he gets a cold, then gets in the habit of picking his nose, and it gets to be kind of a disgusting stim. Also, same thing happens when he has the dry nose thing too.
Vaseline works. We also use an over the counter lotion/gel called "ayr" which is saline based, probably like what Renee mentioned. It's a little lighter and more liquid than the vaseline.
Good luck!
Katherine
I used to get nosebleeds as a kid, although I don't think I picked my nose (much), and we lived in Maryland, which I consider pretty humid.
Out of curiousity, I went to Wikipedia and typed in "nosebleeds". Everything you ever wanted to know about nosebleeds is there, can you believe it? Apparently doctors disagree about the best way to treat nosebleeds, although it says here that petroleum jelly isn't such a great idea.
It also said that cultures with a high intake of Omega-3 fatty acids, like the Inuit, have a higher incidence of nosebleeds. (Can you imagine someone choosing cultural differences in nosebleed incidence for their graduate studies?) I thought that was interesting, because I understand some of you use Omega supplements for your kids.
I think nosebleeds just happen to some kids.
When the nosebleeds do happen put a pack of ice on his forehead and have him sit upright with his head facing down toward the ground and then sit as still as possible for the first hour after the nosebleed is over (the sitting still part is the hardest) also try not to change tissue or papertowel you are using to on the nose as little as possible this will assist in clotting. Also DO NOT have him breath deeply through his nose as this could dislodge any potential clot and cause his to swallow blood. I was told this a long time ago by my doctor when I got them frequently and would bleed for long periods of time (like more than half an hour). I ran this method by dd doctor who said to do this method.
With the family history of nosebleeds I am pretty great at different methods.
I realized that vitamin K helps the blood to clot so I've been meaning to get back to this post. When I was on strict SCD, we ate a lot of vegetables and I didn't have any bruises. (I bruise easy). Thin blood can be a reason for easy bruising and not enough vit K in the diet can be a factor for that. Cauliflower, brussel sprouts, etc are high in vitamin K. (Why is the answer to always eat more vegetables? LOL) Anyway, for easy nosebleeds, try some veggies that are high in vit K for awhile and see if that helps. I'm going to try and go back to an SCD "inspired" diet.