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Chapter 229 Pinch Your Nose for 5 Minutes When You Have a Nosebleed
The nose is divided into front and rear parts by the nasal septum. The front part gathers a large number of capillaries and is the most common place for bleeding.The nasal membrane that covers the olfactory nerves of the nose is fragile and vulnerable. In dry weather, or trauma such as picking the nose, rubbing the nose, blowing the nose frequently or sneezing, the nasal membrane may be damaged and cause nosebleeds.

Generally speaking, the symptoms of nosebleeds are quite mild, and you can first aid yourself or seek help. The procedures are as follows:

1. Sit down and loosen the clothing around your neck.

2. Lean forward slightly, do not look up, and let the nosebleed flow out of the nasal cavity instead of flowing back into the throat.

3. Breathe through your mouth and pinch the bridge of your nose for about 5 minutes.

4. After 5 minutes, if the nasal cavity stops bleeding, you can relax the bridge of the nose, otherwise continue to pinch the bridge of the nose.

5. After the nose has stopped bleeding, continue to breathe through your mouth, and do not blow your nose or try to remove blood clots from the nose for 4 hours.

If the bleeding still cannot be controlled, if the bleeding lasts for more than 20 minutes, or if the nose is bumped and injured, and symptoms such as displacement, swelling, or discoloration appear, you should go to the hospital to see a doctor immediately.

In order to avoid nosebleeds due to dry nose, you should usually keep the humidity of your nostrils, drink plenty of water, or apply lubricants such as Vaseline in your nostrils as needed, which can relieve nosebleeds caused by dryness.When the heating at home is very hot in winter, you should also put a cup or a basin of water next to the heating to maintain indoor humidity.

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If the nose of the elderly repeatedly bleeds heavily, the blood vessels will be seriously injured and even life-threatening.Therefore, the elderly should be sent to the hospital immediately for nosebleeds without delay.

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