Home remedies for epistaxis (nosebleed)

 

Causes and remedies for epistaxis (nosebleed)

Epistaxis is a condition in which nose start bleed either from one nostril or from both nostrils. It is more common among children. There are many reasons that are responsible for nosebleed.

Causes of epistaxis  

·          It happens that someone wants to pick hair in the nose and suddenly it hits the blood vessels and vessels will rupture. As a result blood start to flow from nostrils.  

·         Commonly upper respiratory infections, coughing and sneezing apply pressure over sensitive vessels and nosebleed occurs

·         High blood pressure causes vessels to rupture in brain and nose, the blood will flow from brain and nose via nostrils

·         Nowadays a common cause of nosebleed is lower level of humidity in air. Nose contains mucous and it becomes dry and crusty in nose due to dry air. When it touches the tissues minor injuries will occur and nosebleed happens. This is most common in children in night during sleeping

·         Hypertension and anxious condition in a person will also cause nosebleed.

·         Nosebleed is also a sign of  Leukemia

Home remedies for epistaxis

·         First if epistaxis occurs due to dry air we should keep our nose moisturized with water spray and ensure high water consumption

·         If this is due to condition of hypertension then we should control over pressure over nerves and vessels. For this purpose consume foods having cold effect, such as carrots, radish, oranges, watermelon, melon, mint and milk etc.

·         Take black gram husk and dip it in rice water overnight. In morning filter this water and drink it. Nosebleed will stop soon.

·         Lay over bed in a state that nose is upright straight

·         Apply water over head this will lower the pressure over vessels and nose stop bleeding

·         Avoid nose picking, blowing or other such actions that will cause nosebleed