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I get nosebleeds!
My doc says it’s common for kids to get them, but I’ve worried myself sick about it. Is there anything really wrong?
Your doc nose, uh, knows: Kids get nosebleeds.
“I see a new case nearly every week, “ says Dr. David Mandell, pediatric otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh. “When the septum—cartilage dividing the nasal cavity (like a wall between two rooms)—gets dry, blood vessels can crack and bleed. It’s impressive how much blood can come out.”
He says to use a saline solution and water-based ointment twice a day. Still bleeding after a month? See an otolaryngologist.
Your doc nose, uh, knows: Kids get nosebleeds.
“I see a new case nearly every week, “ says Dr. David Mandell, pediatric otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh. “When the septum—cartilage dividing the nasal cavity (like a wall between two rooms)—gets dry, blood vessels can crack and bleed. It’s impressive how much blood can come out.”
He says to use a saline solution and water-based ointment twice a day. Still bleeding after a month? See an otolaryngologist.
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