Nosebleed remedies?

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My daughter really suffers from these when the weather gets cold and dry. Other than putting some vaseline in her nose to coat things I don't know what else to do. I try to make the house more humid, but is there something else?

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), January 03, 2002

Answers

I'm sure people will chime in with some help, but Hoot posted a thread about this a while back. I will try to find it and move it back to the top for you.

-- Melissa (me@home.net), January 03, 2002.

I've had that problem my whole life. The best thing I ever found was getting the woodborning stove, which we don't have this year cause of moving. Next year though we'll have it again. The last two years I haven't had any trouble as long as the furnace wasn't on, we kept a pot of water on the wood burner. We have a heaat pump now and I have nose bleeds most of the time. We keep the thermostat at 62 all night, but I would prefer 60.

-- Cindy (SE. IN) (atilrthehony@hotmail.com), January 03, 2002.

Is it really the cold, or is it the fact that the heat is going on all the time (especially with a forced air system)? If the registers are on the floor, and somewhat out of the way (of course, no cats would help :o) try to put a pan of water there. If the registers are high up (ceiling or wall), try to relocate the bed, if possible, so that she is at least away from the moving air.

Another thing that might help is to make sure she drinks enough water, even some just before bedtime (I know, a pain to get up in the middle of the night when it's cold, lol) but it is very easy to become dehydrated in cold weather, because you just don't seem to feel as thirsty as you do in hot weather (good indication of drinking enough water is clear urine)--if you wait until you are thirsty to drink (whatever the weather), you are already in dehydration mode.

Hope this helps.

-- GT (nospam@nospam.com), January 03, 2002.


I wouldn't give her aspirin; it thins the blood. Also, try a saline nasal spray (not decongestant).

-- Kevin (kevinmail@earthlink.net), January 03, 2002.

Agree with GT 100%

-- lesley (martchas@bellsouth.net), January 03, 2002.


vaseline makes it feel better but worsens it in the longrun. olive oil is much better.you can take slippery elm capsules, hoarhound is good for mucous membranes also. I have had nosebleeds most of my life. I can pinpoint where they come from now - gas heat - cigarette smoke - perfume [esp dryer sheets!]- exhaust fumes - gasoline fumes. you can research 'catarrh' for natural remedies.

-- carol (kanogisdi@yahoo.com), January 04, 2002.

My 4 year old got gushers, up to 4 times a day, until I started putting castor oil in her nose. Just one or two drops in each side stopped them. Now she hardly ever gets a nose bleed but I try to run a humidifier in her room 2-3 times a week and that seems to help. If she picks and starts to bleed, a drop of the oil stops it.

-- Julie (julieamc@eagleslair.net), January 05, 2002.

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