How to stop a nosebleed?

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<p>shrinkwrap, was curious as to the answer to your question. My dad was hospitalized with hypertensive crisis after an uncontrollable nosebleed. The numbers that tend to cause nosebleeds, per the link below, include BP over 180 systolic or 110 diastolic. From AHA:</p>

<p>[What</a> are the Symptoms of High Blood Pressure?](<a href=“American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives”>American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives)</p>

<p>But regardless, they talk about dryness as the main cause of nosebleeds, not elevated BP. </p>

<p>Glad you found something that works, jym!</p>

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<p>Thanks, greatlakesmom! Unfortunately its given me the sniffles again, and I am very hesitent to blow my nose, so it seems to be heading to the back of my throat. I realize this is TMI. Sorry</p>

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<p>You could try a gentle sort of wiping. Be sure you’re not bleeding down the back of your throat. Working at camp, I have kids lean forward, pinching their nose, and holding the pressure for what always seems like forever. Avoid that back of the throat thing. </p>

<p>But maybe your sinuses are rather loosened up after the spray, and is not blood.</p>

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<p>Thanks great lakes mom, I love the debunking of the myths idea (“The myth of symptomatic nosebleeds”), but I dont see the part about 180/110 causing nosebleeds. </p>

<p>Are you referring to the part about a hypertensive crisis? That IS interesting! I’ll have to look up how that works.</p>

<p>Edit</p>

<p>So the “myth” link was from the American Heart Association. This ones from the International Journal of Cardiology. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167527308003100[/url]”>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167527308003100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Yes, I am off topic and belaboring the point. Glad you have some good input jym, and I will get to work now.</p>

<p>:D</p>

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<p>"OP, sometimes a persistent nose bleed is a sign of seriously high blood pressure. This happened to a coworker and my mother within the last 6 months - both required hospitalization. Have you had your BP checked? "</p>

<p>That does not make sense to me. do you have a reference? </p>

<p>I’m not sure what you are asking. Are you asking me to validate that nosebleeds can by a sign of very high blood pressure?</p>

<p>[Hypertensive</a> Crisis](<a href=“American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives”>American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives)</p>

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<p>ER provider here: Lean forward, pinch just below the bridge of the nose for 10 minutes, do not let go. Ice sometimes helps, we also use neosynephrine to shrink the blood vessels in the nose; tampon up the nose works well too, but ick.
Ayr saline nasal gel is sold in all pharmacies, CVS, Walgreens, etc and will help prevent nosebleeds from dry nose</p>