Causes of nosebleeds in children

Nosebleed is a common condition in children, especially for children aged 4-10 years old. Even if the nose is not injured, nosebleed may occur. Generally, when their children have nosebleeds, parents will let their children tilt their heads back and plug their nostrils with toilet paper. Usually, this can stop the bleeding. In fact, this practice is wrong.

If a child tilts his head back without stopping the nosebleed, it will easily cause the blood to flow back into the mouth, which will cause serious discomfort to the child. In fact, although it is important to stop the bleeding of a child's nose, it is more important to find out the cause of the child's nosebleed.

There are four main reasons why children have nosebleeds:

One reason is seasonal. The climate is dry in summer, which increases the incidence of nosebleeds in children. During this period, it is very common for children to have nosebleeds, so parents should pay more attention to their children's living habits and diet.

The second reason is diet. Nowadays, most children are picky eaters and only like to eat meat but not vegetables. Their nutritional intake is not comprehensive, which leads to increased vascular fragility.

The third is children's bad behavioral habits, such as rubbing the nose hard, which causes small blood vessels in the nose to rupture. This is also called trauma. Many nosebleeds are caused by external impacts when children are playing, which causes damage to the nasal tissue and causes nosebleeds.

The fourth is disease causes, such as blood disease, fever, cough, etc., and at the same time, nasal diseases are one of the important causes of nosebleeds. Rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal concha hypertrophy, nasal polyps, etc. will indirectly cause capillary rupture and form frequent nosebleeds.

When a child has a nosebleed, parents should not panic. Let the child sit quietly and fill the nasal cavity with clean cotton wool to stop the bleeding. If there is no cotton wool, you can also use your fingers to press the nose wing towards the facial bone for 5 minutes. Gently release your hand after 5 minutes. If bleeding is still occurring, take your child to the hospital. Apply a cold towel to the nose to constrict the nasal blood vessels. Avoid letting your child blow his nose or do strenuous exercise for half an hour after the bleeding stops to avoid repeated bleeding. If the bleeding still cannot be stopped effectively, or if nosebleeds occur frequently, it is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital for treatment to prevent potential harm.

Now that we know the causes of nosebleeds in children, we also know how to stop them. In order to prevent nosebleeds in children, we hope that parents and friends will pay attention to taking good care of their babies, let them drink more water and eat more vegetables when they are dry, which will help prevent nosebleeds in children.