The reasons why the blood comes from the nose and there is a headache

1 Symptom

Everything in the world has a reason. Why does our nose experience such troubles as bleeding? The reasons can be different, as well as the culprits of headaches. The main thing is not to get scared, try to understand what happened, take the first urgent measures and, if necessary, consult a doctor.

Causes of nosebleeds may be fatigue, stress, excessively dry air. This factor is particularly relevant, for example, in dry climates or in winter in heated urban areas. Such air adversely affects the mucous membrane: in delicate tissues lining the inside of the nose, small sosci become fragile and lose elasticity.

The cause may be sunshine or heat stroke. The first one lies in wait for those who have labored long hours or luxuriated under the hot sun. To meet with the second is enough to stay in a stuffy room. Symptoms are weakness, fainting, headache, nosebleeds. Some of the symptoms may be absent.

Changing the barometric or atmospheric pressure also provokes bleeding from the nose. Divers and other specialists suffer, who in situations of force majeure can sharply descend to great depths or quickly rise to the surface. In the air, such climbs are experienced by climbers when climbing or falling. However, the change in atmospheric pressure can significantly affect the health of people of various professions. Such people are called meteosensitive. As a rule, when the atmospheric pressure increases - it becomes clear that the sun is shining - blood pressure is reduced. And when the weather changes from clear to rainy or blizzard, i.e. Atmospheric pressure decreases, blood pressure rises.

Causes bleeding and the ingestion of drugs that dilate blood vessels and dilute blood, if they are prescribed by a doctor. Nasal bleeding and other side effects in these cases are most often either with individual intolerance, or with an overdose of drugs.

Injury to the nose, external( for example, you fell and hit) or internal( in the nostril got foreign body, the child poked in the nose), also cause unpleasant bleeding.

Also the following factors may be the causes:

• alcohol abuse;
• pregnancy;
• inhalation of toxic gases, aerosols, burns of mucous membranes of various origin;
• strong cough or sneezing, cold or flu, especially with a strong cold;
• hypertensive crisis: in this case the body itself "bleeds" the excess pressure;
• allergy;
• cocaine use;
• blood and vascular disease, including stroke;
• neoplasm in the nasal passages.

The cause of a headache in such situations usually become vascular disorders - sudden relaxation or, on the contrary, spasm of blood vessels. Most of the time, the head hurts with nosebleeds in cases of sun or heat stroke, changes in external and internal( arterial) pressure, when we are ill due to acute respiratory illness and flu, with trauma, hypertensive crises, allergic reactions, cocaine, blood diseasesand blood vessels( especially cerebral hemorrhage is dangerous), tumor processes.

2 Type and nature of the disease

More than 90% of cases of nosebleeds are in front - from the front of the nose. Significantly less often, but also more dangerous - bleeding from the back: they do not stop spontaneously and usually require hospitalization of the patient.

Notice how turbulent and prolonged the attack is. This determines the choice of further behavior. In some especially severe cases, tear ducts cause blood from the nose to enter into adjacent cavities and are released through the orbits. In this case, the headache is felt in the eyes, in the region of the frontal sinuses. Leaking blood can get into the respiratory tract, which is extremely dangerous, and into the stomach, causing vomiting.

3 Methods of stopping bleeding

If blood flows out a little and, in addition to a small headache, there is no sign of serious ill health, you can cope with the problem yourself. The sequence of tasks is this: first stop the bleeding, then first with the help of analgesics get rid of the pain.

Seat the patient in a semi-tilted forward position so that his head is above the level of the heart. Do not allow the head to roll backwards or to lie horizontally in the prone position - blood can enter the respiratory tract and into the digestive tract. On the bridge of the nose you can put a piece of ice or a towel soaked in cold water - for a short while, for about ten minutes, and give the patient an anesthetic drug. A moistened with cold water napkin can also be applied to the back of the neck. The nostril, from which the blood is drawn, should be pressed for 5-10 minutes, until the bleeding stops. Place the person in a cool, quiet and dark room. It happens that already these measures are enough.

If the bleeding still continues, you can drop the vasoconstrictor in the nose and clamp its soft tissues so that the medicine does not flow along with the blood. The next step is the introduction of a cotton swab into the bleeding nostril. After a while, it should be carefully removed, so as not to disrupt the clot formed. It is best to pre-lightly moisten the tampon in a solution of hydrogen peroxide.

If the bleeding is abundant and can not be stopped quickly enough with the help of the listed products, the head hurts badly, speech is broken( for example, a person confuses syllables), vision or consciousness as a whole, a person suffers from profuse vomiting, some part of the body is numb oryou asked him to smile, but he can not do it normally, the smile does not come out or the curve comes out, - urgently call an ambulance! There are suspicions of hypertensive crisis, stroke, swelling, meningitis and other formidable diseases. Before the doctor arrives, arrange the patient in a semi-sitting position or, if he has lost consciousness, put it horizontally, necessarily turning his head to one side so that he does not suffocate with his own blood and vomit, free from tight clothing, tie, open the windows or, if possible, carefully take outit to fresh air.

4 Advice for

If bleeding is repeated four or more times per week, accompanied by a headache, visit the doctor routinely to determine the cause of this unpleasant condition and receive professional advice. After all, these seemingly minor afflictions may prove to be signs of much more serious problems. However, to hang a nose and in this case there is no reason: today medicine works wonders. Be healthy!