What Does a Sudden Nosebleed Mean?

Red color usually means danger, so nosebleed or blood in the urine turns off the fear alarm that something is happening with our organism. Even if there are only a few drops of blood, your head immediately activates the fear that your health might be deteriorated. However, in many cases there is no room for panic. These problems can be solved without going to the doctor.

You often notice a few drops of blood on your handkerchief or you get a sudden nosebleed. What is happening? Such nose bleeding often occurs as a consequence to allergies, a cold or sinusitis. 

Polluted, dry air and the heat as well can make the nose mucosa oversensitive. Your hormones can also cause a nosebleed if you’re a girl and if your menses is approaching.

There may be other reasons for this problem too. If you are older than 50, nose bleeding can mean a raised high pressure. What should you do? Blow your nose so that the blood clot goes out, and then bend your head forward, to prevent the blood from going into your throat and cause vomiting. To prevent the bleeding use the thumb and the index finger to keep the nose pressed for three minutes. It is necessary to refresh your forehead with some ice and cold water.

If you don’t want the nose bleeding to reoccur visit your physician and exclude the possibility of heaving high blood pressure, blood diseases, coagulation problems and liver diseases.