About Epistaxis or Nosebleed
The nose has fat vascular supply and because its emplacement i.e. it protrudes from our face , it is more prone to injury or trauma leading to Epistaxis or epistaxis or crashing nose . The installment of Epistaxis or Nosebleed may be modest or severe . In dry climates or wintertime season where the air is juiceless due to heaters at plate , the nasal membranes get dry and snap resulting in Epistaxis or Nosebleed . People who are taking stemma thinners such as warfarin ( Coumadin ) , aspirin or any other anti - inflammatory medication are more prostrate to Epistaxis or Nosebleed . In these patients , even the slightest impingement to the nose causes profuse nosebleeds . Epistaxis or Nosebleeds also commonly fall out after an impact or trauma to the nose or face . It may be follow with a geological fault or they can happen after minor injuries . Sometimes Epistaxis or Nosebleeds can hap ad libitum without any trauma . Majority of the nosebleeds can be discontinue at home with buttoned-down measure .
Symptoms of Epistaxis or Nosebleed
One of the common symptoms of Epistaxis or Nosebleeds is that haemorrhage can take place from either one or both the nostrils .
The stream of descent can be modest to severe .
The length of Epistaxis or Nosebleeds may last for a few second to 10 minute or even more .
During the sequence of bleed from Nose , the blood may travel down to the pharynx causing symptom of nausea .
