Do your children often experience nose bleeding? Suppose one of your children is just playing outside and suddenly she ran home and showing you the blood in her nose. You were afraid and do not know what to do? You just wiped the blood from the nose and let her rest. For several days your elder son came running home and crying because his nose is bleeding. You did the same thing as what you have done to your child several days ago.

Actually, there are other ways that you can do. They are more appropriate most especially to those who experienced nose bleeding. But before we move on to that, let us discuss first the nose bleeding causes.

The blood vessels within the nose lie very near the surface, and bleeding may occur with the slightest injury. In children, picking the nose is a common cause. Keeping their fingernails cut and discouraging the habit are good preventive medicine.

Nose bleeding causes are the irritation by a cold virus to vigorous nose bleeding. The main problem in this case is the cold, and treatment of cold symptoms will reduce the probability of a nose bleed. If the mucous membrane of the nose is dry, cracking and bleeding are more likely to occur.

Always remember that:

1. You can stop nose bleeding all by yourself.

2. Nose bleeds are often associated with the colds or the minor injury of the nose.

3. The treatment like the packing of the nose with the gauze will let you have significant drawbacks and it should be avoided if possible.

4. It is not right to cure a bleeding nose, rather you should let the bleeding stop by itself and afterwards you start treating it.

If the nose bleeding is not frequent to happen, you can apply the home treatment. Here's how:

1. Simply squeeze the nose between thumb as well as forefinger below the hard portion of the nose.

2. Pressure should be applied for at least five minutes.

3. The patient should be seated. Holding the head back isn't necessary. It merely directs the blood flow backward rather than forward.

4. Applying cold compresses or ice applied across the bridge of the nose can help.

Suppose the bleeding won't stop, you should seek for a doctor's advice. Consulting a doctor immediately is really important so that he can give you the right medications for what is happening to your son.