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How Can severe Nosebleeds Along With Chills Be Treated?

I never fly and flew to Hawaii for daughter wedding and back to NJ 5 days later. In the 2 weeks I ve been back I ve had the chills for entire first week home and 2nd week now 4 nosebleeds and I don t have high blood pressure and in 15 yrs or so never a nosebleed. Is this all due to me flying 12 hrs to and 12 hrs back from Hawaii
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Hello my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. I understand your concern.
The two most common causes of nosebleeds are:
-Dry air — when your nasal membranes dry out, they're more susceptible to bleeding and infections
-Nose picking
Some advices that I can give to you are :
-Stay calm during nose bleed.If you start to get nervous, it can actually make you bleed more. Try to relax.
-Sit up, don’t lie down. Keep your head above your heart.
-Lean a little bit forward. This keeps the blood from draining down the back of your throat.
-Pinch your nostrils closed. Use your thumb and index finger to hold your nostrils closed for 5 to 10 minutes while you breathe through your mouth. This puts pressure on the part of your nose that’s bleeding and can make the blood stop flowing.
-Once the bleeding has stopped, do not touch or blow your nose. This may start it bleeding again. But if it does restart, blow your nose to get rid of any blood clots.
-You can also spray a decongestant such as oxymetazoline in both nostrils. Then pinch your nostrils shut and breathe through your mouth for 5 to 10 minutes.
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help, thanks!
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How Can severe Nosebleeds Along With Chills Be Treated?

Hello my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. I understand your concern. The two most common causes of nosebleeds are: -Dry air — when your nasal membranes dry out, they re more susceptible to bleeding and infections -Nose picking Some advices that I can give to you are : -Stay calm during nose bleed.If you start to get nervous, it can actually make you bleed more. Try to relax. -Sit up, don’t lie down. Keep your head above your heart. -Lean a little bit forward. This keeps the blood from draining down the back of your throat. -Pinch your nostrils closed. Use your thumb and index finger to hold your nostrils closed for 5 to 10 minutes while you breathe through your mouth. This puts pressure on the part of your nose that’s bleeding and can make the blood stop flowing. -Once the bleeding has stopped, do not touch or blow your nose. This may start it bleeding again. But if it does restart, blow your nose to get rid of any blood clots. -You can also spray a decongestant such as oxymetazoline in both nostrils. Then pinch your nostrils shut and breathe through your mouth for 5 to 10 minutes. Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I ll be glad to help, thanks!