Treatment for consistent nosebleeds

Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Nina Shapiro, MD, shares advice for parents on what to do if your child is getting nosebleeds all the time
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Treatment for consistent nosebleeds

If your child gets nosebleeds all the time, you should bring them into the doctor. The most common reason that kids get frequent nosebleeds is the little tiny, tiny blood vessels at the front of the nose, get onto the surface. They may have had a little congestion. They may have had a little irritation in their nose and it takes very little for those blood vessels to open. It usually happens in the middle of the night when they are sleeping or when they are sitting in class. If that's the case and they are not stopping on their own, you may need to see a specialist. Sometimes a specialist can do a tiny little procedure in the office where they cauterize your child's nose with a little bit of material. What that does is shrinks the blood vessels. It creates a little bit of a scab and then it heals. That takes care of the nosebleeds.



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