nosebleeds are very common in daily life. No matter children or adults, nosebleeds will occur for some reasons. Small is stumbling, big is caused by some diseases. Then let me tell you why children have nosebleeds.
What is the cause of the baby's nosebleed
1. Fragile nasal mucosa
Children's nasal mucosa is fragile, and in dry weather, more blood needs to flow through the nasal cavity to increase the temperature and humidity, so it is easy to cause nasal congestion and lead to bleeding.
2. Trauma causes
The child's activity is strong, and it is easy to bump or be hit hard during running and jumping, resulting in fragile nose bleeding. It is also easy to cause nosebleeds when foreign bodies are stuffed into the nasal cavity while playing.
3. Pick your nose by hand
Children with allergic rhinitis or colds will have itchy noses due to runny noses and stuffy noses, which will lead to sneezing or picking your nostrils with your fingers, leading to fragile nasal mucosa injury and bleeding.
4. Abnormal work and rest
Many children are weak and prone to nosebleeds because of abnormal work and rest, less sleep time. Usually, children with nosebleeds due to abnormal work and rest will also have more eye droppings, more nose droppings and smelly breath.
5. Allergy causes
The allergic phenomenon of nose is particularly obvious in winter, and it is also easy to cause nosebleeds due to the fragility of nasal mucosa and dry cold air in winter. Most babies who are prone to nosebleeds have symptoms of allergic rhinitis. Because of allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa often has erosion symptoms, and often rubs the nose because of itching, causing nasal mucosa injury and bleeding.
6. Other diseases
Clinically, some systemic diseases, such as abnormal coagulation factors or tumors in the nasal cavity, will also show up in the form of "nosebleeds" at an early stage. If the baby often has nosebleeds for no reason, it may be a sign of some diseases. You should take him to the otolaryngology department to find out the real reason. Some drugs contain anticoagulant function, which can also cause nosebleeds during taking. Babies with weak constitution or blood diseases such as leukemia and hemophilia are prone to nosebleeds.
What should I do if my baby has a nosebleed?
1. Squeeze out the blood clot: try to squeeze out the blood clot before stopping bleeding. Because the blood clot blocked in the blood vessel makes the blood vessel unable to close.
2. Plug gauze or wet cotton: put a small piece of sterilized wet gauze in each nostril on both sides.
3. Pinch your nose: After blowing your nose blood (removing blood clots) and plugging cotton, pinch your nostrils together with your thumb and forefinger and keep pressing for 5-7 minutes. If the bleeding is still not stopped, repeat the action of stuffing cotton and pinching nose, and still press for 5-7 minutes. This should be able to stop bleeding.
4. Sit up straight: Lying down or looking up will make blood flow to the throat. You can sit in a chair, lean forward and don't tilt your head back.
5. Apply ice cold: ice cold can promote blood vessel contraction and reduce bleeding. You can use crushed ice or an ice towel to cold compress your nose, neck and cheeks.
6. Apply ointment: When the nosebleed is controlled, apply some vitamin E ointment into the nose. Apply it 2-3 times a day.
7. Increase air humidity: It is recommended to use a humidifier to supplement air humidity. It is best to add distilled water to the humidifier to avoid impure tap water.
How to prevent baby from nosebleeds
1. In the dry season, for children with a history of nosebleeds, the family should have chlortetracycline eye ointment, which can be evenly applied in the nasal cavity every day to moisten the nasal mucosa.
2. Correct children's habit of partial eclipse, drink more water and eat more vegetables, and arrange children's diet reasonably and scientifically.
3. If the child has poor nasal breathing at night, you can moisten the nose with furosemide, but never dig the nasal cavity.
4. In case of nosebleed, you can fill the nasal cavity with clean absorbent cotton to stop bleeding. If there is no absorbent cotton, you can also press the sides of the nose with your fingers for 5 minutes.
5. Let the children with epistaxis lower their heads (be careful not to raise their heads) and raise their upper limbs to increase the blood flow back to the superior vena cava, thus reducing the blood supply to the nasal cavity to achieve the purpose of hemostasis.
6. Apply a cold towel to the nose to contract the nasal blood vessels.
7. When the child's nasal cavity is dry, paraffin oil and glycerin can be dripped into the nose, or cotton balls can be dipped in clean water to wipe the nasal cavity.
8. Control strenuous activities to avoid nasal trauma: Children's epistaxis is not only caused by local inflammation of nasal cavity, but also caused by strenuous activities, which will dilate nasal mucosa blood vessels or cause nasal itching. Children who dig the nasal cavity are also prone to nosebleeds. In addition to avoiding strenuous exercise, children should also develop good living habits and do not dig their nostrils at will.
9. In dry air season, you should eat less fried fatty food and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. And pay attention to replenish water.
1. Prevention of respiratory diseases: If a child suffers from infectious diseases such as cold, tonsillitis, pneumonia or parotitis, it is easy to cause congestion and swelling of nasal mucosa blood vessels, and even cause capillary rupture and bleeding. Therefore, the prevention of nosebleeds and respiratory diseases can not be ignored.
What vegetables should the baby eat more for nosebleeds
Baby vegetable recipe: Cucurbita Radish and Vegetable Porridge
Recipe ingredients
Auricularia auricula, vegetables, carrots and white rice porridge
How to make it
1. Chop carrots and Auricularia auricula first.
2. Put the chopped carrot and fungus into the white rice porridge and cook for a while.
3. Finally, add finely chopped vegetables, and put less salt, monosodium glutamate and chives.
health tips
make vegetables into rich porridge, and the problem that babies don't like green vegetables can be easily solved.
once you find a child with a nosebleed, don't panic, but try to stop the bleeding in time. Hold the soft tissue under the nose with your hand to stop bleeding, and some will stop after a while. Block your nostrils with clean cotton wool or gauze. Cold compress with cold water towel can also coagulate the blood in the blood outlet to stop bleeding. Let the child lie on the pillow for a while. If there is no other cause, it will heal itself slowly.
Baby vegetable recipe: green vegetable paste
recipe raw materials
green vegetables
production method
1. Wash a proper amount of green vegetable leaves, add boiling water and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
2. Take out the vegetable leaves and crush them with a pulverizer or grind them on a copper wire mesh to filter out the vegetable puree.
health tips
leafy vegetables, especially dark and green vegetables, such as spinach, leeks and celery, have the highest nutritional value. It mainly contains vitamin C, vitamin B and carotene, and contains more folic acid and choline. It is rich in inorganic salts, especially iron and magnesium.
How to stop the baby's nosebleed
The baby's nasal mucosa is more fragile than that of adults, and it may be caused by dry weather or hard rubbing. At this time, the first reaction of many parents may be: let the baby look up in an attempt to stop the nosebleed from flowing downwards.
However, the truth is cruel. Looking up will not stop the baby from nosebleeds, but will only make the nosebleeds flow back to the back of the baby's nasal cavity and mouth under the action of gravity, leading to coughing. Some nosebleeds "go to the stomach in one step", which will not only upset the baby's stomach, but also cause vomiting.
First, the correct hemostasis method: lean your head slightly forward, hold your nose and press it
Let your child stay in a sitting or standing position, lean your head slightly forward, and gently hold your baby's nose with your thumb and forefinger, probably at the junction of nose hard bone and cartilage, and press it for about 1 minutes. If mom still doesn't stop bleeding after pressing, press for another 1 minutes. If the bleeding still doesn't stop, you should go to the hospital in time.
Second, nosebleeds don't mean getting angry. There may be many reasons.
Many mothers subconsciously think: Is the baby getting angry? Do you want to get rid of the fire and drink some herbal tea for him?
don't do that. From the perspective of western medicine, there is no concept of getting angry at all, and nosebleeds are just a symptom. Moreover, many herbal teas contain traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, and the baby's tender stomach may not be able to stand it.
The reason why the baby has nosebleeds is that the nasal mucosa is rich in blood vessels, the wall is thin and the mucosa is tender, which can easily lead to rupture and bleeding for various reasons. There are several common factors:
Low air humidity: when the weather is dry or the indoor air humidity is too low, the baby's nasal cavity becomes dry, and the capillaries are prone to rupture and bleeding.
Rhinitis or nasal allergy: When the baby's nose is inflamed or allergic, it will easily lead to nasal mucosa erosion, and then the blood vessels under the nasal mucosa will be damaged and lead to nosebleeds.
Nose trauma: The baby is active by nature, and may fall down and hit his nose while playing, or his nose may be hit by a ball or other objects during playing, which may cause nosebleeds.
Love to pick your nose: Babies like to pick their nose, and if you accidentally cut the fragile nasal mucosa, it will lead to bleeding.
In addition to the above common causes, some diseases can also cause nosebleeds, such as hemophilia and thrombocytopenic purpura. If the baby repeatedly has unexplained nosebleeds or nosebleeds that can't stop, it is best to seek medical advice in time to eliminate disease factors.
Disease factors: Suffering from chronic diseases or abnormal tissues in nasal cavity, such as nasal polyps, may also lead to nosebleeds.
Third, daily preventive work is the key to keep the nasal cavity moist.
Increase the air humidity: Mom should adjust the indoor air humidity to a comfortable range, and can also use humidifiers reasonably to prevent the nasal cavity from drying out; When taking a bath, you can use the steam in the bathroom to moisten your baby's nasal cavity and protect your baby's nasal mucosa.
Apply moisturizer properly: If the baby's nasal cavity is too dry, you can rub a small amount of vaseline in the nasal cavity. In addition, if your child often has nosebleeds, you can consult your doctor if you can use normal saline nasal drops.
Stop the baby from picking his nose: If the baby likes picking his nose, mothers should correct the baby's habit as soon as possible, and at the same time, cut his nails in time.
prevention of allergies: when the baby's nose is allergic, it is easy to itch. TA will often pick her nose and accidentally pick her bleeding. Therefore, try to avoid baby contact with allergens, such as playing with plush toys less and keeping a distance from pets. Pay attention to wearing a mask when the air is bad or infectious diseases are prevalent.
Besides, drinking more water, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and avoiding strenuous exercise can also prevent nosebleeds.