Sudden nose bleeds.

[everyeggabird]

In my many years on this earth I have never ever had a nose bleed,then in three days I have had two.
It was dripping so much this morning that it was on the edge of actually running with blood.

There was no finger invasion on my part, no banging etc it just started. Took a good ten minutes to stop.

NHS website says nothing to worry about, easy for them to say,I was worried sick.

Do I need to go to the doctors just in case?

[Lynx516]

Two is nothing to worry about. If they happen at a regular basis then worth a trip to GP.

If they take more than 15mins to stop despite "good first aid" (holding the fleshy part of your nose and not looking to see if it has stopped) then you should go to A&E (though it will probably stop by itself).

Only other times to be concerned is if you have other new nasal or ear symptoms or easy bruising or bleeding gums.

[everyeggabird]

Thanks.

[greygoose]

Could be high blood pressure, why not go to the GP and have a check over?

[The Hypno-Toad]

Don't ignore! Go and see the doctor PDQ! Nosebleeds can be very nasty especially as you get older. One Saturday morning my nose started to bleed out of both nostrils and wouldn't stop...

And it wouldn't stop.

And it wouldn't stop.

So I went to A&E.

And it wouldn't stop.

And it wouldn't stop.

By 03-00 on the Sunday morning I would given both of testes to make it stop. Eventually it did but I was in hospital for five days in all. Now every time I get a bit of blood when I blow my nose it's like "uh-oh,"

No fun at all.

[everyeggabird]

greygoose said:

Could be high blood pressure, why not go to the GP and have a check over?

I might just do that.

[Martin350]

I few years ago I started getting very regular nose bleeds, and I worried myself like mad over it too.

I went to the doctor and within about 10 seconds he diagnosed a nasal infection, gave me some cream and it was sorted in a couple of days!