Nosebleeds!

[Little Butch]

I've always got nosebleeds pretty easily but just recently I've been having them like once a week! I've just started working in a skipyard and it's full of dust.. Could this be why?

And is there anything I can do about it?

[PaulHogan]

Are they hard to stop? If so: doctors NOW (voe)

If they stop fairly easily and quickly you should still go to the docs to get your nasal passages inspected and cauterised.

[K77 CTR]

Sounds like you'd benefit from a referral to your local ENT surgeon for assessment. See your GP routinely unless unable to stop bleeding within 20 mins or become symptomatic.

[dudleybloke]

could be high blood pressure.

[ROOODBOY]

I had regular nose bleeds for a few months, and some blood when blowing my nose, plus it was quite sore just inside the nostrils.

After worrying like crazy about it for ages, I went to the doctor who diagnosed a nasal infection.
Gave me some cream, gone within a week!

It's probably something minor, so it's better to get it checked than be worrying about it.

[Little Butch]

Think I'll get to the doctors and get it checked out, cheers

[PhillT]

I used to get them all the time - like, several-a-day all the time, from childhood to late 20s. I had both nostrils cauterised (one side twice) and it didn't help.
I then moved to the Middle East and they stopped virtually overnight. As a hayfever sufferer, I reckon it's something to do with that and/or colder weather. I've had hardly any in the last three years since I moved here (warmer and no pollen). But as soon as I go back to the UK, they start again.

So, my recommendations, based on extensive experience, would be to either move to the Middle East or carry lots of tissues.

Hope that helps.

(Alternatively, talk to the doctor and see if cauterisation could work, it seems to for others)