Big-Time Nosebleeds For No Particular Reason
Hi Stephen,
SL> My 65-year old dad was just in the hospital for nosebleeding.
SL> About 5 days ago, totally out of the blue, his nose just started
SL> bleeding for no particular reason. He lost a lot of {*filter*}; so
SL> much, in fact, that we took him to the emergency room. It was
SL> Doctors examined his nose and could not find the source of
SL> bleeding. Over the next several days, his nose bled heavily
SL> again 3 to 5 times each day, including a few times while
SL> sleeping. Again, the doctors could not find the source of the
SL> bleeding.
SL> He's never had nosebleed problems before, nor does he have any
SL> allergies, nor did he have any trauma to the nose. So this is a
I assume that the hospital has checked your father's {*filter*} pressure,
{*filter*} clotting time (PT, INR), {*filter*} cells and count, infections, etc. and
he was healthy at the time?
If so, has he been on a low-cal, low-fat, weight-reducing diet? If he
has, he may be deficient in Vitamins A and C.
Another possibility is polyps in the nasal cavities. He would need
an ENT to check that.
Further, do you have electric or gas heating for the house? If so,
he may simply have dried-up mucous membranes which split and bleed. He can
apply a nasal lubricant called Secaris (in Canada). Vaseline is not
recommended because it flattens the nose hairs which filter out dirt and
other particles from the air he inhales.
Vitamins A & C are essential for maintaining the integrity of mucous
membrane linings.
