Step 1: Sit up and lean forward. Never lean back; that just sends blood into the throat. Lean forward slightly, and breathe ...

Nosebleeds can feel alarming, with the surge of blood dripping onto clothes or sheets and the handfuls of tissues used to stop it turning crimson. But a bloody nose, also known as epistaxis, usually ...

A nosebleed can seem scary, but the good news is that most are harmless. They are common, too—a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine estimates that 60% of people will get a nosebleed ...

Nosebleeds usually are not serious and can be stopped by leaning forward and pinching the nostrils. Seek emergency help if your nose bleeds for more than 30 minutes or you lose a cup of blood or more.

Woman using a sterile gauze bandage to stop a nosebleed. I used to nose-bleed a lot when I was small. At some point it became routine. The nose-bleeding would occur without any trigger and I would ...

I grew up in many different kinds of climates. I’ve experienced Michigan winters, Nashville summers, California Julys and wet Hawaii Junes. My nose never fails to gush full streams of blood during the ...