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Some people are prone to nosebleeds, and have an underlying medical condition. This post is not for those people.

This post is about the emergency situation nosebleed caused by minor trauma… something hitting my nose and causing it to bleed. It is not for major trauma, where there is profound bleeding, or internal bleeding. That is a completely different scenario. In that case, I would seek medical help immediately.

But for the common nosebleed that is minor and not life-threatening… I take a sterile gauze pad and cut it into a piece about 1 inch square. Fold it over, maybe twice. Place it between the gum and the lip of the upper mouth, all the way up. This is assuming there is no damage to that site.

My nosebleed can stop within a few seconds.

No, I don’t do anything with the nose itself. I do not stick tampons up the nostrils, as some people do.

Why does this work? Don’t know why. But it does.

But if for some reason this method did not stop the bleeding in a short time, I would assume the bleeding was more serious than it seemed, and would seek medical help.

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