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Nosebleed Learning Center

Causes could include:
Allergic rhinitis; An object stuck in the nose; Barotrauma; Blowing the nose very hard; Chemical irritants; Direct injury to nose, including a broken nose; Nose picking; Overuse of decongestant nasal sprays; Repeated sneezing; Surgery on the face ...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2009
A nosebleed is easily diagnosed by sight. Further examination of the nasal cavity may be necessary to determine the source of the bleeding, and a medical history should be taken if the cause of the nosebleed is not readily apparent.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Cancers are an uncommon cause of nosebleeds, but by far the most serious. Injury from fists, fingers, and over zealous nose blowing leads the list. Tumors from the front of the brain may break through into the sinuses or the back of the nose. Blee...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The most common cause of nosebleeds is injury from picking or blowing the nose. People with respiratory allergies , hay fever, and sinus infections have swollen nasal membranes that are fragile and more likely to bleed. Physical injury to the nose...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Allergic rhinitis is a collection of symptoms, mostly in the nose and eyes, which occur when you breathe in something you are allergic to, such as dust, dander, or pollen. This article focuses on allergic rhinitis due to outdoor triggers, such as ...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 15, 2009
Allergic rhinitis , more commonly referred to as hay fever, is an inflammation of the nasal passages caused by allergic reaction to airborne substances.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Allergic rhinitis , more commonly referred to as hay fever , is an inflammation of the nasal passages caused by allergic reaction to airborne substances.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Most acute respiratory diseases are viral infections. They may be complicated by bacterial superinfections in which a bacterial infection develops after a viral infection. In such a situation, however, an illness would be of longer duration and no...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Ear barotrauma is discomfort and possible damage in the ear due to pressure differences between the inside and outside of the eardrum.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
If you breathe a foreign object into the respiratory tract, it may become stuck and cause breathing or airway problems, as well as inflammation and infection. If swallowed, a foreign object may become stuck along the gastrointestinal (GI)tract, wh...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 8, 2009
"Foreign" means "originating elsewhere" or simply "outside the body." Foreign bodies typically become lodged in the eyes, ears, nose, airways, and rectum of human beings.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
"Foreign" means "originating elsewhere" or simply "outside the body." Foreign bodies typically become X ray of swallowed spoon and blade in the intestine. ( Photo Researchers . Reproduced by permission.) lodged in the eyes, ears, nose, airways, an...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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