Treatment for nosebleeds

Recently, the media reported that an 11-year-old boy, Xiaoqiang, in Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province, developed symptoms of poisoning after accidentally taking datura. Fortunately, the amount he took was relatively small and did not cause major harm. He improved after treatment. Discharged.

Why did the little boy take datura by mistake? It turned out that Xiaoqiang, who lives in a rural area, had symptoms of nosebleeds recently. His grandma asked someone for a folk recipe to treat nosebleeds and asked his grandpa to collect the medicine. Unexpectedly, my grandpa, who knew only a little about Chinese herbal medicine, picked datura by mistake. Grandpa made a large bowl of soup for Xiaoqiang using the herbs he collected that night, but Xiaoqiang only drank 5 sips because it was too unpleasant to drink.

Half an hour later, Xiaoqiang began to show mental symptoms. He became extremely restless, beat people randomly, even had hallucinations and did not recognize his parents. After struggling all night, Xiaoqiang's parents felt something was wrong and suspected that their child was possessed by evil spirits, so they hurriedly sent them to the hospital for examination.

Fifteen hours have passed since the onset of illness and arrival at the hospital. When he arrived at the hospital at noon that day, the child was already convulsing, with red skin all over his body and an accelerated heart rate. After taking medical history and routine examination, the doctor diagnosed Datura poisoning. Antidote medication was given immediately, and glucose was infused to promote the excretion of toxins. After treatment, Xiaoqiang's condition improved and stabilized.

After reading this case, do you think of your own experiences as a child? Are there many friends who have been treated by their parents with home remedies? I remember when I was a child, I accidentally pinched off a piece of skin from my finger while doing labor at school. The teacher chewed up an unknown leaf and applied it to the wound. Within a few days, the wound began to become infected and suppurated, and eventually I had to go to the hospital for debridement. Thinking about these experiences, I feel a little scared - treating diseases with home remedies is too risky.

Let’s talk about why Datura causes poisoning. Datura is also known as Korean morning glory and morning glory, so it looks somewhat similar to morning glory. The Mafei Powder invented by Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in ancient my country, contains datura. It can be seen that the effects of datura include sedation and anesthesia.

The ingredients of Datura include anisodamine, atropine and scopolamine. Clinicians know that these ingredients are often used in the analgesic treatment of biliary colic and renal colic, and atropine is even more necessary for rescue. medicine. At the same time, they can excite the central nervous system, block M-choline receptors, and antagonize and paralyze parasympathetic nerves. These effects will cause the poisoned person to have symptoms such as dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, rapid pulse, dilated pupils, dry and flushed skin, and fever. In severe cases, hallucinations, agitation, convulsions, and even coma may occur.

The use of these drugs requires strict control of dosage and close observation, and children must be careful when using drugs. Xiaoqiang mistakenly took datura without medical advice, which is very dangerous and causes poisoning. It is worth noting that datura is highly ornamental, but it is best not to grow it at home because its floral fragrance is also hallucinogenic.

As mentioned earlier, Xiaoqiang’s grandfather collected the herbs based on Tufangzi to treat his grandson’s nose bleeding. So is it reliable to treat nosebleeds with earth remedies?

Using earth remedies to treat nosebleeds is not only unreliable, but also very dangerous. Let's not talk about whether the ingredients of the medicine are correct and safe. Many people just pick the medicine according to the prescription and have no way to identify it. Xiaoqiang's grandfather mistakenly took datura to make medicine because he didn't understand the appearance, toxicology and pharmacology of the drug. I wonder how many people can tell the difference.

So if there is nothing wrong with the medicine that Grandpa Xiaoqiang took and it temporarily stopped the nosebleed, is it safe? This is where we need to understand the causes of nosebleeds.

Nistaxis may have the following causes:

1. Trauma. The most common cause of nosebleeds is the habit of picking your nose. To use a popular Internet joke to describe it, "picking your nose feels good for a while, and it feels good all the time." Nose picking is an irresistible enjoyment for many people, but nose picking is also risky. The most common one is nasal mucosal damage leading to nosebleeds. At the same time, picking your nose can also introduce bacteria and viruses, causing nasal inflammation and infection, and even intracranial infection.

2. Abnormal nasal structure. Congenital and acquired structural deformities of the nose often cause nosebleeds. The most common one is a deviated nasal septum. 80% of people have a deviated nasal septum, which not only easily affects breathing, but also causes rhinitis and sinusitis, and may also cause nosebleeds.

Because the deviated nasal septum is often accompanied by vascular malformations and the nasal mucosa is also weak, it is easily affected by cold air and physical stimulation, causing damage and bleeding.

3. Air drying. I think many people are familiar with the dry air. Autumn has just begun, and our noses are already dry and itchy. Office workers who often work in air-conditioned rooms have dry and stinging noses. The nasal cavity is a humidifier for the air we breathe. If the air is so dry that the nasal mucosa is dried out, damage to the nasal mucosa and rupture of capillaries will follow.

4. Rhinitis and nasal infection. Aseptic nasal inflammation and bacterial infection can cause damage to the nasal mucosa. Especially in patients with repeated runny nose, the fragility of the nasal mucosa increases, making them more susceptible to injury and bleeding. Chronic rhinitis and allergic rhinitis often use nasal sprays, which may also cause damage to the nasal mucosa.

5. Nasal polyps and tumors. Whether it is polyps, benign or malignant tumors in the nasal passages, or skull base tumors, they are more likely to bleed than normal nasal tissue. Many patients often find intranasal malignant tumors due to epistaxis. Especially elderly patients should be more vigilant about epistaxis. A typical symptom of nasopharyngeal cancer is regurgitated bloody nasal discharge. When there is a small amount of blood in the nasal discharge, do not take it lightly and go to the hospital for examination in time.

6. Blood system diseases. Coagulation disorders and hemophilia often cause repeated bleeding, and in severe cases, anemia may even occur. Of course, we should also pay attention to other accompanying manifestations of blood diseases, such as unexplained ecchymosis on the body, bleeding gums, blood in the stool, etc.

7. Take medicine. If nose bleeding occurs repeatedly, you should first pay attention to whether you are taking medicine. If you consider nose bleeding caused by taking medicine, you should consult your doctor to see whether you need to stop taking medicine. Long-term oral anticoagulants may also cause repeated bleeding from the nose. At this time, the drug needs to be stopped or the dosage adjusted according to the doctor's advice.

Now that we understand the cause of nosebleeds, how should we deal with nosebleeds?

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For acute nosebleeds, it is necessary to judge the severity. If it is a small amount of bleeding, blowing the nose or applying pressure can stop it. You can also maintain a slightly bent posture with your head lowered, and be careful not to raise your head or lean back to prevent blood from flowing into the trachea. You can also pinch the wings of your nose for at least 15 minutes for adults and 5 minutes for children. Do not stop midway to check if there is any bleeding; do not just press on one side.

When the amount of bleeding is relatively large and the following situations occur, it is best to go to the hospital for treatment in a timely manner accompanied by your family.

Blood gushes out of the nose, causing difficulty in breathing; pale face, general weakness or coma (suggesting hemorrhagic shock); nosebleeds that do not stop after simple treatment, stop or close the nasal cavity for 30 minutes, children 10 There was still bleeding for minutes; the nose was hit hard.

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The cause of repeated bleeding needs to be found. If you are a person who often picks your nose, you need to give up the "nose-picking addiction". Deviated nasal septum and recurrent nosebleeds are one of the indications for surgery, and an otolaryngologist needs to make a decision on whether to correct the surgery after evaluation. Nasal polyps, tumors, rhinitis, and blood system diseases all require treatment of the underlying disease. If you are using drugs that cause nosebleeds, such as warfarin, aspirin and other anticoagulants, nasal sprays and other drugs that directly contact the nasal cavity, you need to stop the drug or adjust the dose under the guidance of a doctor. Do not stop the drug on your own.

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Doing this in daily life can reduce nosebleeds:

1. Replenish water in time when the weather is dry, participate in more outdoor activities, and don’t always stay In an air-conditioned room. You can place an air humidifier in the bedroom to make the indoor air less dry.

2. Use nasal saline spray or gel to keep the nasal cavity moist.

3. Again, don’t pick your nose, at least trim your nails.

Summary: It is not safe to treat nosebleeds with local methods, and it is very dangerous to collect medicines by yourself. It may not only cover up the cause of the disease and delay treatment, but also may cause poisoning by accidentally taking poisons. There are many causes of nosebleeds. If there is still no improvement after correct and simple treatment, you should go to the hospital to receive professional treatment from a doctor and find and treat the original disease.

Getting rid of bad habits that hurt your nose and using tips to protect your nasal cavity can reduce the occurrence of nosebleeds.