Recurrent nosebleeds

[AliyahBlake]

My poor little girl has had a shocking time with nosebleeds the last few months! I've just been up with her after another one tonight. We've seen our GP 3 times in the last 3 months and tried antibiotics and nasal creams, but nothing has helped. Thankfully they're not huge gusher bleeds, but are enough to upset her since it happens about 2-3 times a week lately!
I have an appointment to see a ENT specialist, but it's not til 24th April! I don't know what I'll do in the mean time if she keeps having bleeds (they're usually at night so DH and I are lacking in sleep...and of course Aliyah is too - subsequently she is grouchy all the following day.) :thumbsdown:
You'd think being a nurse I'd have a clue, but I really don't at the moment.....it's just different when it's your own child.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with their child? If so, what did you do? Was it treated with medication, surgery (cauterised) or did it just go away of it's own accord?

[reAllytee]

My mum went through this with myself & one of my sisters. Even nowadays if its really hot i can still have dramas with nose bleeds occuring 3 times a day.
I had one really bad one when i was in year 2 where it bled all day & i ended up in emergency at the hospital.
Its usually a problem with an open vein but nosebleeds can be due to other issues so i would have that looked at too. I have just learned to live with it.
All the doctors talked about was cauterising it which my mum has always refused to think about & now that im old enough i do too. It can actually cause more harm than good.
Maybe someone else can suggest other ways of solving your drama i just havent found one yet !

Good luck i hope your lo heals soon !

[Myztik]

I havent had issues with either of my children but DF has suffered from them since he was little and still gets them in hot weather.. He can fill an icecream container in one bleed poor guy.. He had his nose cauterised and it didnt fix it, nothing they tried helped unfortunately..

[Oscar's mum]

I constantly suffer from nose bleeds and when I was younger my mum was offered for me to get it cauterized (sp)? she rejected the offer. I too as everyone else mentioned find that the heat makes it occur more often - well actually any type of change in the weather can cause a bleed. Cold, hot, etc etc.

[SorenLorensen]

hannah put me through this around christmas, turned out she was putting her finger up there to much