What should I do if my baby has a nosebleed in summer? Is the baby's nosebleed in summer due to getting angry?

Is the baby's nose bleeding in summer due to internal heat? Some babies have nose bleeding in summer, and parents usually think that it is a symptom caused by the baby's internal heat. Is this really the case? Today, let's share with you the causes and countermeasures of baby's nose bleeding. Please see the detailed introduction below.

What to do if your baby has nosebleeds in summer

1. Adults should first try their best to calm themselves down and not panic, so as to comfort children who are frightened by bleeding.

2. The head should remain in a normal upright or slightly forward posture.

3. Use your fingers to press the front part of the nose (soft part of the nose) on the bleeding side from the outside of the nose, similar to pinching the nose with your hands, and press directly for about five to ten minutes. Most patients can stop the bleeding simply by this method. The other nostril that is not bleeding can still breathe smoothly.

4. If the bleeding does not stop after compression for more than ten minutes, it may mean severe bleeding or other problems. At this time, you need to go to the doctor for further treatment.

5. The purpose of "ice compress on forehead" is to hope that when the forehead skin is exposed to cold, the blood vessels in the nose will contract to stop the bleeding, but the effect is not good because it is too far away from the bleeding nostrils, and the local area is too cold and will cause discomfort in the head. Therefore, the correct way is to apply ice directly to the "root of the nose" and "tip of the nose" (that is, the entire nose).

Reasons for baby's nosebleed in summer

1. Fragile nasal mucosa

Because the climate is hot and dry in summer, children's nasal mucosa will become fragile and more prone to nosebleeds.

2. Caused by trauma

Is your child naughty? Has your child ever had a nose injury? If the nose is injured, the child is more likely to have a nosebleed.

3. Pick your nose with your hands

Young children with allergic rhinitis or colds will have itchy noses due to runny nose and nasal congestion, which may cause sneezing or picking their nostrils with their fingers, causing injury and bleeding to the fragile nasal mucosa.

4. Caused by other diseases

Clinically, some systemic diseases, such as abnormal coagulation factors or tumors in the nasal cavity, can also manifest as "nosebleeds" in the early stages. If your baby often has nosebleeds for no reason, it may be a sign of certain diseases.

Is the baby's nose bleeding in summer due to getting angry?

Summer baby nosebleeds are not caused by getting angry, but may be caused by air conditioning

In the hot summer, many children have nosebleeds, which is often considered by parents as a sign of "getting angry". In this case, parents often give their children antipyretic medicine or herbal tea, but even so, the nose still bleeds frequently. In this regard, an otolaryngologist at the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology said that the capillaries in children's nasal cavity are more delicate and fragile than those in adults. Most children's nosebleeds in summer are caused by staying in air-conditioned rooms frequently, which causes the nasal cavity to dry out. In addition, children can't help rubbing and picking their noses, which can easily break the capillaries. Therefore, the air humidity should be maintained in the air-conditioned room.

Case: The child had frequent nosebleeds, which was caused by dry nose

Recently, 5-year-old girl Yuanyuan (pseudonym) often had nosebleeds. For several consecutive days, she woke up to find traces of blood on her pillow. At one point, the bleeding could not be stopped. This frightened Yuanyuan's mother, who was worried that Yuanyuan had a blood disease and sent her to the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology for treatment. Su Jili, the attending physician of the Department of Otolaryngology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, diagnosed and treated Yuanyuan and found that Yuanyuan had bleeding from ruptured capillaries in the front part of the nasal septum, which was mostly caused by excessive use of air conditioning.