What is likely to be the underlying cause of my nosebleed?

[kenny1999]

As far as I remember, I did not have many nosebleeds when I was a teenager. But since 10 years ago, when I was 24, I first started to have nosebleeds which are usually spontaneous, I cannot remember if my nose was once injuried, but even if it was, it shouldn't be anything serious because I never saw a doctor for nose injury.

 

5 years ago, I saw a doctor, I was advised to a specialist where some simple checks and treatment were done and for the next five years, I didn't have any nosebleeds until recently, it comes back again. 

 

There is no pattern for my nosebleed to happen, it could happen in the spring, summer or winter so dry air shouldn't be a reason. Yes, I like picking my nose but I just do it gently and normally.

However, I have asked many adults, none of them said they had any nosebleed after their teenage.

A registered nurse from a reputed site told me that if it was an ongoing problem of several years, unlikely anything serious because more severe symptoms should come up soon.

Could nosebleed have no cause but it just happens to an adult? But I have really asked probably more than 100 adults and NONE of them told me that they had nosebleeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sensei]

Net:

"Tiny cracks in your nose's membranes can injure these blood vessels, making blood gush from your nose at what seems like random times."

"if you get nosebleeds a lot, there may be a reason you can pinpoint: Dry climates or dry, heated air that dries out the inside of your nose."

"If you come into contact with an allergen, your body releases histamine which causes the classic symptoms of an allergic reaction. If any of the blood vessels in your nose become over dilated, as a result of persistent histamine production, this can cause tissue fragility than easily leads to a nose bleed."

https://www.google.com/search?q=nosebleed+spontaneous

 

Edited March 9, 2023 by Sensei

[kenny1999]

8 hours ago, Sensei said:

Net:

"Tiny cracks in your nose's membranes can injure these blood vessels, making blood gush from your nose at what seems like random times."

"if you get nosebleeds a lot, there may be a reason you can pinpoint: Dry climates or dry, heated air that dries out the inside of your nose."

"If you come into contact with an allergen, your body releases histamine which causes the classic symptoms of an allergic reaction. If any of the blood vessels in your nose become over dilated, as a result of persistent histamine production, this can cause tissue fragility than easily leads to a nose bleed."

https://www.google.com/search?q=nosebleed+spontaneous

 

Did you mean nosebleeds in adult are common? or at least, not uncommon?

As I said, my nosebleeds happen at random times of a year, so I think dry air shouldn't be a cause. Sometimes I am outside for a whole day in the dry wind but I don't have any nosebleeds, but sometimes when I am indoor I could suddenly have nosebleeds. 

 

 

[Phi for All]

9 hours ago, kenny1999 said:

Could nosebleed have no cause but it just happens to an adult? But I have really asked probably more than 100 adults and NONE of them told me that they had nosebleeds.

So a doctor fixed you with "simple checks and treatment", but now that the bleeding is back, you ask over 100 people if they have nose bleeding? Your history suggests a doctor would be better than asking non-doctors.

Asking others about this symptom isn't going to help you. You don't know anything else about them, even if they tell you they get nose bleeding. And we don't know enough about you. We don't know what your blood pressure is. We don't know how long/sharp your fingernails are. We don't know what medications may be thinning your blood. We don't know what allergies you may have. We don't know what altitude you live at. We don't know what irritants are present in your environment. We don't know enough about you to tell you what to do when the very blood that keeps you alive is leaking out of you.

Seeing a doctor about this has been successful in the past, and asking over 100 non-doctors has not. What do you think you should do?

[TheVat]

Simple (but take as ininformed) opinion: stop picking entirely.  If you want to loosen boogers, breathe deep over a steaming pot of water or tea until things loosen enough to blow them out.  

[kenny1999]

11 hours ago, Phi for All said:

So a doctor fixed you with "simple checks and treatment", but now that the bleeding is back, you ask over 100 people if they have nose bleeding? Your history suggests a doctor would be better than asking non-doctors.

Asking others about this symptom isn't going to help you. You don't know anything else about them, even if they tell you they get nose bleeding. And we don't know enough about you. We don't know what your blood pressure is. We don't know how long/sharp your fingernails are. We don't know what medications may be thinning your blood. We don't know what allergies you may have. We don't know what altitude you live at. We don't know what irritants are present in your environment. We don't know enough about you to tell you what to do when the very blood that keeps you alive is leaking out of you.

Seeing a doctor about this has been successful in the past, and asking over 100 non-doctors has not. What do you think you should do?

Dry air, nose picking are common conditions that happen to almost everyone if these are considered to be the common causes of nosebleeds in adults. What's the problem of asking many people for reference while at the same time I also saw a doctor and specialist? 

11 hours ago, TheVat said:

Simple (but take as ininformed) opinion: stop picking entirely.  If you want to loosen boogers, breathe deep over a steaming pot of water or tea until things loosen enough to blow them out.  

My nosebleed doesn't happen every day, but it happens once every a few months, without any immediate cause I can think of.

[Phi for All]

21 minutes ago, kenny1999 said:

What's the problem of asking many people for reference while at the same time I also saw a doctor and specialist? 

At the same time? In the OP, you said there was five years between. 

I tried to tell you the problem with asking many people who aren't doctors in my first post. Did it help you to ask that many non-doctors? Did the one doctor you saw help you? 

[kenny1999]

18 minutes ago, Phi for All said:

At the same time? In the OP, you said there was five years between. 

I tried to tell you the problem with asking many people who aren't doctors in my first post. Did it help you to ask that many non-doctors? Did the one doctor you saw help you? 

Only the specialist gave me a simple treatment and asked about my medical history and family history but I wasn't given any comment on whether it is common for an adult. Asking many non-doctors will certainly help, since none of them said that they had nosebleeds, it suggests to me that dry air and nose pickling shouldn't be the cause of nosebleeds.

[Genady]

5 hours ago, kenny1999 said:

since none of them said that they had nosebleeds, it suggests to me that dry air and nose pickling shouldn't be the cause of nosebleeds.

I don't see how "dry air and nose pickling shouldn't be the cause of nosebleeds" is suggested by "none of them said that they had nosebleeds". I can only see how the latter suggests that the nosebleed condition is not very common.

Edited March 10, 2023 by Genady

[kenny1999]

11 hours ago, Genady said:

I don't see how "dry air and nose pickling shouldn't be the cause of nosebleeds" is suggested by "none of them said that they had nosebleeds". I can only see how the latter suggests that the nosebleed condition is not very common.

because they should also experience enough dry air and nose pickling.

[Genady]

28 minutes ago, kenny1999 said:

because they should also experience enough dry air and nose pickling.

What makes you think so?

In fact, I, my family, and all my friends do not normally or commonly experience dry air and nose picking.

Edited March 10, 2023 by Genady

[Phi for All]

On 3/9/2023 at 9:26 PM, kenny1999 said:

Only the specialist gave me a simple treatment and asked about my medical history and family history but I wasn't given any comment on whether it is common for an adult. Asking many non-doctors will certainly help, since none of them said that they had nosebleeds, it suggests to me that dry air and nose pickling shouldn't be the cause of nosebleeds.

Are you focused on how common it is for a reason? If it's common enough, do you think you can ignore it? When you're bleeding, is frequency among the population more important than hemostasis?

You asked a lot of non-doctors, none said they had nosebleeds, and from that you came to the WRONG conclusion that dry air and nose picking shouldn't be the cause of nosebleeding, when they're actually the two most common causes of nosebleeding.

I just don't understand why you don't go to the doctor again. Who cares how common it is? It's happening to you and it probably shouldn't. The doctor has records of what they did before, and may have a better protocol in place these days. Your blood and your time are worth more than this. If it's causing you stress, see a doctor, please. I'm concerned about your health.