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A little vaseline on a Q-tip and rubbed inside your nose can help some if this is due to dryness.
Chronic use of nasal sprays-bad
Cocaine usage-bad
Nose picking (#1 cause)-understandable but bad
Even with all of the above...you can still have a superficial vessel that is prone to having it's menstrual cycle at the worst times.
Cautery (with something as simple as silver nitrate) can be accomplished with little discomfort. If this fails, additional methods of moderately permanent "sealing of the vessel" are available. Key issue is where your bleed originates.
Anterior nosebleeds (to the front) are generally minor even though they can be somewhat dramatic. Think in terms of a faucet...drips vs steady stream. Either way, blood down your chin and the front of your shirt only looks cool if you are standing triumphantly over a loudmouthed opponent-and he looks worse than you do.
Posterior nose bleeds are significantly more complicated, are generally worse, and are usually treated in the emergency department with special packs and techniques. ENT follow-up would be implied.
Good luck...
Eagle
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Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
The Reaper-3 Sep 04
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