Seen News = Reporter Jaehwi JoㅣRecently, during a live broadcast in the morning, broadcaster Park Jae-min’s scene of blood dripping from his nose caught the airwaves and surprised viewers. The cast members were also surprised by the host’s sudden nosebleed, and Park Jae-min wiped the nosebleed and continued the broadcast, but the nosebleed continued again, so he ended up stopping the broadcast and covering his nose. Afterwards, he said that he had nosebleeds due to parenting fatigue and that his health was normal. Then let’s find out all about nosebleeds, why nosebleeds when you’re tired.
First of all, nosebleeds, also called epistaxis, is a phenomenon in which nosebleeds bleed and is one of the relatively common nose diseases in real life. In general, nosebleeds occur when blood vessels in the nasal mucosa meet extremely dry air or when excessive stimulation is applied to the nose. In addition, when stimulation is given by blowing the nose or digging the nose, the blood vessels in the nose cannot withstand the stimulation and may burst, or may burst due to other diseases. In addition, nosebleeds may occur due to strong external shocks.
The first symptom that occurs most often is blood flowing down the front of the nose. If you have posterior epistaxis, blood may travel down the back of your nose and into your throat. If nasal bleeding occurs and flows out the front of the nose, there are cases where the head is tilted back. In this case, even frontal bleeding may flow to the back of the nose.
Bleeding that passes into the throat can pass through the airways and enter the lungs to cause aspiration, so it is necessary to prevent aspiration by bending the head forward when epistaxis occurs. Although anterior epistaxis usually stops bleeding spontaneously because the amount of bleeding is not large, in some cases, it may recur several times and the bleeding may be repeated little by little.
On the other hand, hypertensive patients or elderly people with posterior epistaxis may have a lot of bleeding continuously. Due to the continued bleeding, the patient has symptoms such as dizziness, tachycardia, and cold sweat, and even to the naked eye, a pale face color and conjunctiva may be observed. If bleeding becomes severe, hospitalization or fluid replacement may be required.
For treatment, the doctor checks the patient’s age and history of bleeding and trigger factors such as trauma and surgery through a medical examination before starting treatment. In addition, information on the presence or absence of lung disease, heart disease, liver disease, and blood clotting disorder and current medications are obtained. After identifying this and confirming the degree and site of epistaxis, the overall direction of treatment is decided.
Hypertension, arteriosclerosis, heart disease, lung disease, etc. are accompanied by massive bleeding, and various complications are likely to occur, so surgical treatment should be considered early. However, in the case of anterior hemorrhage, which is common and does not bleed much, a simpler treatment is attempted.
If you have frequent nosebleeds, you should first remove the common causes of nosebleeds. Nosebleeds are mainly caused by trauma to the fingers, so it is important to avoid touching them as much as possible, even if it is uncomfortable. Sudden temperature differences or too dry environments can dry out the nasal mucosa or affect blood vessels and cause nosebleeds, so it is best to avoid them.
Keeping the indoor humidity well so that the mucous membrane can be properly humidified, and continuing to apply ointment to the mucous membrane to protect the mucous membrane and maintain humidity is a way to do when epistaxis continues to recur.
It has been reported that the frequency of occurrence is higher in seasons with severe changes in temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity, so care must be taken as changes in weather can also cause nosebleeds. Normal nosebleeds are nothing to worry about, but you should not forget that it is important to consult a doctor if nosebleeds occur frequently.
