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  2. Doctor Warns of the Dangerous Mistake You're Making ... - AOL

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    If your nosebleed is heavy, he says you can spray several squirts of a decongestant nasal spray in your nostrils and then apply firm pressure on the soft parts of your nose for 10 minutes.

  3. Rhinorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Rhinorrhea usually resolves without intervention, but may require treatment by a doctor if symptoms last more than 10 days or if symptoms are the result of foreign bodies in the nose. [ 4 ] The term rhinorrhea was coined in 1866 from the Greek rhino- ("of the nose") and -rhoia ("discharge" or "flow").

  4. Nasal vestibulitis - Wikipedia

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    Although the disease is easily treatable, in severe cases boils may form inside the nostrils, which can cause cellulitis at the tip of the nose. The condition becomes serious because veins at that region of the face lead to the brain, and if bacteria spreads to the brain via these veins, the person may develop a life-threatening condition called cavernous sinus thrombosis, which is an ...

  5. Nosebleed - Wikipedia

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    The elderly are also more prone to prolonged nosebleeds as their blood vessels are less able to constrict and control the bleeding. The vast majority of nosebleeds occur in the front anterior (front) part of the nose from the nasal septum. This area is richly endowed with blood vessels (Kiesselbach's plexus).

  6. Nasal irrigation - Wikipedia

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    Adverse effects include nasal irritation, nosebleeds, headache, and drainage after the irrigation is done. It is generally well tolerated. [2] There is a risk of infection if the water is not sterile or the device is not cleaned after use. If the device is used improperly this can be harmful. [4]

  7. Oxymetazoline - Wikipedia

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    Oxymetazoline, sold under the brand name Afrin among others, is a topical decongestant and vasoconstrictor medication. It is available over-the-counter as a nasal spray to treat nasal congestion and nosebleeds, as eye drops to treat eye redness due to minor irritation, and (in the United States) as a prescription topical cream to treat persistent facial redness due to rosacea in adults.

  8. Nasal congestion - Wikipedia

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    Nasal obstruction characterized by insufficient airflow through the nose can be a subjective sensation or the result of objective pathology. [10] It is difficult to quantify by subjective complaints or clinical examinations alone, hence both clinicians and researchers depend both on concurrent subjective assessment and on objective measurement of the nasal airway.

  9. Woodruff's plexus - Wikipedia

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    A nosebleed (epistaxis) usually occurs in the anterior part of the nose from an area known as Kiesselbach's plexus which consists of arteries. Woodruff's plexus is a venous plexus in the posterior part and a nosebleed here accounts for only between 5 and 10 per cent of nosebleeds. Older adults are most often affected. [5]