Can A Child With Frequent Nosebleeds Be Leukemia? Don't worry, listen to what the pediatrician has to say

Recently, I have often received such messages: The child often has Nosebleeds, could it be leukemia, so worried?

Recently, the weather has been dry, and some children have frequent nosebleeds, or some children are prone to nosebleeds no matter what season they are in. This makes parents very worried and worried about whether their children are seriously ill. After all, this is how it is played on TV.

A nosebleed, medically known as a nosebleed, is a phenomenon in which Blood flows out of the nose or into the mouth.

Nosebleeds are common in children, and despite their scary appearance, the vast majority are not a big problem . Very few are caused by blood, blood vessel development, or other abnormalities, and these types of nosebleeds are often difficult to stop. So parents really don't have to be too nervous. In order not to affect the child and cause serious bleeding, the correct method should be taken to stop the bleeding first.

First, have the child sit upright and lean forward slightly . Do not lift your head up or lower your head to prevent backflow of blood and aggravation of bleeding.

Then, gently squeeze the nose to stop the bleeding . Most nosebleeds can be stopped within 5 to 10 minutes, so try to squeeze for as long as 10 minutes.

Do not use too much force when pinching, so as not to cause discomfort or pain to the child, and do not let go of the hand to check the bleeding in the middle, so as not to interfere with coagulation and prolong the hemostasis time.

Release it after 10 minutes to see if there is still bleeding . If there is still blood coming out, repeat the squeeze again. If you continue to have bleeding after squeezing again, you need to Seek Medical Attention in time.

So, under what circumstances does nosebleed matter and under what circumstances? How can parents judge?

Under normal circumstances, nosebleeds that can be stopped in time by pinching and pressure do not need additional treatment, but if the bleeding does not work after the second pinching pressure, you need to seek medical attention in time.

In addition, children with nosebleeds that are accompanied by paleness, weakness, vomiting or foreign objects in the nose, heavy bleeding, and bleeding from the gums and mouth also need to seek medical attention in time for further examination.

It is worth noting that children with nosebleeds more than three times a week , and this situation lasts for several weeks or even longer, need to seek medical attention , and timely rule out blood diseases and other systemic disease factors.

There are many reasons for nosebleeds in children, which may be common symptoms of body diseases such as nasal cavity and sinus, or local manifestations of systemic diseases. According to the location of epistaxis, it can be divided into local causes and systemic causes.

1) Local causes mainly refer to trauma, inflammation, nasal septum lesions, nasal cavity and sinus tumors and climatic factors.

In life, frequent nose picking and rubbing of the nose can damage the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa and cause epistaxis. This condition is one of the common causes of nosebleeds in children.

Of course, infections such as colds, rhinitis, and nasal cavity can also damage the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa, resulting in bleeding.

In addition, climatic factors are also one of the common causes of nosebleeds in children . For example, a dry surrounding environment can cause dryness of the nasal mucosa, which leads to fragility of the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa and causes epistaxis.

2) Systemic causes mainly refer to epistaxis caused by cardiovascular disease, blood disease, acute febrile infectious disease, nutritional disorder or vitamin deficiency.

A remarkable feature of epistaxis caused by systemic diseases is that the bleeding is not easy to stop , especially for blood diseases, the blood coagulation mechanism is abnormal, and it is generally not easy to stop the bleeding.

In vitamin deficiency, the lack of vitamin C and K will lead to the fragility of blood vessels, while vitamin P and calcium are necessary substances for the coagulation mechanism, and their deficiency will cause abnormal coagulation mechanism.

Of course, there are also some epistaxis for which no specific cause can be found, and this type of epistaxis does not recur after hemostasis, so this type of epistaxis is also called spontaneous or idiopathic epistaxis.

How To Prevent Nosebleeds In Children?

1) Do not pick the nostrils frequently , and do not rub the nose vigorously to avoid mechanical damage to the nasal mucosa.

2) Keep the nasal cavity clean , and use normal saline or normal sea salt water to clean the nasal cavity every day.

3) Keep the air clean and moist indoors to avoid dry and bleeding nasal passages.

4) For children with frequent nosebleeds, apply Vaseline in front of the nostrils every day to protect the nasal mucosa.

5) Those with allergic rhinitis and sinusitis in children should be actively prevented and treated.

Finally, remind the majority of parents that a reasonable daily diet structure, comprehensive nutrition, active participation in physical exercise, regular work and rest time, and improving the immune mechanism of children can reduce the common discomfort symptoms of many children.