nosebleeds - how often is frequent?

[dollybird]

NHS website says to see GP if nosebleeds are frequent, but doesn't say how often frequent is. DS is having nosebleeds about once a week the last couple of months, sometimes more often and not sure whether to see GP about it?

Hi dolly
It's probably nothing (DS used to get lots from picking his nose) but check with you gp.
The mayo clinic website says more than once a week
www.mayoclinic.com/health/nosebleeds/MY01201

Good luck

It's probably nothing to worry about but I would check it with the GP. My DB started having lots of nosebleeds when he was about 6 and after lots of investigations apparently the blood vessels at the back of his nose were very weak. He had to have them cauterised, which he was sedated for and that cured it. He doesn't remember anything about it and he's 41.

ds2 has lots of nose bleeds, about 6-8 a day on a bad week, but usually one a day or less. That's not cause for concern, apparently. He's got cream which we're using in the morning, just so he has less of them at school. Not sure it works but we're not too bothered either as it seems to be some sort of temperature control for him - he gets them when he is very hot or has a headache.

I used to get nosebleeds as a chid, went to GP and got some cream, which seemed to help, rather than needing cauterising.

I would go and see the GP anyway.

It's always worth visiting your GP to make sure it's nothing serious. My son used to get nosebleeds often during the summer, sometimes it could be several a day. First GP (not our regular one as she was on holiday) said to cauterize the blood vessels inside his nose because they were weak, it was painful (no sedation) and not very effective. A few weeks later we visited our usual GP as it hadn't really improved very much and we discovered it was due to inflammation and irritation from hayfever. He was taking hayfever tablets but they were proving not very effective. Our GP switched him over to another tablet along with a nasal spray and problem pretty much solved. The hayfever improved dramatically and the nosebleeds have almost stopped altogether. He'll get a few at the beginning of the season now which is a signal to us that we need to start the medication. No more headaches either which is something that he got together with the nosebleeds, I think the headaches were a result of the hayfever and possibly a side-effect of the previous tablets.

thanks everyone. Think I will take him to the GP. Could well be linked to hayfever, as he does get sore eyes too