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Why?
Tipping your head back actually doesnt stop the blood from running.
Like many common health issues, it seems like everyone and their mother has a solution.
Some are deeply culturally rooted, while others are the best medical advice people had from a different time.
4 things you should not do when you have a nosebleed
1.
This can cause you to cough or choke on the blood and lead to nausea and vomiting.
physician, entrepreneur, and co-founder ofBoardVitals
What should you do instead?
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Pinching the nostrils closed can help physically stop the blood from running out while also encouraging blood clotting.
Surprise, tampons arent great for nosebleeds, and neither is shoving tissues up into the nostrils.
Thats because thetissue materialcan get stuck to the dried blood clot thats built up against the open blood vessel.
Ignore frequent and intense nosebleeds
Last but not leastdont neglect frequent and long-lasting nosebleeds.
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