Blood Thinner Use and Sino-Nasal Surgery (Septum and Sinus Surgery)

Cross-Section showing relationship of septum, sinus, eye, and brain There is an active abhorrence between blood thinner medications and ENT ...

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Can Headaches Trigger Nosebleeds?

Image courtesy of stockimages at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net Ignoring high blood pressure headaches which can potentially rupture blood vessels i...

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The Recurrent Recurrent Nosebleed Treatment - Sewing the Nostril Shut!

Bad nosebleeds are quite alarming, even when it happens once. But imagine 4+ bad nosebleeds a week for years that refuses to quit no matte...

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How Does Silver Nitrate Cauterize?

Silver nitrate is a chemical compound commonly used by ENT surgeons to stop nosebleeds as well as obliterate granulation tissue (found arou...

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Foley Catheter to Stop Nosebleed???

A foley catheter, as shown above, is normally used to drain urine from the bladder, but it can also be used to stop severe nosebleeds ... al...

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Nosebleeds... It's That Time of Year Again!

With the fall season, the air becomes cooler and dryer... Families start turning on the heat which further dries the air leading to a potent...

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Dr. Oz Does Nosebleeds (With Some Errors)

A reader informed me that Dr. Oz did a TV show recently on nosebleeds ... I took a look at the video clip and it is my opinion that some i...

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