Bloody Nose? Do NOT Do This…
April 29, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under A Mother's Wisdom, Easy Health Tips, First Aid, Happy Living Tip, Your Body
Dang! Another instance where conventional wisdom and years-old treatments have failed us yet again.
Bloody noses – a staple in the lives of kids, sports-playing teens and allergy-ridden adults – are not to be treated by tipping the head back as once was thought. Instead, you are to lower and tip your head forward, catching any wayward bleeding in a tissue.
Why is this? Because tipping the head back will send blood down into the esophagus and potentially into the stomach, which can be irritating and possibly cause vomiting. But by leaning the head forward, you can avoid such issues.
Other treatment …read more
