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Nose bleeding
My daughter is 4 years old and suffering with fever for 4 days .she is suffering with cold and cough. Suddenly we found blood strain in his cough when blowing nose. It was repeated once in 3 consecutive days.I am very much scared.what is the reason behind it.
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Are you taking treatment for cold cough and fever ?
If not get a consultation for the same
Blood in mucous generally occurs during episode of cold and cough due to drying up of the mucosa
You can use saline nasal drops thrice daily for a week
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Ask the child not blow nose too much or try to cough hard
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Do not worry. It is mostly due to injury while nose picking added by congestion during cold.
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can use saline nasal drops to reduce crusting
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avoid nose picking
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Dr. Harshita Dokania
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
7 yrs exp
Kolkata
If there is Blood Stains in cough , doesn’t need to be worry untill its an active bleed … Plzz ask the child not to blow the nose and ask her to rest as much as possible ..
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Use Normal Saline Nasal Drop 3 drops TDS for 5 days
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Dr. Raj Narayan Samanta
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
8 yrs exp
Bareilly
Blowing nose should be stopped immediately and also consult should be done
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Take proper medicines and avoid cold and spicy food
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
It could be because of friction injury. Don't worry if it's single episode.
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