Nose Bleed
Bleeding
through the nose is a condition that is common in young and adult. But
sufferers have always employed a wrong tactic to stop it, writes
MOTUNRAYO JOEL
Five-year-old Joy Azu’s mother was
terrified when she noticed that her daughter was bleeding through the
nose. She placed a pillow behind her head, slightly bending it backward.
It worked as the flow slowly stopped but it took two years for little
Azu to be free of the condition as it continued to re-occur because the
pillow solution was ineffective.
Describing his fear when he noticed the
flow of blood through his nose at seven, Iniobong Effiong, who is now a
teenager, said the period was challenging and emotionally tasking for
his parents.
His nosebleed lasted for more than a year and his mother had no idea of how to handle his condition.
“Because I was young, I had no idea of
what was happening to me. I tried to blow it out but it got worse and my
mother had little knowledge of its treatment. She later learnt that the
safe position when it occurs is to push the head backward, using a soft
object like a pillow to support the neck. It stopped after a year,” he
said.
Apart from children, adults too experience nose bleeding. At 37, Segun Olanrewaju still suffers bleeding through the nose.
