Can altitude sickness lead to nosebleeds? How does altitude sickness nose bleed do?

Many people will have altitude sickness at higher altitudes, and all kinds of uncomfortable symptoms will appear, which is extremely harmful to health. So can altitude sickness lead to nosebleeds? How does altitude sickness nose bleed do? Let's take a closer look.

1, Can altitude sickness lead to nosebleeds?

Yes The plateau region has a dry climate, thin air and little precipitation. When you first enter the plateau area, it is easy to have nosebleeds due to the rupture of dry submucosal blood vessels, which is a common altitude sickness.

The following is mainly about how to deal with nosebleeds during altitude sickness.

Step 2 press to stop bleeding

When there are many nosebleeds, the first thing to do is to pressurize the bleeding. Lean your neck forward slightly, don't look up, hold your nose with your thumb and forefinger, and let go for 2 seconds every 30 seconds, so that things accumulated in your nasal cavity must flow out and avoid flowing into your throat. Pinch your nose repeatedly until the nosebleed stops.

Step 3 ice compress to stop bleeding

Using an ice pack to compress the nose, due to the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction, the broken capillaries in the nasal cavity will contract and stop bleeding. Don't lean back when you ice, so as not to choke your throat with nosebleeds.

Step 4 apply ointment

After the nosebleed stops, dip a cotton swab in vitamin E ointment, or other antibiotics and steroid ointment and gently apply it to the nasal cavity, which can promote wound healing, moisten nasal mucosa and prevent blood vessels from rupturing again.

Step 5 eat fresh fruits and vegetables

Eating some fresh fruits and vegetables and supplementing vitamins can promote the healing of nasal vascular rupture, and the fruit has high water content, which can also replenish water to the body and prevent dryness.

Recommended fruits: pears, dates, grapes, kiwis, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.

6. drink plenty of water to prevent it

Most nosebleeds caused by altitude sickness are caused by dry climate. Drinking plenty of water can prevent dryness and enhance the elasticity of nasal mucosa blood vessels, which is very helpful to prevent nosebleeds again.

7. Symptoms of altitude sickness

Symptoms of altitude sickness generally include headache, shortness of breath, chest tightness, anorexia, low fever, dizziness and fatigue. Some people appear because of low oxygen content: purple lips and fingertips, lethargy, hyperactivity, insomnia and other different manifestations. When traveling to Tibet, some people will appear because of the dry air: rough skin, chapped lips, bleeding nostrils or blood clots.