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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / January 2005Bloody nose?
In the morning my nose feels stuffy. Like I need to blow it and blood just comes out. No clots it will just run red. This happens only in the morning. It does not feel like an infection and there is no flem anywhere- nose or throat. What could cause this? shirley >In the morning my nose feels stuffy. Like I need to blow it and blood >just comes out. No clots it will just run red. This happens only in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >What could cause this? The bleeding could be form anywhere in the nose or sinuses, due to many different causes. For bleeding, I think you do need to see a doctor to rule out various problems (including a couple of systemic ones). MD put me back on Spectracep antibiotic for 10 days again, which I was taking for a sinus infection over 1 month ago. It is clearing the nose bleeds, just little dry scabs seem to be left. Thanks. shirley Hello, I am having a little mucous with a slight showing of blood, and wonder if the cold Winter air has something to do with it showing up a nasal infection before it gets into the sinuses. In other words it is dryer in the nasal passage now so is more sensitive. My bad ear is acting up too. I seem to have a lot of sinus, ear problems in the winter. I have allergies to dust and mold too. Some mornings I will wake up with a dry nose inside. I get this when the heat is turned on for the winter. I keep my window open a little bit at night too. I used to use a humidifer but it did not help. shirley For dry nose in winter it is essential to keep pans of water in the bedroom to allow them to evaporate. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com Hundreds of persons get nose bleed during winter due to the dryness of he bedroom and the outside air. Saline spray - without benzalkonium or moisturizing gels help. My company makes Breathe.ease XL Nasal Moisturizing Gel that you may find useful. important to moisten the bedroom - pour water into aluminum trays - shallow ones. Or put plants in the bedroom that require lots of water. Vaportizors are a problem because they are impossible to keep clean and free of mold. Ionizors are not recommended for moistening the air. If you are traveling, wet the towels and hang them on hangers in the room. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com Dr. Grossan... So far I have been chicken to try your gel because EDTA tends to irritate my nose.....Should I try - or should I just leave well enuf alone? I really don't know your own situation. Breathe.ease XL nasal moisturizing gel is what I developed for nosebleeds and what I use on my patients. Your situatiion may be different. Best wishes, Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com Did you see the documentary on TV where this guy went to the Hospital Emergency (in the U.S.) 'cause he couldn't stop his nose from bleeding? ..I didn't catch it all, but he was charged over 30,000 dollars at one hospital, and 15,000 at another. ...The Hospitals sent the couple this itemized list with a coding for various charges that one would have to be an Einstein to figure out. ...I don't know how the medical coverage works in the States, but I know as a Canadian travelling down there, you want to make damn sure you have medical insurance coverage prior to crossing the line. The Hospitals will charge you for every swab and q-tip used. ..They even charge for the light bulbs in the wards. ...The reporter showed a kidney bowl: the normal cost, about 3 bucks. The Hospital charge for the patient 33 bucks. Scary!! ...Jon I was overcharged by a hospital. It was for about $400. For one part of the bill, I had not yet reached my deductible, so my insurance paid nothing, but applied the amount towards the deductible. The hospital treated that charge as "uninsured" and charged me the entire amount, even though they treated the rest of my charges as "insured". Since this is an automated, computerized accounting system, I have got to believe that the hospital routinely overcharges it patients. I can't believe that I was the only one that was hit by this obvious computer error. After I called them, they fixed my bill, but I wonder how many other patients just get bilked. > Did you see the documentary on TV where this guy went to the Hospital > Emergency (in the U.S.) 'cause he couldn't stop his nose from bleeding? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > showed a kidney bowl: the normal cost, about 3 bucks. The Hospital > charge for the patient 33 bucks. Scary!! ...Jon Hi Cando... The interviewed Dr. tried to point out how a computer can easily make a mistake and instead of charging the patient 5 bucks, it charges 500. ...The reporter didn't buy it, but you're right-- Many patients just look at all the gobbly-goop on the itemization, then pay the requested amount. ...When we were in Reno a few years back, my Mother had some renal problems. I phoned the ambulance and was shocked to see one arrive in about 2 minutes. They took her to the Hospital, which, incidentally, turned out to be only 2 blocks away. This was 11 at night. We sat in the emergency room 'till 4 in the morning, before the Dr. came in. He took a pee sample, then said: you look oK, good-bye. ...Now this was the only time we had inadvertently forgot to get medical insurance. (All our drives to the US are usually to take a cruise, thus we pre-buy a packaged deal.) But when I realized we had forgot to purchase this time, we had already driven 500 miles across the border. But I thought: what are the chances of anything happening-- 3 day drive down, 2 days there, 3 days back. Nothing can go wrong, right? ---Wrong !) ...The Ambulance cost her 500 bucks, the rest another 700 bucks. ..We felt we got off easy; it could have cost a bundle more. Never again will we travel without insurance. At any rate, the thing that I found disturbing was how the hospital charges for it's service. Jesus... When we got home, there were bills coming out of the wood-work. The ambulance sends you a bill, the Dr. sends you a bill, The hospital, the lab etc. etc. ...It was kind of scary, We were beginning to wonder how many others were going to stick their fingers in the pot too, and send out bills. ... We thought, what if the hospital sweepers send out their own bill, or how about the plumbers and the electricians. ...I'm used to the fact where a hospital is one entity. You stay, and here's the bill... None of these extra user fees. ...And the scary part is, the patient has not a leg to stand on. If the hospital says you owe 10 bucks for the depreciation of the chair you're sitting on in waiting room, or 2 bucks for reading their magazine there, you can't argue the fact. ...Jon |
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