Health Check: why do we get nose bleeds?
- Written by David King, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
The cause of nose bleeds is not always clear.From shutterstock.com
Nose bleeds, or epistaxes, are often a mystery to the 60% of us who have had at least one in our lifetime. Suddenly, and without obvious cause, bright red blood starts streaming from one nostril.
Usually they’re not something to worry about, but why we get them is not always...