A man aged 53 years suffering from the problem of blood coming from his nose and usually in the morning, but not every day, sometimes in the form of blocks, why and how to treat it?
Most common reason is crack in the mucosa of the nose. Reasons could be due to digital manipulation or simply dryness of the mucosa from heating at home or low humidity in winter season. Other more serious conditions may RARELY be the cause too. Cauterization at an ENT's office easily takes care of the problem, usually.
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