HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

How much blood do you lose during a nosebleed?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Alexander Gorup answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Depends: The answer depends on the severity. It ranges from minimal to life-threatening amounts. It is quite variable.

Answered 8/15/2012

5.7k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

My mother is anemic born 02/03/1966 she is losing blood had to have a transfusion and they still do not know why having migraines and nose bleeds?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

How come some mornings when I wake up, im covered in blood from a nosebleed? Is this common or should I be worried?

5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

A member asked:

If someone sneezes after having a nosebleed an hour earlier is there blood in their droplets?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

For the last year at least every other night sometimes every night I am getting nosebleeds. There is quite a bit of blood. Any ideas as to why ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Is it normal to nosebleed anytime even while in the middle of sleep?What is the indication of this?He is 36 yrs.Old.Is there a prob.W/ his blood?Help.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

9 yr. Old male - nosebleeds that have gotten frequent/lots of blood during the last month - happening multiple times a day and every night ?
I know nosebleeds are common during pregnancy, but yesterday I coughed up blood. Could this be something serious?
Are nosebleeds common during pregnancy? Ill be 31 weeks in two days & i just finished crying hysterically & i kinda wiped my nose with the back of my hand & saw blood. Is this normal? No blood actually dripped out but its there when i use tissue?
What causes nose bleeds? Nose has bled for almost 1 wk but not exclusively before & during period &when finger inside nose finger has blood from nose.
Repeated nose bleeds. Went 2 doc nothing wrong. Today during nose bleed a large clot of blood came out of nostril. Not mucus. shld I be concerned

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.