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I work at a hospital and a pa told me to try rubbing hydrogen peroxide on it with a q tip. i did so. then brushed my teeth. its now bleeding profusel.
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"It.": All bleeding eventually stops with pressure. Not sure what "it" was but peroxide does not sound like the answer.
Answered 2/13/2015
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