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What could cause recurrent nose bleeds (~1-2/month) in the same nostril? never had any before 4 months ago, when i was blowing nose a lot from a cold

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Blood vessel: Broken blood vessel. Likely from trauma from frequent nose blowing. Use vaseline just inside nostril, humidified air. If persists, see ENT doc.

Dr Cremers agreed

Answered 1/9/2017

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