[20 Mothers’ remedies]

3.  Nosebleed; Remedy that succeeded in a severe case.—­“Put pieces of ice in cloth.  Lay a piece each side of the nose and on the back of the neck.  Remarks.—­My neighbor’s daughter had nosebleed which refused to stop until they were much frightened but this treatment soon stopped it, after which she rested quietly for a time,”

4.  Nosebleed, Simple Remedy for.—­“Place the finger on the side of the nose tight for ten or fifteen minutes.  My mother has stopped her nose from bleeding when other remedies failed.”  This shuts off the circulation and helps to form a clot.

5.  Nosebleed, Another Home Remedy for.—­“Hold the head back as far as possible, press up the end of the nose with the end of the finger.”  Best to lie on the side so blood will not run down the throat and choke the patient.

6.  Nosebleed, Puff-Ball for.—­“Find an old brown puff-ball from the ground, pick out the soft inside part and put it in nose and let remain for some time.”

7.  Nosebleed, Vinegar and Water for.—­“Wet a cloth in very cold water or strong cold water and vinegar and apply to back of neck, renewing as it gets warm.  Have seen this tried and know it to be good.”

Physicians’ treatment for Nosebleed.—­Place the patient on his side half lying, head and shoulders raised and apply a cold compress to the forehead, nose, and to the back of the neck.  Press the end of the nose firmly against the partition between the nostrils, for some minutes.  This presses directly upon the bleeding point, as a rule.  Also, when lying in this position, the blood does not flow into the throat so readily.  Raise the arms above the head, apply cold to the spine or to the scrotum of men and breasts of women.  Mustard foot baths are good, injection of cold water, or the injection of hot water, 120 F., into the nostril will often help:  Cold water, Or salt water, can be gently snuffed.  Alum solution on a cloth put in the nostril often helps.  A piece of bacon cut to bits and placed in the nostril often stops it.  Vinegar injected into the nostril is good, or you can use a cloth saturated with vinegar and placed in the nostril.  White oak bark tea, strong, is effective; juice of lemon applied same way or injected is helpful.

How to plug the nostrils; (front or anterior nares).—­Do this with narrow strips of sterilized gauze, by placing the first piece as far back as possible, then with a narrow pair of forceps pushing in a little at a time until the nostril is filled.  The gauze should be only one-half inch wide.  If the bleeding still continues the posterior opening (nares) should be plugged.  This can be known by seeing the blood flowing down the throat (pharynx).

[Respiratory diseases 21]