You guys, why is my son getting bloody noses at night?

[idoinjuly]

The past two mornings he's woken up with blood on his sheets and dried on his nose.  In the past, he's only gotten a couple of bloody noses when he's knocked his nose.  I'm imagining all kinds of horrible things right now.  I'm going to call the doctor's office once they open.

[McGavin]

Is the air too dry? I used to get this as a kid and my mom got a humidifier for my room.

[idoinjuly]

That was my thought, but we have a humidifier in his room and he was fine all through winter and up until now. I do need to change the filter in his humidifier. Target run!

[McGavin]

Is your a/c running? That might cause drier air, too.

[idoinjuly]

It is. I'm hoping that's all it is.

[Jalapeñomel]

I used to get them all the time due to dry air.

[nsl]

My boys both get bloody noses when the seasons change. Zyrtec has helped a lot.

[takeonyou]

I get bloody noses when we are running the heat or a/c all the time. I have to break out the humidifier. Both my kids are the same way.

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[Deleted]

Have you been giving him aspirin or something with aspirin in it? I used to get horrible bloody noses when I was younger and found out it was because I was taking the occasional aspirin for a headache.

[Knight]

It's probably just dry air. J has these occasionally because of allergies and the fact that he'll start picking his nose in his sleep without realizing it.

[idoinjuly]

I haven't given him aspririn or anything. I'm hoping you guys are right. Thank you!

[auntie]

My BIL, who run and ER, says that 99 times out of 100 it's because he's picking it. Drier air or allergies could compel him to go at it.

[fuckyourcouch]

Jun 24, 2013 8:36:24 GMT -5 auntie said:

My BIL, who run and ER, says that 99 times out of 100 it's because he's picking it. Drier air or allergies could compel him to go at it.

i was also going to ask if he picks it.

[eb777888]

David has woken up with bloody noses, too. I assumed it was dryness, but he's also a nose picker.

[natsnow]

how old is he? kids get bloody noses at night often. saline nasal spray, at least 5-6 times per day. Vaseline or water based lubricant in the nose morning and night, humidifier in his room. this formula works most of the time.

[natsnow]

and I feel like I need to add the disclaimer that you can not give aspirin to kids. at all. baby aspirin is a horrible name because it can actually put kids into liver failure.

[Marle]

His nose is itchy and he is probably picking it. Logan has this issue.

Start applying ayr (is a saline gel) every night. Talk to the doctor about allergies. Cut his nails as often as you can.

I hope they stop. With Logan is a constant battle. When we relax the prevention he goes right back to bleeding.

[rex]

I used to get them daily as a kid. It was usually from dry air.

I'm sure he's fine!

[christy082]

When I was a kid I used to get them a lot. They put me on Claritin and they stopped. 

[julez]

Probably dry air from the a/c, even with the humidfier.

When I was a kid, my mom used to take a q-tip and roll it to coat very lightly in Vaseline. Then she'd swab the inside of my nose thoroughly. It really helped prevent the dry cracks that often caused my nose to bleed.