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Posted by AMD on October 29, 2005, at 14:22:30
Folks,
Earlier this week I bumped my head at the gym, resulting in a rather large welt on the top of my head. I didn't lose consciousness or see stars: it just hurt.
Today, however, I had a small nose bleed. Not major, but when I blew my nose some blood came out. Now I'm worried this is from the bump on my head, and that there may be serious damage. Would this be something that would happen days after the head incident, and if, is it something to worry about?
Also, if it's not the concussion, could it be from the cocaine and perhaps the sudden very cold weather? I think the proximity of the two events -- the head bump and nose bleed -- is causing me excessive worry, but I want to make sure that worry isn't justified.
Thanks,
amd
Posted by Larry Hoover on October 30, 2005, at 9:39:14
In reply to Bumping head and nose bleeds, posted by AMD on October 29, 2005, at 14:22:30
> Folks,
>
> Earlier this week I bumped my head at the gym, resulting in a rather large welt on the top of my head. I didn't lose consciousness or see stars: it just hurt.It's just your body telling you that it hurts to bump your head. No worries.
> Today, however, I had a small nose bleed. Not major, but when I blew my nose some blood came out. Now I'm worried this is from the bump on my head, and that there may be serious damage. Would this be something that would happen days after the head incident, and if, is it something to worry about?
Nope. Nothing to worry about. No connection.
> Also, if it's not the concussion, could it be from the cocaine and perhaps the sudden very cold weather? I think the proximity of the two events -- the head bump and nose bleed -- is causing me excessive worry, but I want to make sure that worry isn't justified.
>
> Thanks,
>
> amdI think the cause of the excessive worry is the nature of your thoughts. You've stopped the cocaine, haven't you?
Lar
Posted by Jen Star on November 8, 2005, at 0:06:00
In reply to Bumping head and nose bleeds, posted by AMD on October 29, 2005, at 14:22:30
hi amd,
how long ago did you quit cocaine? I don't know much about it, but I assume that snorting *anything* up your nose for an extended amount of time might weaken or damage the nasal tissues over time. And if they're irritated or inflamed, a "normal" allergic rxn or cold or dry weather could cause a nosebleed, possibly.Allergies can do that, too. Many people with allergies suffer nose-bleeds when the weather turns, or when there's a lot of pollen in the air, or if they just scratch the inside of their nose trying to get rid of a dry snot (sorry if that's too much info!)
Do you have allergies? A cold lately, at all? Flu? Anything that could have irritated your nasal passages could have made you more likely to have a nose-bleed.
It's probably unrelated to the bump on your head, though.
If you have more nose-bleeds, you might want to consider seeing a doctor, but if it's a one-time only thing, I wouldn't worry. :)
take care!
jenStar
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