1 Pinch your nose between your thumb and forefinger, and apply moderate pressure by squeezing against the nasal septum'the midsection of your nose'for quarter-hour.
2 Lean your head forward, not backward, in order that the blood doesn't trickle down your throat. this can forestall a sense of gagging.
3 Breathe through your mouth.
4 Apply a chilly, soft compress around your nose as you still pinch it between your fingers.
5 Once bleeding has stopped, elevate your head higher than your heart once you are lying in bed or on the couch. This helps alleviate nasal pressure.
6 Turn on a cool vaporizer to moisten mucus membranes, which can facilitate forestall the nosebleed from recurring.
7 Apply atiny low quantity of petroleum jelly to the within of the nostrils to moisten the passages and stop the nosebleed from recurring. Use your fingertip.
8 Avoid blowing your nose for twenty-four hours, and once you do blow it once more, blow gently.
9 Avoid lifting serious objects or partaking in different strenuous activities once a nosebleed. this may turn out momentary surges in blood pressure that would cause the nose to bleed once more.
