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Lilyhoney

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29. A little dab of coconut oil in the nostril will help,

Reply to GummyBearz (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 06:41 PM

Dec 2015

or in a pinch use a dab of blistex medicated ointment during the day and at bed time.

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Anyone get over night bloody noses in dry climates? [View all] GummyBearz Dec 2015 OP

I do and the solution is saline nasal spray. Cheap and easy. n/t Butterbean Dec 2015 #1

Get one of those humdifiers (like they use for children) for your nightstand. n/t FSogol Dec 2015 #2

as Butterbean said, also a dampened towel on a chair by the bed in a hotel. irisblue Dec 2015 #3

Happens to me in the winter. Mariana Dec 2015 #4

I sleep with my head submerged in a bucket of ice water. Works a treat! Orrex Dec 2015 #5

A damp washcloth over the face works just as well Retrograde Dec 2015 #21

I think it's more the altitude than the dryness. SheilaT Dec 2015 #6

I thought that too. n/t truedelphi Dec 2015 #27

When traveling in the winter, I bring one of these MohRokTah Dec 2015 #7

Just had one the other day... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #8

In addition to the other recommendations, keep yourself hydrated. Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #9

Happens every time I get in a bar fight in Denver. Fuddnik Dec 2015 #10

haha GummyBearz Dec 2015 #18

stay away from trump rally dembotoz Dec 2015 #11

Yes, I am dealing with them now in Arizona visiting my mother in law kimbutgar Dec 2015 #12

That is a common problem. As soon as the heat is turned on jwirr Dec 2015 #13

You need a humidifier... hot, or cold air... JCMach1 Dec 2015 #14

Yes, every winter when we start running the heater. There's a couple of simple things... Hekate Dec 2015 #15

That stuff works for lice too. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #20

WOW. I'll have to share that with my daughter -- she's the one with kids now. Hekate Dec 2015 #24

I was just going to post: "When I'm in Denver." Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #16

Happened to me when I was in Texas for basic training MrScorpio Dec 2015 #17

I live in Denver, and I have that problem every winter DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #19

I used to get nosebleeds a lot when I lived in Colorado. Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #22

Yeh, I have the same problem in the deserts of So Ca, and I Bigmack Dec 2015 #23

Yeah Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #25

YES. Had to have a vessel cauterized... VOX Dec 2015 #26

It took me almost 3 years to acclimate to the dry, thin stuff we call air in New Mexico Warpy Dec 2015 #28

A little dab of coconut oil in the nostril will help, Lilyhoney Dec 2015 #29

My sister-in-law suggested sesame oil, but any oil will do Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2015 #35

Yes. It is why we sleep with a humidifier in the bedroom during the winter months here in L.A. beaglelover Dec 2015 #30

Very rarely. LWolf Dec 2015 #31

Sometimes libodem Dec 2015 #32

Yup - both daughters and 2 of the grands do as well! ebayfool Dec 2015 #33

You can make your own normal saline nose drops. 3catwoman3 Dec 2015 #34

Woah! Some of you guys have a real problem here. SheilaT Dec 2015 #36