Dr Dennis Chua is one of the accredited ent specialist in Singapore that commonly sees patients with epistaxis or nosebleeds.
Most nose bleeds are from the front of a nose from an area known as Little’s area. This is frequently a result of nasal trauma from nose picking or rubbing of the nose. As this is a highly vascular area, bleeding can sometimes be torrential. Find out more about epistaxis here https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/13464-nosebleed-epistaxis.
It is important to apply simple first aid measures during an episode of bleeding:
Sometimes we can:
If you have issues with epistaxis, consider visiting Dr. Dennis Chua.
Please see https://drdennischua.com/nose-sinus-conditions for more details.
Picture below shows a bleeding point on the right middle turbinate within the nose. This was cauterized to stop the bleeding.
ENT Specialist
Dr Dennis Chua