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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Health
Adrienne Matei

I have frequent nosebleeds. What causes them and are they normal?

One of the most common causes of nosebleeds is dry air.
One of the most common causes of nosebleeds is dry air. Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

If you frequently experience nosebleeds, you might come to regard them as nothing more than a messy inconvenience.

Yet, even though most nosebleeds are mild and benign, they should not happen “if everything inside the nose is healthy”, says Dr Patricia Loftus, an otolaryngologist at the University of California, San Francisco.

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