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Title: Posterior nosebleed: Causes and how to stop them
Post by: rangerrebew on August 23, 2017, 11:05:10 am
Posterior nosebleed: Causes and how to stop them
Last reviewed Tue 22 August 2017
By Jayne Leonard   
Reviewed by Shuvani Sanyai, MD   
 

Posterior nosebleeds involve bleeding from the back of the nasal cavity. Blood flow tends to be heavier than in anterior nosebleeds.

At least 60 percent of people are estimated to be affected by at least one nosebleed in their lifetime with 6 percent requiring professional treatment.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319041.php