FirstAid Nosebleeds, 5-Count Box

Perfect if you have nose bleeds.

I was getting ramen with my weebo friends in Mountain View, and I felt it. It feels like my nose is all the sudden running; it feels a lot like 'the sniffles' when your eyes are watering and you are blinking away the tears... only with more volume. You see, there is something wrong with my nose, probably having to do with me having broken it at an early age. The doctor says it's not dangerous or anything, but my nose will, at random times, begin to hemorrhage like I'm the male lead of one of those cheesy anime cartoons, and I'm meeting the female lead for the first time.Real smooth, right? I tip my head back and touch my nose with my napkin. bright red. I grab a wad of paper napkins and excuse myself. It's a unisex, so of course there is a line. My male privilege can't help me here. By this point, my wad of napkins is soaked, and the blood is starting to run down my arm. I get to the bathroom, shove a wad of twisted napkins up my nose and clean up as best I can. The sink looks like I killed someone. I do my best to clean up the blood and head back to my table, being careful not to sneeze or move too fast. I don't even finish my extra spicy miso, out of fear that I'd blow the gasket.Something had to be done.I ordered some of these, and I've gone through five of them in the last three months; one in a social situation, where I was able to whip it out of my wallet, tear it open and cram it up my nose before anyone else saw blood. I mean, it was still pretty weird, but explaining to people that you have something wrong with your nose is way less embarrassing when you aren't bleeding all over the table, let me tell you.Now, my nosebleeds usually happen low in the nostril. Blood only comes out of one nostril (usually the right one) - So for me? twisting the product then folding it in half and shoving it up the nostril to the point where it isn't visible unless you are looking up my nose works best. I can usually manage this without getting any blood on my hands or face.I like this better than most of the other products because it is small enough to actually fit in my nostril; it's not hanging halfway out, but it's large enough (when folded in half) to fill that nostril and keep blood from spewing all over the place, a problem I have with the curad bloodstop product. I mean, the curad stuff stops the bleeding quickly, but not quickly enough to prevent blood getting all over my face. I also tried the BleedArrest Nosebleed Clotting Foam Strip - a similar problem. But the BleedArrest product, in my opinion, was superior for the few times when I get a nosebleed further up in the nose/sinuses. Just jam the goddamn thing all the way up, and while it doesn't form a 'plug' it will make the nosebleed stop quickly.

Came when it said it would.Size was smaller than what I had previously, but maybe that’s a manufacturer issue.

I was a high school soccer coach for years, and we had players getting nose bleeds from head butts and similar plays (mostly unintentional, thank goodness), but that creates several problems: player can't be on the field while bleeding, blood can't be on the uniform, and it is particularly difficult to stop a nosebleed when players are sweaty and have been running for a half hour or more. After we lost one of our starters for most of the second half of a tight match, I asked all the athletic trainers and pharmacists in our area what we could get. I had seen something similar in the Army as a Combat Lifesaver, but I didn't know how to get it for my players.A local pharmacist knew about these and ordered them for me. I did some research, and they use an extract from algae that makes the blood gel, while helping close the wound in the nose. I have used them numerous time, and they have always been effective WHEN USED CORRECTLY. They do NOT stop blood flow immediately, as some believe. You have to roll the fiber very tightly, and it must be pushed up into the nose so it is right next to the injury (broken skin), then you should apply moderate pressure. In my experience, it takes about 2 minutes for the blood to gel and for the wound to close. If you did not position the pack correctly, it is possible to gel the blood but not close the wound. So, you will pull the pack and congealed blood out, but it will immediately start bleeding again. I had this happen once, with a middle school kid who fell and busted his nose during an exhibition match. He was a little guy, so I had trouble getting it tight enough, and he pulled away when we put it in his nose the first time.Fair warning: if someone is bleeding profusely and you do it right the first time, you may have a large amount of congealed blood that come out with the nasal cease pack. It is often bright red arterial blood, and it will look like a huge glob of bright red, bloody snot. That isn't pleasant, and it should be treated like any other bodily fluid, despite being congealed: bag it, mark it, dispose of in a biohazard waste container. If you aren't comfortable seeing blood, then this part may REALLY get to you (I've had players and at least one parent who were watching almost throw up). The upshot is that every time I've used it, players say that everything slides out easily, and they can breathe much better (sometimes even better than before the nosebleed). Also, if you are using this in a sports setting, this makes it easy to control the blood and keep it from getting all over them and their uniform.I've used it over a dozen times, and I can usually get players back on the field in 3-4 minutes, as long as they lean forward and don't get blood all over themselves on the way off! I also carry it in a small kit for my two young sons, who both wrestle.I firmly believe that anyone who is having trouble with these either isn't using them correctly, or they're trying to use them for nosebleeds that are so far back in the sinus cavity that these can't reach them.

Can only give a 3 stars for now because I'm happy to say I haven't had the need to use them yet. But I will say I'm very happy to have them available to me just in case I need them in an instant. Oh what the heck I'm gonna give 5 stars for ease of mind.

I have winter bleeds that last 3-4 hours. These helped 50% of time without ER intervention. They are easy, soft, but tend to accordian up nostril. My bleeds appear to be posterier up at nose bridge. These don't tend to insert that far, they accordian. However, most bleeds are anterior to most so they would probably work ok.

NasalCease is easy to use and does a great job at stopping the nosebleed! Read directions for use when you receive your order so you have a good idea what to do when your nose begins to bleed.

This was the most difficult thing to apply, and the most useless product I’ve ever tried. The product looks like someone took a cigarette filter and pulled it apart and stuck in the package. It was almost impossible to apply to the nasal area. And did absolutely nothing once I eventually got it positioned. Absolutely do not recommend.