Really?: The Claim: Tilt Your Head Back to Treat a Nosebleed


	Really?: The Claim: Tilt Your Head Back to Treat a Nosebleed

arifsali

4-29-2008 4:36 PM

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arifsali says:

THE BOTTOM LINE

Never treat a nosebleed by leaning your head back.

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4-29-2008 4:57 PM

alanocu

very interesting - good to know next time I go skiing

4-29-2008 6:00 PM

skwirlinator

Known since childhood

4-29-2008 7:48 PM

debbyski

I've never had a nosebleed.

4-29-2008 9:38 PM

alanocu

I used to get them in Colorado on ski trips - something about the altitude maybe?

4-30-2008 2:55 AM

Brimstone

Thanks.

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