nasal cannula's causing severe nose bleeds

[merryxmas2013]

good morning every one , can anyone help ? i am on ambulatory 02 using nasal a cannula had a severe nose bleeding needing hospital treatment and had it cauterized they said it was the cannula's so i have adjusted my neb and g1 4 Inogen concentrator with a mouth piece any other idea's please or has any else had the same condiition trouble is i am so stuffed up and cannot breath through my nose since the cauterization thanks o much x

[Hacienda]

I have a Cannula with my Home Converta, and My Inogen 1 Mobile. I do have Nose Bleeds most days, not to any excess, have mentioned it to my Consultant, she said it is the cannula. So I have reduced the flow when not active as instructed by the Oxygen Nurse. It has lessened the Nose Bleeds. Hope yours Improves. Good Luck. xxx

[merryxmas2013 in reply to Hacienda]

thanks love for the reply i am the concentrator pulsing at 2 litres and 4 on the bottle just to walk about trying to use the mask lol!! resp nurse has said t use KY jelly as it is water based hey ho !! xx

[13cats-lives in reply to merryxmas2013]

Blimey! It”s no wonder your having nose bleeds, with that amount of pressure on those tiny blood vessels in the nose! I would suggest that unless you are extremely poorly, you try to reduce the pressure. Your body can only sustain this for a certain amount of time, before something gives..good luck, and best wishes 👍👍

[merryxmas2013 in reply to 13cats-lives]

thanks so much for the reply , i have 2 litres ambulatory 02 using the Inogen1 g4 and now just use the cannula in between by lips lol!! try anything and also the mouth peice to as i am uneasy now using the cannula because of hospital treatment again xx the rep nurse say to use the mask ? so am gonna try again xx

[Misstickle]

My husband also got nosebleeds which we assumed were caused by the cannula, not particularly bad ones, but more of an inconvenience really. His respiratory nurse suggested having a humidifier bottle fitted to his oxygen concentrator. It just has to be topped up with pure water each day and has made a big difference. He rarely gets nosebleeds now and says it also helps a lot with the dryness he gets in his mouth. He is now on 5 - 7 litres of oxygen and has to use hi-flow cannula so it may not be appropriate for you but, it’s certainly worth looking into. Obviously a humidifier can’t be used with cylinders, but he can’t use those much these days as sadly rarely leaves the house. He also takes Mucodyne which I believe is to reduce stuffiness and helps with his breathing. Hope this may be of help to you.

[merryxmas2013 in reply to Misstickle]

i also take Mucodyne it does thin the mucus abit too, will have a word with the resp nurse about that and thankyou so much for the reply xx

[syntax]

As l do not use one at moment,the only thing l could think of

was, to use vick vapour rub as a temporary stop gap.It is waterproof

warm and would stop air getting to blood vessels ????

[merryxmas2013 in reply to syntax]

thanks for the reply dare not try that as i though it was parafin based not sure will ask thankyou xx

[gingermusic]

I find that using KY Jelly on the prongs of the cannula can help a lot

[merryxmas2013]

got some gonna try thanks you so much for the reply x