Showing posts with label bleed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bleed. Show all posts

Friday, February 10, 2012

And don't forget the bacon!

One remedy that has gotten significant attention recently is the use of bacon for stopping nosebleeds.  This comes from a recent article published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology in November of 2011.  In a patient with a rare bleeding disorder who had uncontrollable nosebleeds, strips of cured pork, i.e. bacon, were used for control of bleeding in this patient.  A wise man once told me about using salt pork for difficult-to-control nosebleeds.  Guess the idea wasn't so far fetched.