Woman's ICU Battle with Severe Nosebleed Serves as Health Warning
A woman spent a night in ICU after a severe nosebleed from a ruptured artery in her nasal passage, caused by an untreated respiratory infection that had weakened the blood vessel. Doctors performed emergency surgery to cauterize the bleedin
A Facebook user recounts a terrifying health crisis that began on a Tuesday evening around 1 p.m. when she went to the kitchen and experienced a sudden nosebleed. The bleeding was unlike any ordinary nosebleed—blood poured continuously from both her nose and mouth as if a tap had been turned on. Despite her husband's initial attempts to stop the bleeding with tissues, she recognized the severity and insisted they go to the hospital immediately.
At the hospital, cold compresses failed to stop the hemorrhage, which continued in large clots. Her blood pressure spiked dangerously to 180-190. Doctors inserted a device to block the bleeding from her nose, but the blood then flowed down her throat instead. After admission to a patient room, bleeding resumed violently, forcing doctors to perform a nasal packing procedure. During the procedure, her blood pressure dropped critically to just 80, causing her to lose consciousness. She was rushed into surgery around midnight to cauterize the ruptured blood vessel in her nasal passage. After treatment stabilized her condition, she was transferred to the intensive care unit, where she spent her first night in ICU, terrified and fearing for her life.
The diagnosis revealed a ruptured major blood vessel in her nasal passage—not a capillary, but a significant artery. She noted that had it ruptured in her brain, she would not have survived to write this account. The underlying cause was an untreated upper respiratory infection that had persisted for weeks since mid-month, which weakened the blood vessel. After successful treatment and careful monitoring, her bleeding stopped, blood pressure stabilized, and she was eventually discharged home after one night in a private room.
