copd

[aagha]

i am 32 years old and had copd for years i am experiencing nasal bleeding for about a week a go , chest pain and difficlty breathing i use symbicort , ventoline and 15 mg prednisolone what do i do to stop the bleeding and burning in my nose and the chest pain?

[National Jewish Health]

You should have your nose examined.  Cauterization of a bleeding blood vessel may be required to stop the bleeding.  You should also be checked for evidence of bleeding from other parts of your body.  Even without nose bleed, chest pain and difficulty breathing are serious symptoms.  You should be examined, without delay, and have a blood count and a chest x-ray.  The nose bleed and chest pain may or may not be related.

It is most unusual for a person, 32 years of age, to have "had COPD for years."  Check with your doctor to see if you have alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which is inherited emphysema due to a low level of alpha-1 antitrypsin.  Please read our alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency or inherited emphysema information at http://www.nationaljewish.org/disease-info/diseases/copd/about/alpha1-antitrypsin.aspx to learn more.

[JacoL]

Hi,
I had the same experience the last week or two with the bleeding of the nose. I found not to blow my nose as hard as usual helps a lot. I have used saltwater to clear my nose. For some reason this helped loosing the mucus and stopped the bleeding.
p.s I found that Ventize or Berotec work better than the Ventolin.

Regards
JacoL

[dolly2468]

did you use normal salt? table salt ? i heard thats not good to use up your nose

[dolly2468]

did you use normal salt? table salt ? i heard thats not good to use up your nose