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How common are frequent nosebleeds in children?
Nosebleeds are a common problem, but few studies have looked at how many children have them.

About 1 in 10 children get frequent nosebleeds.1

In the United States, about 4 in 1,000 of the children under age 10 who go to the emergency room have nosebleeds.2



Sources for the information on this page:
  1. Rodeghiero F, Castaman G, Dini E. Epidemiological investigation of the prevalence of von Willebrand's disease. Blood. 1987; 69: 454-459. 3492222
  2. Pallin DJ, Chng Y-M, McKay M. Epidemiology of epistaxis in US emergency departments, 1992 to 2001. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2005; 46: 77-81. 15988431
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