Avoid spraying the medication into your eyes or onto the middle of the inside of your nose (nasal septum). Rinse the spray tip with hot water or wipe with a clean tissue after each use.

When a nosebleed hits, we often go into panic mode. We frantically reach for tissues and may try shoving them up in our ...

An ear, nose and throat doctor explains why tipping your head back with a nosebleed could make things worse and what you ...

Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD Fact checked by Jillian Dara Nasal sprays can treat congestion and other symptoms of ...

Among her must-haves are combo she takes “when I’m down bad” and a “more potent nasal decongestant” than DayQuil.

If you can’t postpone your trip, use Afrin (oxymetazoline) nasal spray before takeoff, and swallow repeatedly during ascent and descent. (Because oxymetazoline can be habit forming, doctors warn ...