Nosebleeds (epistaxis) is a disorder that causes sporadic nose bleeding in one or both nostrils. This clinical condition is commonly characterized as posterior epistaxis or anterior epistaxis based on where the bleeding begins. According to The New England Journal of Medicine, around 60% of people worldwide have had epistaxis at least once in their lives, with only 6% requiring medical treatment. Epistaxis is extremely common in children under the age of ten and in persons over the age of 35.
