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Think tilting your head back stops a nosebleed? Actually, it makes things worse. Blood can flow down your throat, causing nausea.

The right way: lean slightly forward and pinch the soft part of your nose for a few minutes.

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00:00Next time your nose bleeds, do not tilt your head back.
00:03We've all been told to look up to stop the flow.
00:06But doing this is secretly a terrible idea.
00:10When you tilt your head, the blood doesn't actually stop.
00:13It just changes direction.
00:15Instead of dripping out, it slides directly down the back of your throat.
00:20But here is the gross part.
00:22As that warm, heavy liquid drops into your stomach, it acts as a massive irritant.
00:27Blood does not belong there.
00:30If you swallow enough of it, you will violently throw it all back up.
00:34Even scarier, one wrong breath and that blood slips into your windpipe, suffocating you from the inside.
00:41Instead, lean slightly forward and pinch the squishy part of your nose.
00:46Keep your lungs blood-free and hit subscribe to keep surviving your own body.
00:51Until next time your nose will be thrown forward.
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