Gary - Just as an aside to this thread and your mention of having nose bleeds since age 6, I too, had nosebleeds since around age 5 which were profuse and lasting an hour or more until the age of 20 when I had the veins in my nose cauterized. The Doctor explained that the veins in my nose were too close to the surface of the skin and that even the slightest trauma to the area (blowing the nose, etc.) could cause the bleeding. After the cauterization, no more nose bleeds.