If the nose is still bleeding, you can spray Afrin nasal spray in the nose and hold pressure again. There are a number of options for the physician. This is only sometimes successful. If not successful, an electrical cauterization device can be used to stop the bleeding. The nose must be numbed before cauterization is performed.
Electrical cauterization is usually successful if the source of bleeding can be identified.
This absorbable packing will stay in the nose for three to five days and then dissolve on its own. Another option is a packing called mericel that is placed in the nose and then expands once wet. If neither does the job, a more extensive nasal packing must be performed with Vaseline gauze. This is not a pleasant experience, I am sorry to say. Make sure the physician numbs up the nose and is able to give some relaxation medicine and pain medicine through an I.V. before this is performed.