Hi all,
I'm after a little advice if anyone can give me some I'd be very grateful. I'm a caregiver and one-off my clients has dementia. A little bit about him, he's 93 and was a spitfire pilot in the war. Coming out of the dives there was some g force which made the pilot and others pass out. When they come round they found they all suffered with nose bleeds. Fast forward 70 years to know, he still suffers from these nose bleeds. He's had it cauterised a few times. Well the last few months or so he's been showing signs of odd tics. He rubs his forehead, pics his nose to the point where it bleeds, spits everywhere in the house and outside and keeps licking a tissue. He goes through a box of tissues every couple of days as well as hankies. My question is. How do I stop him from doing these? I've tried to say it's dirty to spit, he's not bothered about it. I say to him the Drs have said if he carries on picking his nose he will end up with being admitted to hospital because of the amount of blood he looses each time he has a nose bleed. It's as if it's now a habitual thing. How can I help him? Thanks in advance. Rob
I'm after a little advice if anyone can give me some I'd be very grateful. I'm a caregiver and one-off my clients has dementia. A little bit about him, he's 93 and was a spitfire pilot in the war. Coming out of the dives there was some g force which made the pilot and others pass out. When they come round they found they all suffered with nose bleeds. Fast forward 70 years to know, he still suffers from these nose bleeds. He's had it cauterised a few times. Well the last few months or so he's been showing signs of odd tics. He rubs his forehead, pics his nose to the point where it bleeds, spits everywhere in the house and outside and keeps licking a tissue. He goes through a box of tissues every couple of days as well as hankies. My question is. How do I stop him from doing these? I've tried to say it's dirty to spit, he's not bothered about it. I say to him the Drs have said if he carries on picking his nose he will end up with being admitted to hospital because of the amount of blood he looses each time he has a nose bleed. It's as if it's now a habitual thing. How can I help him? Thanks in advance. Rob