Using Bacon To Stop a Nosebleed

The next time you have a raging nosebleed, forget the cotton ball! Instead...stick some bacon up your nostril!

As with anything medical, you should always chat with your doctor before trying it for yourself, but a team of docs at the Detroit Medical Center received an Ig Nobel Prize for ending a kid’s unstoppable nosebleed by pushing strips of cured meat up his nose.

Apparently the poor kid suffered from a disorder that stops his blood from clotting. The team says the salt in the meat drew out moisture, while the meat’s high-clotting factor stopped the bleeding.

Where did the idea come from? Well, the cure was based on an old wives’ tale about the effectiveness of meat against nosebleeds.

The Ig Nobel Prize goes to the most creative medical advancements every year and I think you'll agree that jamming bacon into a child’s nose is way out there.