Here's the one you should not try. Seriously, please don't try this! I've been told by my otolaryngologist that the lining of a tampon (even if it's 100 percent cotton) can dry with the blood and cause a thin layer of your skin to come off with it when you eventually pull it out — just like a tissue can. This can cause damage to the lining of the nose over time. So please don't try this.
When I used to do this, I thought that since tampons absorb blood, why not put tampons in my nose. Now while this method did cause a plug up my nose other issues arose.
The issue mentioned above did happen causing my nose to either start bleeding again or feel raw after removing the tampon, massive blood clots would form (about three inches long) and sometimes part of it would get caught in my nasopharynx so I'd have to sniff it to my throat and spit it out. Or, if I put a tampon in one nostril it would sometimes bleed out of the other side so I'd have two tampons up my nose.
In the next slide, find out how having two tampons in my nose sent me to the emergency room.