Bloody Nose and EVCO

My poor son has had bloody noses for most of his life.  We have curbed the problem after lots of trial and error.  He still gets bloody noses but much less frequently.  This is what we have learned . . .

1. Go to the doctor.  We went to the doctor first to find out what was going on and found that he had an infection in his nose. So our first step was to use an antibacterial ointment.  The doctor also told us that my son had large blood vessels close to the skin's surface so a bloody nose could be a common occurrence.  
2. Keep nostrils clear.  After a bloody nose, a blood clot would form in my son's nose.  It would dry and then my son would bump his nose usually while sleeping and it would start to bleed again.  When my son was younger, he refused to blow his nose so, and this is gross, we taught him to pick his nose.  Each night I would give him a tissue and he picked his nose.  This would clear out his nose and help significantly.
3. Keep moisturized.  After trying many ways to keep his nostrils moistened, we finally settled on extra virgin coconut oil (EVCO).  Supposedly, EVCO has anti-fungal, antiviral and antibacterial properties.  When my son has a bloody nose we put a bit of EVCO on the tip of his pinky finger (I want to use something that is big enough that it won't go too far into his nose) and have him rub it around.    Now instead of having bloody noses 3 times a day he has one once a month or less.  Yeah!

If you any ideas that have helped you are your children with this issue please share in the comment section below.