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Identification of the cause is important, as it reflects the management plan being followed.<jats:italic>Aims and Objectives<\/jats:italic>. To analyze the etiology and treatment methods for patients with epistaxis.<jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. A retrospective study was done in a tertiary care hospital in central Nepal. The study period was from May 2014 to April 2015.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. A total of 84 patients had epistaxis; 52 were males and 32 were females. The most common cause of epistaxis was idiopathic (38.09%) followed by hypertension (27.38%), trauma (15.47%), and coagulopathy (8.33%). Regarding treatment methods, most (52.38%) of our patients required anterior nasal packing. Chemical cautery was sufficient to stop bleeding in 14.28% of patients while electrocautery and posterior nasal packing were performed in 2.38% and 16.66% patients, respectively. 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