Blood in Nose

I started out with a sore throat and a very rough sounding voice. I have not had fever or flu like symptoms but I have a lot of green mucus that I have been coughing up for over a week and this morning there was a lot of blood when I blew my nose. My ears also squeak when I blow my nose. I am taking Mucus Relief DM and it seems to help but in the mornings is the worse.

[Enoch Choi, MD]

Viral infections can cause all of the symptoms you're experiencing, and how we differentiate a bacterial from a viral infection is by how you're doing.  Getting better?  good.  Getting worse?  not good, get checked by a doctor.  Viral infections don't usually last more than a week and a half, but the cough can stay for a while.

[meme3]

Thank you for the information. Do you think it could be sinus problems and do you think I need to go to a doctor? I forgot to tell you it has been over 2 weeks since it first started.

Thanks for any help you can give me on this.

[Enoch Choi, MD]

For people who come to me saying they have more than 3 weeks of one side of their face tender in a sinus, with pain that shoots to the teeth, I often examine them and find a sinus infection.  For symptoms that are less in duration, sometimes I do as well, it depends on the exam and other co-morbidities such as allergies or past history of sinusitis.  If it's getting worse, it's worth seeing your doctor.