I've had a horrible cough for a week now. Usually nothing comes up and my throat hurts like crazy. when i cough i do get a clear thick mucus, along with a little brownish color stuff. It sometimes makes it hard to breath, like it is blocking my airway. I get a headache so bad that it makes me dizzy. I have been drinking hot tea, and water like crazy. It never seems to wet my throat. at times it seems so dry and hard to swallow. my ears were plugged, but now i can atleast pop them, but it really feels like liquid is in my ears. I have been sleeping with a cool humidifier, and that doesnt seem to help. my girlfriend went to the doctor and she was told influenza. But some of out symtoms arent the same.