hi there, I feel like I have slight flu like symptoms with a chest cough an headache coming along with a runny nose. I went to the bathroom to cough and noticed a small spec of blood whilst coughing from my mouth and also from my ear? why did this happen what could it be?
HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor Cough, runny nose, headache are symptoms associated with viral upper respiratory tract infection (common cold). The cold can sometimes be associated with an infection of the ear as well. Infections involving the respiratory tract can cause bleeding due to inflammation of the respiratory tract and this is the reason that you would have seen the blood on coughing. In terms of the blood in the ear, this is most commonly related to trauma or infection. You can monitor for recurrence. There are over the counter medications that would be able to help you with the cough symptoms. I hope this helps