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Why Was My Nostril Full Of Bloody Mucous After An Episode Of Cold And Cough?

This morning I woke up with some congestion and blood in my mucus from my right nostril and I have been having headaches for the past 3 days. I have been sick on and off since the beginning of feb. First it was a bad dry cough for 4 weeks then it changed into a sore throat with a wet cough and congestion for a week and a half. I have been better for about 5 days so I thought it was gone. I moved to nyc from nc in jan so idk if that makes a difference. Idk of what I m experiencing is ok or not.
Fri, 6 Nov 2015
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Hi Dear ,

As per your query you have nostril full of bloody mucous after an episode of cold and cough . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query , But in your case it seems to me that symptoms are due to sinus infection that is sinusitis , which occur probably due to untreated upper respiratory track infection and low immunity . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order swab test , blood test , nasal endoscopy to rule out condition like nasal polyp and CT scan of sinus . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics ( amoxicillin ) at least for 10 days along with mucolytic agent and decongestant . For now take steam , do warm saline gargles and apply warm compresses to nose .

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Why Was My Nostril Full Of Bloody Mucous After An Episode Of Cold And Cough?

Hi Dear , As per your query you have nostril full of bloody mucous after an episode of cold and cough . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query , But in your case it seems to me that symptoms are due to sinus infection that is sinusitis , which occur probably due to untreated upper respiratory track infection and low immunity . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order swab test , blood test , nasal endoscopy to rule out condition like nasal polyp and CT scan of sinus . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics ( amoxicillin ) at least for 10 days along with mucolytic agent and decongestant . For now take steam , do warm saline gargles and apply warm compresses to nose . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari