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I have been miserably coughing, fever,and sore throat since Saturday. Yesterday the achiness started and coughing up blood ( just tints of blood) and my ear started hurting so bad. I'm taking Tylenol for the fever and aches . Went to the dr and the nurse practitioner said it was an ear infection. Does achiness come with an ear infection? I've never had this before and the coughing. It's weird please help. Only serious help please no rude comments please
Pherick · 41-45, M
I have to agree with WebMD on this one. Anytime you cough up blood its serious. Call a doctor and tell them that you have that symptom. They should see you immediately.

[quote]Coughing up blood (hemoptysis) can be a sign of a serious medical condition. Infections, cancer, and problems in blood vessels or in the lungs themselves can be responsible. Coughing up blood generally, requires medical evaluation unless the hemoptysis is due to bronchitis.[/quote]
Highway · 46-50, M
you've got problem in your ear and and it became stronger and start attacking when your defense is down now, so all those come all together actually. rest, take your medicines, esp the ear stuff, and don't come out of bed at least a week.. lots of vitamins and chicken soup..
Fannyann · 61-69, F
Yes. Any infection can cause flu like symptoms because it raises your temperature . If you have an ear infection it could have spread to your throat as well which could be why you have speckles of blood when you cough ?
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
@Fannyann we think I busted a blood vessel in my throat from coughing so hard
Fannyann · 61-69, F
@Ticklish34 could well have done.
Fever can cause body aches.
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Ya my stomach is hurting so bad from coughing so hard and gagging some so it makes my stomach think I threw up @ProdigalSummer
Fannyann · 61-69, F
@Ticklish34 It does sound like flu ?
Fannyann · 61-69, F
Have you heard of or been tested for whooping cough ?
Your symptoms actually sound very similar to that as well. The coughing will make you sick and you may hear a strange sound when you try to breath in . Sounding like whooop ! There was an out break here in The UK about 3 years ago. It was because people were not getting vaccinated against it as children.
Thankfully it is back under control now.
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
I went back to the dr yesterday cause I was having trouble catching my breath after coughing and my breathing got real fast ! Part of the fast breathing was me panicking about it cause that had never happened to me before and it scared me like crazy!
SW-User
@Ticklish34 anxiety attack
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Ya kind of or a panic attack I know their basically the same thing. This had never happened before to me so it was scary! It woke me up I had fallen asleep and woke up to coughing and couldn't catch my breath and it freaked me out!
SW-User
happened to a guy i know.. he thought he was having a heart attack but was just having an anxiety attack from all the stress. they gave him some pills to take at the doctors for it.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Ear infections are worse than toothache !.
They can affect everything from your balance to severe headaches.
Not surprising you feel bad.

Did they give you some antibiotics ?
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Yes a zpack and coughing pills @Picklebobble2
SW-User
if you have the flu and and ear infection.. dont know where the blood is coming from. youll have headaches and stuff from an ear infection
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
@SW-User I was tested for the flu and it came back for negative
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
I have bronchitis
SW-User
@Ticklish34 that will explain the blood and fever
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Yep I know ! Thanks
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Feeling so much better but my ear still hurts
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Now I'm shaking !
Ticklish34 · 41-45, F
Like shivering

 
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