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Cold, yellow phlegm and blocked ears
I'm having a very bad cold for past 12 days. It started with sore throat and cough leading to running nose. For the 1st three days I kept it thinking its a simple cold. Then it worsened with blocked noses and phlegm with constant irritating cough. My ears are blocked for almost 5 days now and now my mucus or phlegm is yellow in colour. Even after taking normal cold medicines it's not going and today is the 12th day.. The cough is still the same with a whole lot of phlegm and blocked noses and ears... Can it be some bacterial infection and should I consult doctor again?
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Yes. Initially it was viral but now it looks like bacterial.
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avoid cold sour food, take steam twice or thrice
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get blood tests done too
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