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Almost 2 weeks with cold and i now have bright yellow mucus that i am coughing up and when i blow my nose ...what is going on?

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Dr. Michael Menachof answered

Specializes in Facial Plastic Surgery

Probably Sinusitis: The swelling inside the nose from the cold has likely swelled the sinus openings closed, causing a sinus infection. While it will likely go away on it's own (if you wait long enough), antibiotics will make this go away much more quickly.

Answered 6/16/2019

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