When to Seek Medical Care

Call your health care provider if you experience any of the following:

• Symptoms that do not improve with self-treatment

• Fever that does not subside

• Nasal secretions that are colored, thickened, or bloody

• Sore throat that gets worse

• Earache or ear discharge

Go to the hospital emergency department if you experience any of the following in conjunction with an allergic reaction:

• Very high fever

• Difficulty breathing

• Uncontrolled bleeding

• Discharge from the ear or severe earache