I have caught some kind of virus where the cough is the predominant problem, then I took a flight and my ears hurt incredibly as we descended. I equalised my ears and it felt like a tyre blow out. Now, a day and a half later, my inner ear (as far as I can reach with my finger nail) hurts and is bleeding to a small extent ( I can only retrieve blood on probing, it is not bleeding out of my ear).. Is this normal or do I need to see a doctor?