I have had a cold for over a week. No fever. But significant mucous build up (but it s been worse in the past) so I weathering the storm. I have been taking a generic night time cold medicine. This afternoon, I had a weird thing happen. a big amount of mucous came through my tear duct on left eye. I wiped my eye and thought ( I must accidently picked my nose and then rubbed my eyes). I was kind of embarrassed, because I was a big thing of snot . Anyhow, I went to the bathroom and my left eye is real blood shot and mucous was floating in eye. I can see okay. I assume this back up from sinuses. Anyhow, I have never had this happen. Is this a famous first? I am hoping not. Thank you.