### Human:\nwhat could raise wbc count? red blood cell in normal range. wbc count keeps going up. 11 in sept 12. 1 in june and now 14. 9 in aug. dr visit showed i have fluid in ears and chest is congested but no infection mucous is clear. the coughing is what brought me to the doc. x-ray is clear. dr rx'd albuterol inhaler + over the counter antihistamine for ears. re-take of blood in two weeks. what other things could raise wbc. i have no idea what i might be allergic to (well to animals but i'm not around any and my reaction to that is quite different)\n\n### Assistant: hi if your white count is up then something somewhere is doing it would not like to speculate on what. good luck