 [ Symptoms ] what 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 would 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 am not around any and my reaction to that is quite different [ Disease ] hi if your white count is up then something somewhere is doing it would not like to speculate on what good luck