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I looked at the back of my throat today and i have a white patch on one of my tonsils. my symptoms just started today. what should i do?
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Oral lavage.: One day of a painless white patch may be a mucus plug. If there is no redness and no pain, and it is of recent onset, I would gargle with salt water to try to get rid of it. In the absence of symptoms, I would not worry. If the white patch persists for more than 2 to 3 weeks despite gargling, see an ENT doctor.
Answered 5/9/2014
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