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My uvula is swollen along with my tonsils and both of them have white spots on them, the doctor i went to today blamed it on allergies...accurate?

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Dr. Parag Parikh answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Possible tonsillitis: If both your uvula and tonsils are swollen, along with a sore throat, you may be suffering from acute tonsillitis. Pay particular attention to the presence of fever, chills or worsening symptoms. If these symptoms are present for more than a few days then you should seek further medical evaluation

Answered 6/18/2014

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Hi I have a metallic taste in mouth was using corsodyl mouth wash as have one large white spot on tonsil I am not in pain no fever my allergy hayfever?

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