HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Throat pain and swollen tonsils that goes away and comes back week to week. little white spots and no other symptoms. kissing tonsils. hard to swallow?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Need Clindamycin : You need a course of high dose Clindamycin - the antibiotics you are on don't kill anaerobic bacteria that commonly cause tonsillitis. I give patients like you at least 2 sometimes 3 weeks. If that fails tonsillectomy is something to consider.

Answered 4/12/2015

3k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Reddish spots at the back my wife's throat accompanied by swollen tonsils. She says swallowing is painful and there is a feeling of ants crawling along the back of her throat. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

My throats been hurting for the past week, it hurts to swallow, my uvula is swollen, back of my throat is red along with my tonsils and white dots?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Ive had a a sore throat for a week now. Its been my right tonsil. Its been red and hard to swallow. I woke up this morning to it having a dark spot and hurts worse to swallow. What is it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Post oral sex red spots and white marks in back of throat, not painful but I feel it when I swallow; lips seem swollen/tingly/chapped. Any idea?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I've got swollen tonsils with white bumps on them. Hurt to swallow for a week but now pains gone. Red bumps back of throat. Strep and STD test =negati

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

My right tonsil is swollen no white spots but it looks like a bigger tonsil behind it dark colour neck glands/ear painful can't swallow without pain?
I have red spot at The left side back of mouth/throat. No pain when I swallow it's just in one small spot for 2 days. No fever or any other symptoms?
I have yellowish small bumps on the back of my throat and my left tonsil is a little bit swollen but it doesn't hurt too bad when I swallow. Strep?
Left tonsil is severely swollen and is hard to swallow like there isnt enough room in my throat And is painfuL No other symptoms. Should I be worried?
Sore throat, one side only. Blotchyness on roof of mouth, back towards the throat. Hard to swallow, very tender, feels like throat swollen inside. ?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.