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A member asked:

Had a cold and laryngitis past two weeks. feel better and voice is pretty much back now. now my tonsil area hurts and is red with white spots.

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Dr. Betty Tsai answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Likely tonsillitis: This sounds classic for tonsillitis. You should probably see a provider so you can be started on antibiotics before it gets significantly worse and becomes a peritonsillar abscess.

Dr Hodge agreed

Answered 11/6/2015

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Have had cold approx 1 mth. Strep test from 10/15 neg. No pain some burning, white spots on tonsils have turned into red sores. What to do now?

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Hi I just recently got a sore left tonsil it's just red with no white spots I'm not sick I have no fever and no cold it hurts when I swallow

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I have had throat problems for about 3 years now. Ear pain, head aches , big ball back of my tonsils , and now bloody red spots top of mouth, and gerd?

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My left tonsil has been red and with a spot on it now it's shrunk and something is behind it but my right tonsil is red with a white spot hurt swallow?

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At the back of my throat on one of my tonsils it is red and inflamed on the left side it also hurts to swallow and has a white/yellow spot on it?

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