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My tonsils are so swollen and painful i can not eat nor drink anything . they have splotches on them , i just need some way to relieve the pain.
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Warm saline rinse: Warm saline rinses and NSAID will help. See your MD. If you have strep throat, antibiotics will be indicated. For persistent tonsil infections, see an ENT doc
Answered 10/7/2016
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