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A member asked:
Why are my tonsil to different sizes and shapes? they normally look the same, but now my right tonsil looks like it shrunk and has 3 skin-like bumps and swallowing hurts my right tonsil.
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Doctor can check: A sore throat can be evaluated by a primary care doctor (or an ear-nose-throat doctor) to see what the cause might be. Sometimes it is a strep throat bacterial infection, in which case antibiotics would be needed. Other possibilities include a viral infection, a throat ulcer, allergies, stomach acid reflux, a tonsillar abscess, etc... A doctor has to look at the throat to diagnose it.
Answered 4/12/2018
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