I have white spots on my tonsils... help?

Question

I have a sore throat, a fever, a runny nose, and pressure in my ears/across the bridge of my face.

It hurts when I swallow, and when I looked in my mouth, I saw a lot of little white spots on my tonsils, and my tonsils are red and inflamed. I'm not sure what this is, any light shed on this would be helpful.

Answer 1

I had the same problem for a long time. Antibiotics didn't help a whole lot- I was always on them. I had tonsilitis. Then I had my tonsils removed and now everything is fine. Go to your GP

Answer 2

Sounds like strep throat you need to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic.  

Answer 3

get to a doctor you may have strep

Answer 4

It might not be strep. I had the same problem a couple months ago! It's probably tonsillitis. It hurts a lot! :( You need to go to the doctor asap and get antibiotics, I just got ammoxicillin and it went away within a week. But, if you don't go to the doctor it won't go away. Also, don't kiss any boys because it's VERY contagious! You could give him the same thing or even worse- strep throat. :P Good luck! Eating popsicles made me feel better ;)

Answer 5

strep throat  

Answer 6

You've got strep throat. almost 100% sure. Go to a doctor and ask for s strep test, if it comes back postiive, which I'm sure it will, they'll prescirbe you amoxicillin or another medicine. Make sure you don't leave it untreated.

feelbetter,

alisha.

Answer 7

i agree strep throat is probably the most likely.  you should go to your pcp to get it checked out, they can do a quick test in the office to confirm.