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Woke Up With Difficulty Swallowing, Big Tonsil. Taking Ibuprofen Still Painfull, Earache. What To Do?

Hello there... 3 days ago I woke up from a little sleep about 60 minutes however I think I slept at a funny angle with my neck.... As I woke it was really painful to swallow on the left hand side .... My tonsil feels like its the size of a tennis ball... But is just normal size with no inflammation to see..... 3 days on and I am taking 400mg of ibroprufen it helps with the pain but is getting worse now... Not only when I swallow... It is painfull and aches as I just sit.... My ear feels like its aching aswell.
I have never had any throat or toncil problems and I'm never really ill as a 44 year old male. But this is driving me mad and I cannot sleep the last 2 nights with the severe pain. I went to my gp today and he could not see anything visually and said to carry on with the pain killers for a week...... But it feels like its nearly unbearable constant pain and I will not be able to get any sleep again. Any advice please??
Sat, 29 Jun 2013
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Hello.

From your description it seems like a case of tonsillitis and pharyngitis, that's inflammation of the back of the throat. Not just pain killers, you need antibiotics as well. Since its worsening, recommend you to see an Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) specialist at the earliest.

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Woke Up With Difficulty Swallowing, Big Tonsil. Taking Ibuprofen Still Painfull, Earache. What To Do?

Hello. From your description it seems like a case of tonsillitis and pharyngitis, that s inflammation of the back of the throat. Not just pain killers, you need antibiotics as well. Since its worsening, recommend you to see an Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) specialist at the earliest. Hope this helps.