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Symptoms of tonsillitis

Tonsillitis can feel like a bad cold or flu. The tonsils at the sides of your throat will be red and swollen.

Symptoms in children and adults can include:

  • a sore throat
  • problems swallowing
  • a high temperature
  • coughing
  • a headache
  • feeling and being sick
  • earache
  • feeling tired

Sometimes the symptoms can be more severe and include:

  • swollen, painful glands in your neck (feels like a lump on the side of your neck)
  • pus-filled spots or white patches on your tonsils
  • bad breath
What your tonsils may look like if you have more severe symptoms of tonsillitis
White patches on swollen tonsils at the sides of the throat.
Tonsillitis can appear as white patches on swollen tonsils at the sides of the throat.
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