Sore throat and ear pain when swallowing

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Asked for Female, 24 Years

I have a sore throat and ear pain on my left side when I swallow. I feel like it is deep ear pain. I also feel a small lump on the side of my mouth at the back to the left of where the tongue ends. I also have some dental pain on the left side when I bite my teeth together.I've had this for 1week but it has gotten worse and yesterday a fever and nasal congestion started. I don't have swollen neck glands.tried ibuprofen and paracetamol but still have sore throat/ear when swallow. Worse at night

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Dr. Vinay S Bhat ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vinay S Bhat

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore

You seem to be suffering from acute pharyngo-tonsillitis with cervical lymph node enlargement. You may need to take antibiotics and painkillers along with antiseptic mouth gargle for few days for faster recovery

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