Background: I had a two week illness that started out as a cold and turned into tonsillitis. I was put on a Z-Pack (azithromycin) antibiotics. Took it for the 6 days you are supposed to. Anyway, white spots went away and I feel better. But...
My left tonsil is still really swollen (no white spots). I spoke with my doc and he said to take Aleve and it'll eventually go away. I'm doing that... But It hurts soooo bad. The pain is excruciating and almost unbearable, especially at night.
Anyone have recommendations on how to alleviate the pain? Tea sort of works (throat coat), iced things help, steam helps too (warm mist humidifier), but the pain comes back all too quickly. Salt gargle seems to make things worse... hence me sitting up in bed @ 3am writing to you all! Pls help!
My left tonsil is still really swollen (no white spots). I spoke with my doc and he said to take Aleve and it'll eventually go away. I'm doing that... But It hurts soooo bad. The pain is excruciating and almost unbearable, especially at night.
Anyone have recommendations on how to alleviate the pain? Tea sort of works (throat coat), iced things help, steam helps too (warm mist humidifier), but the pain comes back all too quickly. Salt gargle seems to make things worse... hence me sitting up in bed @ 3am writing to you all! Pls help!