Almond problems
Dear Sir or Madam,
yesterday at around 8 pm it started. My right tonsil sometimes pricked a little as if something was stuck or scratched there (I think a piece of parsley scratched it while eating). When I got home at 11 pm, I noticed that the tonsil had many small white spots. However, I do not have the typical difficulty swallowing, but rather a very light scratching when swallowing like a foreign object, more towards the roof of my mouth. I didn't have a fever last night and also not this morning (measured 36.0 degrees under the arm). I drank sage tea last night and just now, and have taken 2 neo-angin tablets since then and wanted to continue with that for now.
The spots are whitish, not yellow, and in my opinion, they have already decreased. I actually feel healthy. I have had tonsil stones before, but there is one slightly larger one and the rest are just very light deposits in the grooves. The red on my tongue is from the tablet.
I am currently on a study abroad program and can see a doctor, but not directly to an ENT specialist. Do my symptoms indicate an infection and do I need to take antibiotics immediately to prevent further spread to the heart and sepsis? I once had a tonsillitis, but without any coating, and it hurt a lot more than the slight scratching now.
So my question is, should I see a doctor today or is it okay to wait for now? If waiting, for how long and what should I look out for? Can I walk to the university with these symptoms (no sports), about a 20-minute walk plus bus ride there and back, without it potentially affecting my heart or entering my bloodstream?
I apologize for the long text and the many questions.
