Looks like bacterial tonsillitis or strep throat . If you have one of those effervescent aspirin tablets , then dissolve one and gargle the solution , then drink it , it will help with paininflammation . Or you can just take a tablet of aspirin or ibuprofen . Then go see a doc ASAP and get a prescription for antibiotics . Get some lidocaine throat lozenges if you can , they should be OTC . Don ' t forget to mention to your doc that it has started weeks ago , in case you need to be monitored for complications . <| sep |> He didn ' t say that was his intended purpose . Neutral news should not inject a theoretical reason and simply report a fact . Stop the title after the word posts . <| sep |> Shame . what a shame . absolute shame .