Hi,

I've had pain at the base of my throat on and off since around December. In the past month, it seems to have gotten worse. I also noticed a small enlarged lymph node above my collar bone, that has now been there for about a month and a half. I have been to the doctor and she looked briefly at the back of my throat with a torch and felt the lymph node. She said it was swollen but didn't think it was anything to worry about and was unrelated to my sore throat. About a week after my appointment I decided to look at my own throat and found my tonsils were enlarged and had white spots on them. I hadn't looked in my throat before as the pain was at the base so I didn't think I would see anything so I'm not sure if they've been there before. I've been gargling with salt water after meals for a week and my tonsils are less enlarged and throat pain has decreased A bit, although it is still there. I still have ear pain and the lymph nodes on the other side of my collarbone, aswell as one under my chin have become swollen. I'm not sure if I should go back to the doctor, especially with covid going on. Does anyone have any advice?