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Dr. Puneet Madan answered : 12 years ago
Hi,
I don't know about your swelling as to how severe it is, but if you think it is very severe on one side than on the other side,or you can see any kind of discharge,or sore throat has been worsening then yes it is an issue and you should show it to an ENT specialist as soon as possible because it might be a peritonsillar abscess(which at times also can occlude an airway). So it can become a medical emergency, because of the threat of involving airway.
Otherwise it can have more causes like could be a swollen lymph nodes
It is better to get it examined
Feel free to ask any further questions