They had white patches underneath the top layer, and were very sore. I had to brace myself for swallowing every time. I was given
Augmentin, and after a few days, all pain was gone with mild swelling.
Fast forward to current month. Last week, I woke up with a spontaneously sore tonsil on my right side. My ear hurt pretty bad on the same side as well, gradually going away after waking up. I went back to bed an hour or two after waking up, and when I woke up, all pain was completely gone.