Tonsillitis is a very painful condition that will cause a child to have several symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, refusal to eat, ear pain, fever, chills, enlarged glands, and a headache.
The tonsils are the almond shaped lymph nodes that are in the back of the throat. These lymph nodes are there to filter out germs and help fight infection . If a virus or bacteria is too strong, the tonsils will swell and become extremely painful.