 [ Symptoms ] how does stress affect fertility [ Disease ] since you are just getting over a cold it is certainly possible that it is evidence of an infection on your tonsil one concern would be strep throat however if you have strep your throat is typically quite sore with fever and oftentimes swollen glands in the front of your neck if you feel fine otherwise strep throat is less likely however if it does not go away after a few days get your doctor to check it out another possibility is a tonsil stone however since you had a cold recently the above is more likely but here is more information about tonsil stones