 [ Symptoms ] i have had tonsillitis for 14 days now when will it go away  i went to the doctor on monday day 11 and told them i would had a sore throat for about a week the nurse did a throat culture twice since she dropped the swab the second time it started bleeding  and told me i did not have strep throat the next day so if it is not strep the internet says it is tonsillitis will it go away on its own because it hurts really bad to the point where i can not sleep and have to take pain killers before i eat anything [ Disease ] been where you are did that too talk with your family doctor about a chronic viral bronchitis he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics possibly followed by a short course of predizone to reduce the background of upper respiratory irritation and inflammation which has built up note though technically trained and a patient advocate for people with chronic face pain i am not a physician red lawhern ph d