Other symptoms include: 1  Throat pain or tenderness. 2  Redness of the tonsils. 3  A white or yellow coating on the tonsils.  Painful blisters or ulcers on the 1  throat. Headache.  Loss of 1  appetite. Ear 2  pain. Difficulty swallowing or breathing through the 3  mouth. Swollen glands in the neck or jaw  area. Fever, 1  chills. Bad  breath.