B.E.
I just had this and it was HORRIBLE! I have never had such a bad sore throat in my life. I could hardly eat a thing. I'm not much of one for rushing off to the doctor, but after a day and a half of the pain I rushed straight to her office.
She didn't seem to think it was strep, but I definitely had an ear infection as well, so she prescribed antibiotics. That helped me immediately. Go see the doc. This one is really bad.