How do I stop this please help?

I had been really sick and I went to the doctors she told me I had a viral infection. She gave me ear drops for my ears as they are infected and told me to gargle salt water for my throat (my tonsils are swollen and hurt wicked bad.) I have been gargling salt water and using my ear drops my ears are getting better but my throat remains unchanged it's been a week and I am in so much pain It wakes me up when I am sleeping I tried pain killers to sooth it but it comes back like an hour later. It's horrible. What can I do to give myself some relief from this?