Learning About Tonsillitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Learning About Tonsillitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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Inflammation of the tonsils is a condition that the tonsils become inflamed. The common cause is a viral infection. It tends to affect teens and typically presents featuring symptoms including difficulty swallowing, fever, ear pain, and headaches.

To identify tonsillitis, your doctor may by examining the throat and by sometimes taking a test sample from the throat to ensure it is bacterial. To treat viral cases, the focus is on reducing symptoms through painkillers. When bacteria are the cause, antibiotics might be used.

Chronic tonsillitis, tonsil removal is an option if there are frequent infections. website Preventative measures include good hygiene practices.

In summary, tonsillitis involves infection of the tonsils, requiring treatments from pain relief to surgery depending on the severity.

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