Learning About Tonsil Inflammation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Learning About Tonsil Inflammation: 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 it generally shows with signs like a sore throat, high temperature, earaches, and coughing.

Doctors diagnose tonsillitis by taking a look at the tonsils and by sometimes taking a test sample from the throat to confirm a here bacterial infection. Managing viral tonsillitis requires reducing symptoms through painkillers. Antibiotics become necessary if the infection is bacterial, though this is rare.

In recurring tonsillitis cases, surgery to remove the tonsils may be necessary if there are frequent infections. You can prevent tonsillitis spreading by covering your mouth when sneezing or coughing.

In summary, tonsillitis involves infection of the tonsils, and the treatment varies based on the cause.

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