Tonsils - a cluster of lymphoid tissue in the back of the throat. Usually they help dispose of bacteria and other microbes to prevent infection in the organism. The tonsils may be so overwhelmed by bacteria or viruses, they swell and become inflamed, causing tonsillitis. Sometimes you can do without the treatment of tonsillitis, tonsil infections because they often are minor and go away soon.
Symptoms of tonsillitis include sore throat, painful / difficulty swallowing, cough, headache, muscle pain, fever and chills. When tonsillitis tonsils are red and swollen, they may appear purulent plaque. Can swelling eyes, face and neck.
Bacterial tonsillitis are often accompanied by reddening of the skin and face. When tonsillitis caused by a virus develop symptoms similar to flu-like symptoms such as runny nose and pain throughout the body.
How to get rid of tonsillitis
Paracetamol and ibuprofen are used as medicines for tonsillitis, because they relieve pain and lower temperature. To reduce the symptoms to a minimum, it is best to take medicine at regular intervals, as recommended in the manual, not from time to time. For example, take paracetamol four times a day to relieve symptoms.
Although usually help and paracetamol and ibuprofen, there is evidence that ibuprofen may be more effective than ibuprofen for relief of symptoms in adults. Paracetamol is usually the first-line drug for children, although the ibuprofen may be an alternative. Note that in certain diseases should not take ibuprofen, so always read the annotation.
Relieve sore throat can rinse sprays, tablets and lozenges for sucking, but they do not speed up the recovery.
Drink plenty of fluids. Since tonsillitis painful swallowing, drink too painful. But if you do not drink a lot, it can lead to dehydration, especially if you have a fever. It can strengthen headache and weakness.
Tonsillitis and antibiotics
Tonsillitis usually does not require treatment with antibiotics. Most infections of the throat and tonsils caused by viruses, although some are caused by bacteria. Without the analysis usually can not be determined, it is a viral infection, or bacterial. Antibiotics kill bacteria, but do not kill viruses. However, even if the cause of infection is bacteria, antibiotics, in most cases do not have a strong influence. Your immune system usually gets rid of these infections in a few days, whether they are caused by a virus or bacteria. Moreover, sometimes antibiotics have side effects such as diarrhea, rash, and sometimes abdominal pain.
Antibiotics are recommended in certain cases. For example, if the infection is severe, if it does not pass in a few days, or if your immune system is not functioning properly (for example, if the ailment is returned if you are undergoing chemotherapy and so on).
How to treat acute tonsillitis
Treatment of acute tonsillitis - is very simple. Gargle salt water or warm water with dissolved aspirin. Drink plenty of water. For pain relief can take paracetamol, it also decreases the temperature. If these funds do not bring relief, you must take a course of antibiotic treatment under medical supervision.
Tonsillectomy
Tonsils can not be regarded as a useless source of infection. This is an important lymphoid tissue that protects the upper airways. However, recurring infections changing this situation, and chronic tonsillitis tonsils can turn into a breeding ground for anaerobic bacteria. Surgery to remove the tonsils
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Or tonsillectomy can help change the state to a normal oropharynx.
Operation - no way to treat acute tonsillitis, it aims to reduce the number of recurrent infections.
Tonsillectomy should be considered if the patient has all of the following conditions:
- Sore throat due to tonsillitis.
- The episodes of tonsillitis recur 5 or more times a year.
- Symptoms are repeated at least one year.
- Sore throat is a bad state of health and prevent normal operation.
Treatment of tonsillitis laser - laser resurfacing tonsils
Laser resurfacing - a treatment of purulent congestion in the tonsils that appear in chronic tonsillitis
Chronic tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils
. Thus tonsils are not removed, but a laser beam was treated in tonsils gaps, which are formed in the tube. The procedure is performed CO2 Laser, or a new method called koblatsiya. Both procedures are non-invasive, takes less than an hour, and do not require a hospital stay.
After grinding on the outer layer of the tonsils formed scar tissue, which reduces the lagoon and reduces the surface of the tonsils. As a result, in the tonsils are fewer traffic jams. However, a significant reduction in their number is more than one procedure is required at least three.
Treatment of tonsillitis at home
The traditional and most common home remedy that is used in the treatment of tonsillitis - is a gargle with salt water. It helps to relieve sore throat and reduce swelling. Salt water helps cleanse the mouth and throat, and prevent the further spread of infection on the surface of the tonsils.
Other popular home remedies tonsillitis include:
- Add the warm water, lemon juice, honey and salt, and little by little swallow this mixture to relieve pain and swelling relief.
- Boil milk, add a pinch of turmeric
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and ground black pepper. Drink is an effective remedy for tonsillitis before bedtime
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a minimum of three consecutive nights.
- Every day, drink fresh juice of beets, carrots and cucumber, individually or mixed, to strengthen the immune system and to better fight the infection.
- Boil fenugreek seeds in water for half an hour. Cool, strain and gargle with this decoction. Fenugreek has antibacterial properties, and is an excellent remedy for tonsillitis.
- Cook fresh figs and grind to a paste. This paste imposes on the outside of the throat to relieve inflammation and redness of the throat and relieve the pain.
- Camomile tea with lemon and honey - old proven remedy for tonsillitis.
- Apply aluminous flour on the surface of the tonsils, or gargle with water and burnt alum. This facility will reduce the inflammation and prevent further spread of infection.
Home remedies to help ease the pain of tonsillitis, but tonsillitis caused by bacterial infection requires antibiotic treatment. Therefore, consult your doctor.
Chronic tonsillitis may not be treatable with home remedies, and may require more serious intervention, such as a tonsillectomy.
