Inflammation of the tonsils is a condition that your tonsils swell. It is usually caused by a viral infection. It tends to affect teens and typically presents featuring symptoms including throat pain, fever, earaches, and coughing.
A general practitioner might diagnose it through a physical examination of the throat and sometimes performing a throat swab to detect the presence of bacteria. To treat viral cases, the focus is on rest, fluids, and pain management through medications like ibuprofen or paracetamol. In bacterial cases, antibiotics may be prescribed.
Chronic tonsillitis, a tonsillectomy is an option if there are multiple severe episodes. To stop the spread of tonsillitis, it is important to covering your mouth here when sneezing or coughing.
In summary, tonsillitis involves infection of the tonsils, requiring treatments from pain relief to surgery depending on the severity.
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