Understanding Tonsillitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Understanding Tonsillitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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Inflammation of the tonsils is a condition that the tonsils become inflamed. It is usually caused by a viral infection. Children, teens, and young adults are often affected by young adults and typically presents with signs like a sore throat, high temperature, earaches, and swollen glands.

Doctors diagnose tonsillitis through a physical examination of the throat and through the use of a throat swab to confirm a bacterial infection. Managing viral tonsillitis requires reducing symptoms through painkillers. Antibiotics become necessary if the infection is bacterial, though this is rare.

Chronic tonsillitis, a tonsillectomy might be recommended if there are multiple severe episodes. You can prevent tonsillitis spreading by covering your mouth when sneezing or coughing.

Overall, tonsillitis can be viral here or bacterial, requiring treatments from pain relief to surgery depending on the severity.

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