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What is tonsillitis?
Tonsils are the two lymph nodes located on each side of the back of your throat. They function as a defense mechanism and help prevent your body from getting an infection. When tonsils become infected, the condition is called tonsillitis.
Tonsillitis can occur at any age and is a common childhood illness. It’s most often diagnosed in children from preschool age through their mid-teens. Symptoms include a sore throat, swollen tonsils, and fever.
This condition is contagious and can be caused by a variety of common viruses and bacteria, such as Streptococcal bacteria, which causes strep throat. Tonsillitis caused by strep throat can lead to serious complications if left untreated.
Tonsillitis is easy to diagnose. Symptoms usually go away within 7 to 10 days.
Tonsillitis symptoms
There are 3 types of tonsillitis: acute, chronic, and recurrent.
Possible symptoms of tonsillitis include:
- a very sore throat
- difficulty or pain while swallowing
- a scratchy-sounding voice
- bad breath
- fever
- chills
- earaches
- stomachaches
- headaches
- a stiff neck
- jaw and neck tenderness from swollen lymph nodes
- tonsils that appear red and swollen
- tonsils that have white or yellow spots
In very young children, you may also notice increased irritability, poor appetite, or excessive drooling.
Tonsillitis is incredibly common in children. In fact, almost every child will probably get tonsillitis at least once.
If symptoms last around 10 days or less, it’s considered acute tonsillitis. If symptoms last longer, or if tonsillitis comes back multiple times during the year, it may be chronic or recurrent tonsillitis.
Acute tonsillitis will likely improve with home treatments, but in some cases may require other treatments, like antibiotics.
Chronic tonsillitis symptoms continue longer than acute. You may experience long-lasting:
- sore throat
- bad breath (halitosis)
- tender lymph nodes in the neck
Chronic tonsillitis may also cause tonsil stones, where materials like dead cells, saliva, and food build up in the crevices of your tonsils. Eventually, the debris can harden into small stones. These may come loose on their own, or they may need to be removed by a doctor.
Your doctor may recommend a tonsillectomy to surgically remove your tonsils if you have chronic tonsillitis.
*Credit to https://www.healthline.com/health/tonsillitis#chronic-tonsillitis
