Am feeling pain in my tonsil from 3 days

Tonsillitis treatment:

Tonsillitis is one of the common problems that affect many people, and it is caused by a viral infection in most cases, but it may be caused by a bacterial infection in some cases. Therefore, the condition must be evaluated by a doctor, and it is advised to follow some tips such as drinking warm liquids such as honey with lemon, ginger. , chamomile, and more intake of water and lozenges to avoid dryness of the throat, and it is also recommended to gargle with warm water and salt three times a day, and avoid exposure to smoke, dust and soil, and use some medications such as antipyretic paracetamol 500 mg three times a day and antibiotics such as amoxicillin 500 mg three pills Daily for a week, and in the event that symptoms persist and do not improve, surgery may be resorted to to remove the tonsils.

When is it recommended to have tonsillectomy surgery?

• Infection with more than seven bouts of tonsillitis in one year
• Four or five times in each of the previous two years
• Having more than three infections in each of the previous three years
• Tonsillitis not responding to medication
• The presence of symptoms such as difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, and sleep apnea
• The appearance of a pus cyst that does not improve with antibiotics

How is the diagnosis made?

• The diagnosis is made by taking a medical history, doing a clinical examination, and running some tests such as a complete blood test to assess the rise in white blood cells, which indicates the severity of the infection, making a swab from the throat and then making a culture of it to find out the type of the causative microbe

Symptoms:

•  Swelling and redness of the tonsils
•     sore throat
•  Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck
• Bad breath
•  Difficulty swallowing
• Ear pain
•  A white layer on the tonsils
•    Fever
• Headache

Our advice:

 Follow the treatment tips above and consult a doctor to run the necessary tests