Inflammation of the tonsils is a condition that the tonsils become inflamed. The common cause is a viral infection. It tends to affect teens and typically presents featuring symptoms including throat pain, fever, earaches, and coughing.
To identify tonsillitis, your doctor may by examining the throat and by sometimes taking a throat swab to detect the presence of bacteria. Managing viral tonsillitis requires pain relief through medications like ibuprofen or paracetamol. In bacterial cases, antibiotics may be prescribed.
In recurring tonsillitis cases, a tonsillectomy might be recommended if there are frequent infections. To stop the spread of tonsillitis, it is important to covering your mouth when sneezing or coughing.
In summary, tonsillitis involves infection of the tonsils, requiring treatments from pain relief to surgery depending on the symptons tonsillitis severity.
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