What is aggravating tonsillitis?

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Tonsillitis has 3 types including acute, chronic or aggravating tonsillitis. Each type of tonsillitis has different symptoms. Tonsillitis is a condition in which the tonsils are inflamed for a long time and many times cause the tonsils to become larger than their normal structure.

1. Causes of tonsillitis

Acute tonsillitis is caused by chronic tonsillitis. Chronic tonsillitis is a phenomenon where the causative agent resides in the tonsils, ready to transform into an overactive form.
The recognizable feature is the overgrowth that occurs more than 4 times a year. When exaggerated, patients often have fever, sore throat, swollen tonsils with all the symptoms of acute tonsillitis, although it may not be as severe, but it will be more persistent.

2. Symptoms of tonsillitis are exaggerated

When tonsillitis is exaggerated, the tonsils are as big as two almonds on both sides of the throat wall, causing narrowing of the throat cavity, red anterior pillars, common disease in children:
Too big tonsils also make it difficult for children to eat, eat slowly, tired body. The child's breath has a bad odor, the cough lasts a long time, and he coughs at night. Throat has an unpleasant burning sensation, as if something is inside. Tonsillitis overstimulates the upper respiratory tract causing snoring, restless sleep, sleep apnea episodes, pronunciation abnormalities, difficulty swallowing, physical retardation.

3. How to treat exacerbation of tonsillitis?

Tonsillitis is a common disease in diseases of the ear, nose and throat, so when detecting signs of tonsillitis, it is necessary to go to the hospital for timely treatment.
Tonsillitis that is so enlarged that there are symptoms of sleep apnea are often indicated for early tonsillectomy. Tonsillitis surgery is now very common. However, it needs to be prescribed and closely monitored by a doctor. Only cut when the tonsils really become an "inflammation furnace" that harms the body.
After tonsillectomy, the patient needs to abstain, follow the correct course and instructions of the doctor, have a suitable rest regime to treat tonsillitis really effectively.

4. Prevention of tonsillitis

To limit tonsillitis, it is important to pay attention to hygiene, keep the nose and throat area warm, treat sore throat promptly, avoid a polluted living environment, avoid using foods that are too hot or too cold, and clean your teeth after eating. , gargle with diluted salt water, ... to avoid tonsils as well as throat diseases.
Keep the house and surroundings clean. Regular exercise and eating lots of green vegetables help improve health and effectively prevent tonsillitis.
Currently, at Vinmec International General Hospital, the method of tonsillectomy and VA curettage has been applied with the Coblator system with many advantages such as:
The surgery is almost painless and with very little bleeding, real time. very fast only 5 to 10 minutes. Be sure to remove all the infected tissue and preserve the healthy tissue well. You can eat and drink right after the surgery, the hospital stay is fast only 1 day after surgery.

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