I have a tonsil infection. I'm taking penicillin, gargling with asprin and then swallowing it, taking soft foods, eating ice cubes and taking strepsil throat lozenges yet, still my throat hurts like mad. What else can I do? It's been like this for about 6 days now.
2007-05-26 02:15:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Treatments of tonsillitis consist of pain management medications and lozenges. If the tonsillitis is caused by bacteria, then antibiotics are prescribed. Penicillin is the most commonly used antibiotic. Amoxicillin should not be used unless bacterial infection has been microbiologically confirmed because if amoxicillin was given and infectious mononucleosis was mistaken for tonsillitis, a rash could develop.
In many cases of tonsillitis, the pain caused by the inflamed tonsils warrants the prescription of topical anesthetics for temporary relief. Viscous lidocaine solutions are often prescribed for this purpose.
Ibuprofen or other analgesic can help to decrease the edema and inflammation which will ease the pain and allow the patient to swallow liquids sooner.
When tonsillitis is caused by a virus, the length of illness depends on which virus is involved. Usually, a complete recovery is made within one week, however some rare infections may last for up to two weeks.
In chronic cases may indicated tonsillectomy (surgical removal of tonsils) as a choice for treatment.
2007-05-26 02:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is right.. here are some added info about tonsilitis..
Call your doctor if any of the following occur:
Sore throat, along with any two of these signs of bacterial infection:
Fever of 101 F or higher
White or yellow coating on the tonsils
Swollen, tender tonsils
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
Abdominal pain and headache
Severe pain
Severe difficulty swallowing
Pain on only one side of the throat
Tonsillitis or sore throat that develops after being exposed to someone who has strep throat.
Five episodes of tonsillitis in a year despite treatment.
Persistent mouth-breathing, snoring, or a very nasal- or muffled-sounding voice.
Signs of dehydration, such as a dry mouth and tongue and urinating less than normal.
2007-05-26 02:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by Broken 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have fever? A lot of tonsilitis is strep throat and that needs to be treated with antibiotics. For now, take a pain pill like Tylenol or Advil. Then try to reason with your parents tomorrow. Can you get to the doctors by yourself? Do you have your own insurance card? I think if you've been seen by a doctor before you might not need your parent to be with you. And stop taking everything but the pain pill. Gargle with warm salt water also.
2016-03-13 00:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might need to go and see your doctor. If it is an infection you might need to take anti biotics. The doc will tell you whether or not you need to have them out. Sometimes anti biotics works very well, but if you'll keep having these infections quite often the doc will advise you to have them removed.Good Luck.
2007-05-26 02:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by xyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See your doctor. You may have to have them removed
2007-05-26 02:30:32 · answer #5 · answered by Paul L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋