Tonsillitis

Tonsillitis's disease overview

The tonsils are included with two lymphatic organizations located at the back of the pharynx, which is also the intersection of the diet and respiratory tract. This is an important role in protecting the respiratory tract in two ways (1) tonsils to prevent the penetration of pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses, (2) amindan secreted. Antibodies against infections caused by pathogens.

Tonsillitis is a common disease in all ages in the community, causing symptoms of sore throat, difficulty swallowing, even if not diagnosed early and timely treatment, the development of the disease will return. Should be worse, even leading to blood infections, respiratory systems and glomerulonephritis. However, sometimes tonsillitis is wrongly diagnosed with respiratory diseases, so symptoms, how to prevent and treat amindan inflammation?

Causes of Tonsillitis's disease

Based on the anatomical structure of the tonsils with many slots and cavities, this is a favorable environment for the body causing the body such as:

  • Due to infection with viruses such as Adenoviruses, Entoviruses, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, Epstein-Barr virus, Herpes Simplex virus.
  • History of the patient who has had or/and is suffering from infections such as measles, pertussis ...
  • Patients perform poor personal hygiene.
  • Patients using unsanitary foods, cold drinks such as ice cream, ice, and cold beer.
  • polluted habitats, lots of dust.

    • Even due to sudden changing weather leads to tonsillitis.

    Symptoms of Tonsillitis's disease

    tonsillitis includes 2 forms as follows:

    3.1. Acute tonsillitis

    acute tonsillitis is common in patients 3-4 years of age and older with symptoms of tonsils that are congested (red and swollen) and many fluids, this is a symptom of symptoms Typically in the early stages of infection.  In addition, there may be additional symptoms such as fever, tonsils with white or yellow spots, lymph nodes in the neck and jaw, ear pain and headache.

    3.2. Chronic tonsillitis

    is different from acute tonsillitis, chronic tonsillitis with typical and quite poor symptoms.  This is a repeated inflammation with symptoms similar to acute tonsillitis, but there are more signs as follows:

  • The typical symptom of tonsillitis is a patient with a bad breath, although it has been cleaned and clean, the breath has an unpleasant smell. The disease occurs on the background of poor, thin and can fever in the afternoon. Prolonged when waking up in the morning. Other such as crying, drooling due to increased secretion, anorexia, wheezing and hearing snoring when sleeping.

    • So much so that it causes a throat blockage and makes it difficult for the patient to breathe.

    Transmission route of Tonsillitis's diseaseTonsillitis

    The cause of tonsillitis is largely caused by bacteria, so tonsillitis can be transmitted from patients to healthy people. In order for the owner to prevent this disease, in addition to implementing preventive measures, patients need to limit or protect themselves when anointing with patients with tonsillitis.

    People at risk for Tonsillitis's disease

    Tonsillitis can be encountered at any age, in particular, it is found that children and teenagers are more susceptible to tonsillitis.

    Prevention of Tonsillitis's disease

    To prevent tonsillitis, people need to take some of the following measures:

  • Regularly clean the nose and throat daily. Drink and cold food. Respiratory disease such as upper respiratory tract infection and lower respiratory tract infection.

    • Diagnostic measures for Tonsillitis's disease

    For diagnosis to identify tonsillitis and distinguish it from other diseases, the doctor will do the following:

  • Medical examination: The doctor uses a special lamp to scan in the compartments of the ear, nose and throat to find an infection. After that, the doctor examined in the neck to see if the patient was swollen lymph nodes or not, hearing the sound of the lungs and the spleen examination was loud. The secretion solution is taken from the patient's throat to find the cause of infection.

    • Tonsillitis's disease treatments

    With such a condition, will tonsillitis need antibiotics in the treatment regimen?

  • Case of mild tonsillitis: For this case, the patient does not necessarily use treatments, such as a cold caused by viruses. The more severe tonsils have 2 current treatments: (1) Antibiotics and (2) surgery.

    • (1) Antibiotics will be effective when used Drug prescribed by a doctor in cases of tonsillitis need to treat infections. Patients need to follow in accordance with antibiotic treatment regimen and re -examination on time to achieve the highest treatment results .

    (2) Surgery: also known as tonsillectomy, this is a common technique recommended for use when patients with chronic tonsils or recurrence (from 5 times/year to 6 times to 6 times /year) Or cases that do not respond to other treatments, causing serious complications for patients (such as ENT inflammation, arthritis, glomerulonephritis, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing and difficult to say ...). With the current advanced technique, in order to cut tonsils to bring practical benefits for patients such as reducing bleeding, pain and recovery, doctors will choose the appropriate surgical method for patients such as surgery The technique when the patient is anesthetized in the intubation with anSse method or using a single or bipolar electric knife, tonsillitis cuts with laser knives, ultrasound knives or coblator, ...

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