Diagnosis?? Suspicious things on tonsils
She doesn’t have a fever, but she does have a runny nose. She’s been in pain for 4 days and it is intensified after talking, eating and swallowing saliva. Family doctor ignored the problem, the prescribed drugs do not work. Is that a suppuration? What should I do?
tonsilar stones... opt for a good quality Amoxycillin with clavulenic acid
Chronic tonsillitis which lead to the formation of tonsilloliths / stones . Think so
it migh be the Epstein- Barr virus that causes a contldition called mononucleosis. A patient can present with fever, sore thoroat, swolen lymph nodes, fatigue or other simptoms like lost of apetite or muscle soreness. Mono can present with different siptom combinations in different patients.
The yellowish matter on the tonsil looks like tonsil stones but the tonsil looks like tonsillitis
If strep is neg then good old fashioned gargle with 0.12% chlorhexidine mouthwash bid. Amazing what that stuff can do and if no improvement then go with antibiotics. For chronic tonsiloliths and especially if there are tonsil crypts use daily vigorous gargle with 5mL cider vinegar in 25mL water.
Tonsil stone an indication of infection often beginning signs of tonsillitis. Treatment antibiotics amoxicillin. Good natural treatment is pomegranates it kills the throat infection. Gargling with listerine is common treatment.
Tonsillolith. Also known as tonsil stones. You can get them if you have large crevices in your tonsils. Just means you need to clear them out. Leaving them in there gives you halitosis and could cause tonsillitis or even strep throat. Tonsilloliths are calcified food particles and bacteria. The bacteria give them the bad smell. Try gargling with salt water.
