Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils become swollen. This can happen due to a virus or a bacterial infection. The cause can determine the type of treatment you need to recover. Your tonsils are ...

The tonsils are an integral part of the body’s immune function. They are the body’s first defense mechanism against germs and viruses that enter the body through your mouth, per Mayo Clinic.

Every year, tens of millions of Americans pay a visit to their primary care doctor hoping to get relief from unpleasant symptoms associated with an illness or infection. Some such symptoms include a ...

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

Bad breath (halitosis) is a common symptom of tonsillitis. Home remedies can help you manage the condition and this symptom at home, but frequent infections could mean you need a tonsillectomy. Your ...

Tonsil infections are a recurrent nightmare of pain for many children, who ultimately may require tonsillectomies. Others are scarcely bothered by them. A study led by scientists from the La Jolla ...

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When everyone was wearing masks, washing their hands constantly, avoiding crowds and staying 6 feet apart, strep throat cases were uncommonly low. But then, so were cases of flu, RSV, the common cold ...

(WECT) - 400,000 people have their tonsils removed every year. Many of those people are children who have tonsil infections that won't go away, making it difficult for them to swallow and sleep. When ...

Doctors used to snip out tonsils right & left. They thought that the tonsils did no good, that large tonsils were always infected, that infected tonsils could cause all manner of serious diseases, so ...