Patient's question:
Last spring, I got tonsillitis. I snored while sleeping, sounding like an adult who is drunk. After being hospitalized for a week, the symptoms subsided, but they frequently recurred afterward. My throat became red and swollen, my glands swelled, and I occasionally had a fever.Doctor's answer:
The tonsils are important immune organs that participate in the comprehensive activities of the human immune system, so it is not advisable to remove them easily. For the first episode of acute tonsillitis, intravenous antibiotics should be the primary treatment. Medication should not be stopped until the swollen tonsils have fully returned to normal. During acute exacerbations of chronic tonsillitis, intravenous drip therapy should also be the main approach, with the course of treatment generally lasting about one week. It is essential to completely control the inflammation and not to stop medication once the fever subsides and symptoms ease.Children with long-term tonsillar enlargement can take traditional Chinese herbal medicine for treatment. This not only helps shrink the swollen tonsils, treat latent infections, and alleviate symptoms such as snoring, bad breath, and throat discomfort but also adjusts the body's internal yin-yang imbalance, removes underlying causes, and reduces recurrent acute episodes. The treatment with traditional Chinese medicine typically lasts for about 1–2 months, yielding significant therapeutic effects.