How do you treat infected tonsils?

Answer 1

I have been plagued by these things for years. What doesn't work: Clearing your throat, rinsing with salt water or mouthwash etc, and sneezing What works but not the best: Scraping your tonsils with a finger, q-tip, etc. It will work sometimes but not all the time. Also these tend to be very painful if you make multiple attempts. I have had my throat bleed because of it. Also you can gag yourself ... not fun.

TONSOLITHS FIX: PLEASE READ THIS! IT WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF GRIEF!

I just fixed my tonsil stone problem!

I'm not into alternative remedies, but after using a combination of amoxicillin and flonase to no avail, I decided to take matters into my own hands:

I went to the pharmacy and picked up a small plastic syringe (without a needle-- DO NOT USE A NEEDLE!), which Walgreens actually gave to me for free, as they don't sell them.

I filled the syringe with a mild saline solution made from nasal irrigation salts in water.

I put the syringe into the pockets in the back of my throat and fired! Presto! A heap of tonsoliths, hidden way down in the recess, came popping out. I immediately repeated this a few times until the tonsoliths stopped appearing. It's been a week, and I've re-irrigated a few times, just to make sure, but I think I've cured myself! Nothing has popped out since that first cathartic rinse. And my bad breath is gone.

The bacteria that causes the tonsoliths sits in the recesses in the tonsils, so it's really hard to remove all our tonsoliths.

When I decided to irrigate my tonsils, I thought that I had succeeded in removing all my tonsoliths through pressure and prodding with a Q-tip-- I thought that the irrigation would just kill the bacteria and prevent the formation of any others. I had no idea that the cavities in the tonsil run so deep. No wonder clearing a few tonsoliths manually had achieved little in the way of curing my bad breath!

So, my advice is to irrigate, and not to poke around with your tonsils using your fingers or anything else. A neat jet of water, and you're done!

PS. I've also tried irrigating with Listerine, in an attempt to make sure I've killed the bacteria. Not sure which is better, but I'd start with saline as it's milder.

Answer 2

Hi.. I also suffered from tonsil stones in throat for about 10-12 years which became severe in last few years. regular brushes and mouthwashes even wont help me. The maximum size of stones coming out was 5 mm and at times I even got 3-4 stones. just a week before I started doing breathing excercises 'Pranayam' for 10-15 mins daily, and I got rid of them withn 4-5 days.I dont know whether they'll come back or not after i quit the excercise but I dont mind doing it daily or every alternate day if it keeps those monsters away without undergoing surgery. Look for a few lessons on YouTube if u are not familiar with these breathing excercises

Answer 3

Hi.. I also suffered from tonsil stones in throat for about 10-12 years which became severe in last few years. regular brushes and mouthwashes even wont help me. The maximum size of stones coming out was 5 mm and at times I even got 3-4 stones. just a week before I started doing breathing excercises 'Pranayam' for 10-15 mins daily, and I got rid of them withn 4-5 days.I dont know whether they'll come back or not after i quit the excercise but I dont mind doing it daily or every alternate day if it keeps those monsters away without undergoing surgery. Look for a few lessons on youtube if u are not familiar with these breathing excercises.

Answer 4

INFECTED TONSILS IS A CONDITION KNOWN AS TONSILITIS WHICH IS A BACTERIAL INFECTION. IT WILL NEED TO BE TREATED WITH ANTOBIOTICS. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, YOU PHYSICIAN MAY CONSIDER A TONSILECTOMY WHICH IS A SURGERY TO REMOVE THE TONSILS .

Answer 5

That depends on what the tonsillitis is caused by. A bacterial cause can be treated with antibiotics but a viral cause cannot. Treatment for viral tonsillitis is limited to reducing the symptoms.

Answer 6

The primary alternative treatment for tonsillitis is frequent salt water gargles. This treatment is safe and effective.