Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling Of The Tonsils

Posted on Tue, 9 May 2017

Question: About 3 weeks ago I had a swollen tonsil, very swollen and painful. It cleared up in 2 or 3 days and about that same time I thought I had slept wrong and a resulting stiff neck. I seem to have a dull earache. All of this is on the right side. Is all of this a coincidence? Should I go to the doctor?

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tonsillitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query
Neck pain and earache can be due to muscle spasm but at the same time as there is history of tonsillitis, it can be a neck abscess or tonsillar abscess. My advice is you should get yourself examined by an ENT SPECIALIST or at least send me the pictures of your throat so that I can suggest you better.
Take care
Thanks and regards

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Follow up: Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (37 minutes later)

Would this also result in a low grade headache? I also developed tonsil stones in the last 2 or 3 years. Correlated??

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Tonsillitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Tonsil stones are a sign of chronic tonsillitis. Any infection can be associated with malaise and symptoms like headache.
Please send me the pictures of your throat.
Follow up with the pictures so that I can suggest you better.
Thanks and regards

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Follow up: Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (17 hours later)

I am unclear as to how to take pictures of my throat and if I could how to send them to you. My throat is a healthy pink and the stones are generally the size of the head of a pin and they come and go. They are white and somewhat hard. There are several white bumps also on the right next to the tonsil area.

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Chronic tonsillitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi
You can get the pictures clicked by any XXXXXXX camera after opening your mouth and saying aaaa.
You can upload the pictures in the reports section.
Start using hexidine gargles.
Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy