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How To Treat Irritated Tonsils?

Yesterday morning my tonsil area of my throat started to become irritated, Today, it is much worse, Not painful, just irritation and swollen, hard to swallow, I am a truck driver on the road and do not have access to stop in to a medical facutly. Any suggestions?
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posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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It looks like that you are having a tonsil infection. Please try to meet a doctor as soon as possible. for the meantime you can start gargling with chlorhexidine mouth wash 3-4 times a day and avoid hot and spicy food.

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How To Treat Irritated Tonsils?

Hello It looks like that you are having a tonsil infection. Please try to meet a doctor as soon as possible. for the meantime you can start gargling with chlorhexidine mouth wash 3-4 times a day and avoid hot and spicy food. Thanks