In general, most tonsillar swelling is caused by infection. If the inflammation is mild, some patients fight the infection through their own resistance without medication, and in this case the swollen tonsils can be cured. However, most patients with swollen tonsils will not heal themselves without active treatment.
Most of the enlarged tonsils caused by inflammation are caused by bacterial or viral infections. Therefore, oral medications are preferred for treatment. The preferred drugs are penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, cefuroxime, cefdinir, etc., and also oral antiviral drugs, such as antiviral oral solution, Vicodin tablets, etc. If the patient has symptoms such as suppuration of tonsils and fever, intravenous infusion treatment should be considered; if high fever occurs, oral antipyretic and analgesic drugs can be taken, and some glucocorticoid drugs can be used as appropriate. Patients with swollen tonsils and more than 3 to 5 times a year are suffering from chronic tonsillitis and can consider surgical removal of tonsils.
There is another kind of enlarged tonsils, which is a malignant tumor of the tonsils. In this case, the type of tumor should be determined, and then, according to the pathological results, the treatment plan should be determined. Most of them are treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery.
Therefore, if a patient with enlarged tonsils cannot recover with medication, it is best to ask a doctor to examine them at the hospital and then treat them symptomatically after a clear diagnosis, so as not to delay the best time for treatment. (For specific medication, please combine with the clinical situation, subject to the guidance of the doctor’s interview)