The difference between chronic pharyngitis and tonsillitis mainly lies in the causes, clinical manifestations and different treatment methods. 1. Pathogenesis: the pathogenesis of tonsillitis is mainly due to bacterial infections such as beta-hemolytic streptococcus, which causes tonsillar suppuration and inflammation; chronic pharyngitis is mainly due to bad habits such as long-term smoking and drinking to stimulate the pharynx, rhinitis and other peripheral tissues, inflammatory secretions flow into the pharynx to stimulate the throat to develop chronic pharyngitis, and so on. 2. Clinical manifestations: tonsillitis is accompanied by obvious pharyngeal foreign body sensation, sore throat, snoring, bad breath and other manifestations; purulent tonsillitis patients are prone to cause fever. Chronic pharyngitis is prone to recurring pharyngeal dryness, itching and pain, hoarseness, nausea and other clinical manifestations. 3. Treatment: inflammation of the tonsils is often treated with antibiotics, such as penicillin, etc., and long-lasting tonsillitis can be surgically excised; chronic pharyngitis is mainly through the improvement of the patient’s lifestyle, such as quitting smoking and quitting alcohol, and at the same time, medication such as compound borax solution to improve the condition. If you have symptoms of discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of a physician, to give targeted treatment after a clear cause.