The sore tongue and swollen tonsils may be caused by overconsumption of spicy food, stimulation by alcohol and tobacco, infection, low immunity, etc., and the cause of the disease should be identified in time. 1. Excessive consumption of spicy food: tongue pain, tonsil swelling should be considered for excessive consumption of spicy food, because spicy food irritation, excessive consumption is easy to damage the mucous membrane of the pharynx and lingual tonsils, triggering the disease. 2. Tobacco and alcohol stimulation: some patients with tongue pain, tonsil swelling symptoms, may be related to smoking and alcohol abuse, because tobacco and alcohol stimulation, long-term consumption is easy to damage the tongue tonsils, once the tongue tonsils damage is serious, may trigger inflammation, dry throat, sore throat and other abnormal symptoms. 3. Infection: the common cause of tongue pain and tonsil swelling is bacterial infection, such as adenovirus infection, staphylococcus infection, toxoplasmosis infection, etc., will attack the tongue pain and tonsil swelling, triggering inflammation, resulting in patients with a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. 4. Low immunity: low immunity is prone to secondary infections, once some kind of germs infringe on tongue pain, tonsil swelling, may trigger inflammation. There may also be acute pharyngitis, rhinitis and other diseases, but this symptom alone is not enough to diagnose the disease, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner, ask the doctor to clarify the cause of the disease, and if necessary, carry out the appropriate tests.