Enlarged tonsils include physiological enlargement and pathologic enlargement, the latter is mostly caused by bacterial or viral infection, and can be treated by lifestyle management, medication and surgery.
1. Lifestyle management: Tonsillar enlargement needs to change the bad lifestyle, light diet, avoid spicy and stimulating food, and quit smoking and drinking, so as not to aggravate the stimulation of the tonsils.
2. Medication: antibiotics such as penicillin can be used for bacterial infections, and antiviral drugs such as acyclovir can be used for severe viral infections.
3. Surgical treatment: If the symptoms of chronic tonsillitis are more serious, and there are symptoms such as dyspnea, dysphagia, snoring, etc., and the effect of medication is not good, surgery can be chosen to remove the tonsils.
Physiological tonsillar enlargement occurs mostly in children and adolescents, generally without special treatment. For enlarged tonsils caused by pathologic factors, it is recommended that a comprehensive examination be conducted to clarify the cause of the disease, and treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a physician.