People with 17-year-old tonsil hypertrophy need to choose general treatment, drug treatment and surgical treatment, chemotherapy and so on according to the cause and the characteristics of the disease.
There are more causes of 17-year-old tonsil hypertrophy, such as physiological hypertrophy of tonsils, chronic tonsillitis, tonsil sarcoma, tonsil lymphoma and so on. It is necessary to actively seek medical examination to clarify the cause of the disease and the extent of the disease, by the specialist to determine the appropriate treatment plan. Over-treatment, blindly waiting for self-healing or negatively delaying treatment are not advocated.
1. General treatment: for physiological hypertrophy, if there are no obvious symptoms, there is no need for special treatment. For tonsil hypertrophy caused by chronic tonsillitis, physical exercise can be strengthened to enhance physical fitness and resistance to disease, and to reduce the acute attack of tonsil inflammation.
2. Drug treatment: some patients with chronic tonsillitis can be treated with antibacterial drugs such as amoxicillin and cefaclor, as well as with streptococcal allergens and vaccines for desensitization, and injections of placenta globulin, transfer factors and other immune-enhancing drugs.
3. Surgical treatment: for excessive hypertrophy of tonsil, obstructing swallowing, respiration and vocal function; forming the “foci” of other organs’ lesions, or secondary inflammation of peripheral tissues; and all kinds of benign and malignant tumors of tonsil, those who meet the surgical indications can choose surgical treatment. Tonsil lymphoma is generally well treated with chemotherapy.
When the 17-year-old found tonsil hypertrophy, it is recommended by a specialist doctor examination, determine the cause and condition, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment.