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How Can Breathing Difficulty While Suffering From Tonsillitis Be Treated?

I have tonsilitis I had it for a week and 3 days now I just took NyQuil so I can sleep because the coughing and pain at night keeps me from sleeping but now it feels like the NyQuil made it worse and it got bigger on one side .. I can t sleep cause I feel like I can t breath what should I do ?
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Hi,
Thanks for the query. I undrrstand your concern.
You have toncillitis &you have difficulty in breating... &more so increasing size of toncil.
It sbeems you have two components of the problem.
1st.. You must have associated sinus infection or common cold with blocked nose....this made nasal breating difficult& so yiu hsve to breath with mouth
2nd you have toncillitis .. the toncils got very big.. making breathing difficult.
*Taking sleeping pills will not help in such condition... you need treatment of cold as well as inflammed toncils together.
-Please consult an ENT specialist for specific treatment (antibiotic,Anti allwrgic pill, anti inflammatory pill,steroid... as per need)
-Self care.. hot saline gargles, steam inhalation.
-Avoid exposure to excessive cold,dust,smoke , fumes ,oily or spicy food or known allergen.
-Taking medicines as advised.
Thus with self care &experts guided treatment you would be out of the problem.
Thanks
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How Can Breathing Difficulty While Suffering From Tonsillitis Be Treated?

Hi, Thanks for the query. I undrrstand your concern. You have toncillitis &you have difficulty in breating... &more so increasing size of toncil. It sbeems you have two components of the problem. 1st.. You must have associated sinus infection or common cold with blocked nose....this made nasal breating difficult& so yiu hsve to breath with mouth 2nd you have toncillitis .. the toncils got very big.. making breathing difficult. *Taking sleeping pills will not help in such condition... you need treatment of cold as well as inflammed toncils together. -Please consult an ENT specialist for specific treatment (antibiotic,Anti allwrgic pill, anti inflammatory pill,steroid... as per need) -Self care.. hot saline gargles, steam inhalation. -Avoid exposure to excessive cold,dust,smoke , fumes ,oily or spicy food or known allergen. -Taking medicines as advised. Thus with self care &experts guided treatment you would be out of the problem. Thanks