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What Causes Swollen Tonsil On One Side Of Throat?

My daughter has a very swollen tonsil on one side of her throat that almost completely closes that side off, our doctor told me it's just a fleshy tonsil. And she will just live with it, is this right? She also has a cough and very runny nose at the moment which he said wasn't connected?
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
THE SYMPTOMS YOUR DAUGHTER CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ARE SUGGESTIVE HIGHLY OF "ACUTE TONSILLITIS GRADE 4".THIS GRADE CAN CLOSE OF THE ORAL CAVITY PASSAGE ON THAT SIDE QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.IT CAN LEAD TO VARIOUS SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER,COUGH,RUNNING NOSE,THROAT PAIN ,DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING,MARKED DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.SHE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT LIKE THIS..THE ADVICE YOU RECEIVED IS NOT QUITE AS PER THE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS OF "ACUTE PARENCHYMATOUS TONSILLITIS".SHE NEED TO DEFINITLY UNDERGO A SURGICAL PROCEDURE CALLED "TOTAL TONSILLECTOMY"(COMPLETE REMOVAL OF TONSILS AFTER 5 YRS OF AGE) TO GET HERSELF CURED ONCE FOR ALL.THIS PROCEDURE IS UNDERTAKEN ONCE THE INITIAL INFLAMMATION SUBSIDES.SHE NEEDS TO PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIPYRETICS AS OF NOW.CONSULT AN EXPERT OTOLARYNGOLOGIST TO HELP YOU.
THANK YOU .
TAKE CARE.
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What Causes Swollen Tonsil On One Side Of Throat?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. THE SYMPTOMS YOUR DAUGHTER CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ARE SUGGESTIVE HIGHLY OF ACUTE TONSILLITIS GRADE 4 .THIS GRADE CAN CLOSE OF THE ORAL CAVITY PASSAGE ON THAT SIDE QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.IT CAN LEAD TO VARIOUS SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER,COUGH,RUNNING NOSE,THROAT PAIN ,DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING,MARKED DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.SHE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT LIKE THIS..THE ADVICE YOU RECEIVED IS NOT QUITE AS PER THE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS OF ACUTE PARENCHYMATOUS TONSILLITIS .SHE NEED TO DEFINITLY UNDERGO A SURGICAL PROCEDURE CALLED TOTAL TONSILLECTOMY (COMPLETE REMOVAL OF TONSILS AFTER 5 YRS OF AGE) TO GET HERSELF CURED ONCE FOR ALL.THIS PROCEDURE IS UNDERTAKEN ONCE THE INITIAL INFLAMMATION SUBSIDES.SHE NEEDS TO PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIPYRETICS AS OF NOW.CONSULT AN EXPERT OTOLARYNGOLOGIST TO HELP YOU. THANK YOU . TAKE CARE.