Tonsils Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Tonsillitis typically causes your child''s tonsils to become visibly red and swollen. You may also notice patches of white discharge on infected tonsils. Other signs and symptoms of tonsillitis includ...

Causes
... Your tonsils are a pair of specialized lymph nodes located on either side of your throat, just behind and above your tongue. They''re part of your body''s immune system that helps protect you from mic...

Tonsils Prevention

Prevention
... Proper hand washing is still the best way to prevent all kinds of infections, including tonsillitis. That''s why it''s important to wash your own hands regularly and to show your children how to wash ...

Tonsils Treatment

Complications
... Left untreated, tonsillitis can lead to a collection of pus (an abscess) between a tonsil and the soft tissues around it (peritonsillar abscess). The abscess may cover a large part of the soft area at...

Treatment
... In recent years, treatment for tonsillitis has changed dramatically. The main focus is no longer on surgical removal of your child''s tonsils (tonsillectomy), because it''s now known that tonsils serv...

Tonsils Support

Coping skills
... Tonsillitis can keep a child home for a few days. If your child has a positive strep test, he or she needs to complete at least 24 hours of antibiotic treatment before returning to school or child car...

Tonsils Other

Overview
... Years ago, many young children had their tonsils removed. In fact, surgery was once the standard treatment for tonsillitis, an inflammation of the tonsils caused by a viral or bacterial infection. It ...