A member asked:

What to do if i have peritonsillar abscess (quinsy), how will my doctor drain my throat?

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Dr. Victor Nwanguma answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

See a doctor: peritonsillar abscess, if severe, can be life threatening. I will advice you to go see your primary care doctor. If drainage is needed, you may have to go see an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist or oral surgeon, who will decide on the best approach for drainage.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Lonnie Smith answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

See an ENT MD: If you have a peritonsillar abscess this is best treated by an ENT physician who may aspirate the abscess with a needle and syringe or drain it with a scalpel. Either way it will be through your mouth usually under local anesthesia.

Answered 10/27/2014

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