A 34-year-old member asked:
should i be getting antibiotics for inflamed tonsils?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Richard Williams answered
18 years experience Pharmacy
Probably: Tonsilitis is caused by an infecton. This should be treated by a physician with antibiotics to prevent any serious systemic infection.
Answered on Oct 5, 2012
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There is no evidence: that the SIZE of your tonsils has ANYTHING to do with tonsillar cancer (which is BTW quite rare)
Hope this is helpful!
Dr Z
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