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Swollen tonsils
Tonsils that are larger than normal. This can be from many causes, most commonly infection, occasionally tumor, sometimes unknown.
Dr. Peter Selz reviewed this
33 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 46-year old asked:
Probably causes for a sudden swollen tonsil?
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A female asked:
Lump on tonsil and swollen tonsil?
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A member asked:
Swollen tonsils hole body hurts?
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A 38-year old asked:
How can you reduce swollen tonsils?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What should I do about swollen tonsils?
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A 44-year old asked:
What do indents in swollen tonsils mean?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can I do to soothe my swollen tonsils?
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A 40-year old asked:
What can I do to help with swollen tonsils?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Swollen tonsils with white patches on it?
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A 37-year old asked:
I'm 18 & have swollen tonsils. What can I do?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I make my swollen tonsils feel better?
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A 45-year old asked:
Are there any home remedies for swollen tonsils?
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A 19-year old female asked:
When do you have to worry about swollen tonsils?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a swollen tonsil and no fever. What could it be?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: swollen tonsils?
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A 20-year old asked:
I've been having swollen tonsils for about 2 weeks, what could it be?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is it normal for me to get swollen tonsils once a year when the cold is coming ?
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A female asked:
Sir please suggest me how can I treat swollen tonsils and pain naturally, without medicines?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can swollen tonsils suffocate me? My tonsils are swollen and I have a restricted air flow feeling.
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a swollen tonsil and a cough, and I am losing my voice. What could I have? Will it get better on it's own?
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A 33-year old female asked about a female:
My 4 yrold has very saw and swollen tonsil with puss on oneside and fever she's been on amxcillin for 4 days not any better why?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Im a 17 year old girl, and i have a swollen tonsil. last year i had a bad cold, and it showed up after that. no pain/marks/issues. help!
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A female asked:
My 3.5 year old daughter has 1 swollen tonsil. She never complains about it hurting, I took her to the dr a they checked for strep & it was negitive. ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have a mild swollen lymph node that is barely visible , i can only feel it when i press over it ,and have a mild swollen tonsil on the same side fro?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My 4y waa sick and now has swollen tonsiles. Are there any home remedies or medicines i can give her to help without taking her to her doctor?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I've had a swollen tonsil for about a year. It's not painful at all and doesn't affect breathing much. What can I take to make the swelling go down?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hi, had one swollen tonsil for over a month, noticed a white spot & when prodded produced white pus, no pain as such just ached sometimes, what is it?
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A 47-year old asked:
What OTC meds work for swollen tonsils?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do alergy pills work for swollen tonsils?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can smell or smoke of cigarette swollen tonsils?
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