Fever is a symptom, not a disease. Any disease may cause symptoms of fever. Therefore, when a child has a fever, physical cooling can be done first. If the temperature cannot be lowered, the child should be sent to the hospital for examination immediately. . So tonsil inflammation can also cause fever. So why does tonsillitis cause fever? What to do if you have tonsillitis fever?
1. Why does tonsillitis cause fever?
Any inflammation may cause fever, and the same is true for tonsillitis. The tonsils are the gateway to the respiratory tract, and bacteria and viruses in the mouth and nose are the first to invade them. The tonsillar fossa is also the easiest place to accumulate bacteria and metabolites, and it is a place where dirt and evil practices are stored. As long as the humidity and temperature are appropriate, it is easy to become infected. Once you suffer from tonsillitis, external pyrogens such as bacteria and viruses will cause your immunity to decline and you will easily develop a fever.
2. Symptoms of tonsillitis
Tonsillitis can be divided into acute tonsillitis and chronic tonsillitis. Acute infectious diseases (such as scarlet fever, measles, influenza, diphtheria, etc.) can cause chronic tonsillitis, and sinus infections in the nasal cavity can also be associated with this disease.
1. Acute phase
(1) Systemic symptoms begin suddenly, with chills and high fever reaching 39-40°C. Especially young children may have convulsions, vomiting or lethargy due to high fever. , loss of appetite, constipation and general soreness, etc.
(2) Local symptoms include obvious sore throat, especially when swallowing. Severe pain may radiate to the ears. Young children often cry and become restless because they cannot swallow. If children's breathing is affected by enlarged tonsils, it can hinder their sleep and often wake them up at night.
2. Chronic phase
(1) Recurrent sore throat occurs every time you encounter a cold, cold, fatigue, poor sleep, or after being stimulated by tobacco or alcohol, and there is pharyngeal discomfort. and feeling of blockage.
(2) Bad breath is often caused by the reproduction and growth of bacteria in the tonsils and the purulent embolism remaining in the tonsils.
(3) Enlarged tonsils. Enlarged tonsils can make it difficult to swallow, slurred speech, difficulty breathing, or snoring during sleep.
(4) Bacteria in the tonsils appear throughout the body, and pus plugs often enter the digestive tract with swallowing, causing indigestion. If bacterial toxins enter the body, symptoms such as headache, weakness in the limbs, easy fatigue, or low fever may occur.
3. What medicine should be taken for tonsillitis?
Tonsillitis generally adopts a combination of etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment. The general treatment time is 7 to 10 days. The doctor will first check whether the cause of tonsillitis is a virus or bacteria. If it is caused by a virus, doctors will treat it with antiviral drugs; if it is a bacterial infection (the most common one is streptococcal infection), antibiotics such as penicillin, cephalosporin, and erythromycin are usually used to treat it. Symptomatic treatment mainly targets the uncomfortable symptoms of tonsillitis, including reducing fever and relieving sore throat. It is generally recommended to drink more water and gargle with salt water during illness.
4. What to do if you have tonsillitis fever
1. Pay attention to rest, drink more boiled water, eat a soft diet, strengthen nutrition and clear the stool. If you have severe sore throat or high fever, you can take oral antipyretic and analgesics. At the same time, local treatments can also be used, such as gargling with compound boric acid solution, warm salt water, etc. You can also take throat lozenges, local flushing, and steam inhalation.
2. For those patients with recurrent tonsillitis or multiple peritonsillar abscesses, as well as those whose tonsils are severely enlarged, hindering swallowing and breathing, and often inflamed and spread to adjacent organs, leading to otitis media, lymphadenitis, etc., Should be sent to hospital for treatment in time.
3. Ginger has had both edible and medicinal effects since ancient times. The rhizome of old ginger has medicinal effects. In addition to its functions of sweating, antipyretic, and heat preservation, it can also eliminate inflammation and inflammation. phlegm. Adding tangerine peel (dried orange peel) to ginger soup has a better effect. Add 5 grams each of ginger and tangerine peel, a little sugar, and 400 grams of water. Fry into 1/3 portion and drink. Drink it while it's hot and then rest to double the effect.
5. How to prevent tonsil inflammation
1. Pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water, pass bowel movements, and eat liquid or soft food. Ensuring adequate sleep time, adding or removing clothes as the weather changes, and removing humid indoor air are all important for preventing tonsillitis. Children should develop good habits of not being picky eaters and not eating too much.
2. When the sore throat is obvious, attention should be paid to infusion treatment as soon as possible to avoid the spread of infection.
3. When there are repeated attacks or when there are corresponding symptoms, electrocardiogram and urine or anti-O examination can be performed during the acute attack to rule out the possibility of complications such as nephritis, myocarditis, arthritis, etc. Experts recommend that patients with recurrent tonsillitis or peritonsillar abscesses or peritonsillar inflammation should undergo surgical treatment after the inflammation subsides.
4. If you have tonsil inflammation, you should avoid eating dry, spicy, fried and other irritating foods, such as ginger, pepper, garlic, fried dough sticks, etc. In the acute stage of tonsillitis, the diet should be light and contain foods that are rich in water and easy to absorb, such as thin rice soup (added with salt), fruit juice, sugarcane water, water chestnut water (powder), mung bean soup, etc. In the chronic stage, it is advisable to eat fresh vegetables, fruits, beans and moisturizing foods, such as vegetables, tomatoes, carrots, soybeans, tofu, soy milk, pears, rock sugar, honey, lily soup, etc.
5. People with tonsillitis should also insist on exercising to improve the body's ability to resist diseases. They should not overwork themselves. If they are tired, they should take timely rest and quit smoking and drinking.
6. Treatment of tonsillitis
1. General treatment
(1) Keep your mouth clean, brush your teeth before going to bed every day, and rinse your mouth after meals to reduce Chances of bacterial infection in the mouth.
(2) For gargling, iodine-containing tablets can be used, 1 to 2 tablets each time, 3 to 4 times a day. Rinsing your mouth with light salt water is simple and convenient. You can take a cup of warm water and add a little salt after meals and before going to bed. As long as it tastes salty, rinse your mouth repeatedly for about 5 minutes each time.
(3) Drug treatment uses immunity-enhancing drugs; if it is streptococcal infection, it can be treated with long-acting penicillin; strengthen physical exercise to enhance physical fitness and disease resistance. Surgical therapy should be used when conservative treatment fails.
2. Principles of surgical treatment
(1) Excessive tonsil hypertrophy, hindering breathing and swallowing.
(2) Recurrent acute attacks, more than 4 to 5 times a year, with a history of peritonsillar abscess.
(3) Those who have long-term low-grade fever and no other pathological changes except tonsillitis during systemic examination.
(4) Nephritis, rheumatism and other diseases caused by tonsillitis should undergo elective surgery under the guidance of a doctor.
3. Those who are not suitable for surgery
(1) Acute inflammation period, acute illness, upper respiratory tract infection and epidemic period.
(2) Patients with hematopoietic system diseases, hypocoagulation, hypertension, heart disease, tuberculosis, etc. are not suitable for surgery.
(3) Women should not undergo surgery during menstruation and 3 to 5 days before menstruation. Otherwise, the symptoms of postoperative pharyngitis will worsen.
(4) Patients with chronic pharyngitis do not need surgery if it is not absolutely necessary. Otherwise, the symptoms of pharyngitis will worsen after surgery. As for when it is appropriate for patients with chronic tonsillitis to have surgery, it is best to ask a doctor to help decide.