Western medicine treatment

The treatment of chronic tonsillitis is long-term, and it is very important to adhere to the treatment. Chronic tonsillitis

Keep your mouth clean, brush your teeth before going to bed and rinse your mouth after meals every day to reduce the chance of bacterial infection in the mouth. (1) Gargling method: You can choose iodine-containing tablets, 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. (2) Drug treatment: Vitamin C can be taken for a long time, 1 tablet each time, 3 times a day. People with weak constitutions are often prone to the disease and should use preparations that improve the body's immune function under the guidance of a doctor. Do not abuse anti-inflammatory drugs during non-acute attacks. (3) Selection of surgical treatment: Generally, the following principles can be followed. ① Excessive tonsil hypertrophy, which hinders breathing and swallowing. ② Recurrent acute attacks, more than 4 to 5 times per year, with a history of peritonsillar abscess. ③Patients with long-term low-grade fever and no other pathological changes except tonsillitis in systemic examination. ④ Nephritis, rheumatism and other diseases caused by tonsillitis should be performed under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, there are some patients or those whose conditions are not suitable for surgery. ① Acute inflammation period and period of acute illness, upper respiratory tract infection and epidemic. ②Patients with hematopoietic system diseases, hypocoagulation, hypertension, heart disease, tuberculosis, etc. are not suitable for surgery. ③ Women should not undergo surgery during menstruation and 3-5 days before menstruation. Otherwise, the symptoms of postoperative pharyngitis will worsen. ④Patients 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.

Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chronic tonsillitis is related to physical weakness and organ deficiency, mainly related to lung and kidney yin deficiency. The treatment is mostly to nourish the lungs and kidneys, produce fluid and soothe the throat. method. Commonly used prescriptions: Scrophulariaceae 12 grams, Ophiopogon japonicus 10 grams, Rehmannia glutinosa 12 grams, Anemarrhena 10 grams, Phellodendron 6 grams, Platycodon 10 grams, licorice 6 grams. For those with indigestion and inability to eat, add 10 grams each of tangerine peel, 6 grams of amomum villosum, and 10 grams each of Jiao San Xian. Those with weak limbs, mental fatigue, and loose stools. You should instead take the Chinese patent medicine Shenling Baizhu Pills, 6 grams each time, 2 times a day.