There is a foreign body sensation in one tonsil

When the tonsils are swollen, one or both sides of the tonsils will become enlarged. At this time, many people will always feel that there is a foreign body sensation in the throat when swallowing food. It feels sticky, as if mucus is secreted, but they don’t know what to do with this foreign body sensation, and they can’t swallow it even if they swallow frantically. This is the foreign body sensation caused by enlarged tonsils.

Chinese medicine treatment

Swollen tonsils are generally caused by congestion in the tonsil area due to repeated inflammation of the tonsils. Adopt the theory of traditional Chinese medicine of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Transdermal administration, long-lasting effect. The purpose is to gradually reduce the congestion and thus achieve the purpose of shrinking the tonsils. Currently proven Chinese medicine external patches, such as the most popular tonsil patch, are generally applied to the affected area for 15-24 hours.

Treat early

Swollen tonsils should be treated as early as possible. In the early stages of the disease, when you first experience the above symptoms (see the second-level heading "Symptoms" in the first-level heading of this entry "What are Enlarged Tonsils"), you should go to a relevant hospital for examination as soon as possible. Many patients with swollen tonsils do not understand the condition, so they do not receive timely treatment for their swollen tonsils in the early stages of symptoms, which causes the condition to worsen.

Surgery or not

Tonsillectomy may be necessary in the following situations: frequent episodes of tonsillitis, or when tonsil disease affects the child's overall health or causes the child to interrupt his or her studies, or affects hearing or breathing. However, sometimes tonsillectomy is unnecessary and other problems should be considered if the diagnosis is in doubt.

Indications for tonsillectomy include: tonsillitis occurs four or more times a year; tonsillitis occurs three or more times a year within two years; upper airway obstruction caused by swollen tonsils, resulting in severe snoring, difficulty swallowing, unclear pronunciation, etc.; one or more tonsillar abscesses; tonsils cause systemic diseases and become focal tonsils; repeated inflammation of the tonsils causes repeated attacks of rhinitis, otitis media, tracheitis, etc. or long-term treatment is unrecoverable.

Surgical Procedure

The operation is performed under general anesthesia, and the tonsils are removed when the patient enters a deep sleep and loses the sense of pain. Most incisions do not require stitches and can heal naturally. Patients are generally hospitalized for observation for more than 24 hours after surgery. It is generally believed that tonsillectomy will not have any adverse effects on later life.