What should I do if my tonsils become fester and I have a high fever?

Tonsils are subcutaneous lymphoid tissue located in the throat. If the tonsils become inflamed and purulent, they are often accompanied by a high fever. You can drink more water and use physical methods to reduce the temperature. If the effect is not good, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

What to do if you have tonsillitis and a fever:

1. Pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water, eat soft food, strengthen nutrition and clear bowel movements. If the sore throat is severe or the fever is high, you can take antipyretic and analgesic drugs orally. At the same time, local treatment can also be used, such as gargling with compound boric acid solution, warm salt water, etc., or taking throat lozenges, local flushing and steam inhalation, etc.

2. Patients with recurrent tonsillitis or multiple complications of peritonsillar abscesses, as well as those with enlarged tonsils that hinder swallowing and breathing, and those who are often inflamed and spread to adjacent organs, leading to otitis media, lymphadenitis, etc., should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.

3. Ginger has been used as both food and medicine since ancient times. The rhizome of old ginger has medicinal effects. In addition to the effects of sweating, relieving fever and keeping warm, it can also eliminate inflammation and resolve phlegm. Adding tangerine peel (dried orange peel) to ginger soup will have a better effect. Add 5 grams each of ginger and tangerine peel, a little sugar, and 400 grams of water, boil it into 1/3 of the volume, and you can drink it. Drink it while hot and then rest to double the effect.