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Pain in the tonsils
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The tonsils are in the back cavity of the pharynx. Classify two pharyngeal tonsils, two palatines, also called glands and tongue amygdala. Tonsils are one of the most important immune organs of a person. Pain in the tonsils can indicate various abnormalities in the body. A person with pains in tonsils needs consultation with a doctor, because some disorders can lead to the removal of tonsils, which greatly reduces immunity.
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Causes of the pain in the tonsils
Angina is an acute infectious disease, changes in the tonsils are inflammatory. In general, the causative agents of the disease are streptococci and staphylococci, but in recent years the number of bacteria of other species that provoke the disease has increased. Angina can be primary and secondary, which has arisen in connection with acute infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, etc., as well as due to diseases of the circulatory system.
Predispose the occurrence of angina such factors as hypothermia, physical and mental fatigue, past illnesses, beriberi. The disease begins acutely, patients are disturbed by pain in the tonsils, sore throat, headache, and general weakness of the body. The temperature can vary, depending on the type of angina, from slightly elevated to very high.
Another cause of pain in the tonsils is chronic tonsillitis. It occurs because of several consecutive angina. Also, the onset of the disease affects adenoids, sinusitis, periodontal disease and carious teeth, weakening the body. Patients often complain of neuralgic pain radiating to the neck and ear, there is a sensation of a foreign body in the throat and an unpleasant odor from the mouth. The disease is accompanied by lethargy and fever, especially in the evening.
Hyperal abscess also causes pain in the tonsils. It is formed as a result of suppuration of the lymph nodes. It can be a complication of measles, influenza and other acute respiratory diseases, as well as provoked by damage to the mucous membrane of the larynx by solid food. Symptoms: a sharp pain of the tonsils when swallowing, popperhivaniem food, sometimes it comes in the nose, with the location in the nasopharynx characterized by nasal and breathing difficulties, with the arrangement in the lower parts of the larynx there is shortness of breath, accompanied by snoring. The body temperature is very high, up to 40 degrees Celsius. Abundant sweating.
Chronic pharyngitis - a sluggish inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, is also the cause of pain in the tonsils. Often the cause of the disease can be diseases of the liver, digestive tract and thyroid gland. Symptomatic manifestations of chronic pharyngitis - a strong reddening of the mucous throat with the accumulation of thick mucus on it.
Also, pain in the tonsils can cause non-inflammatory factors, for example, allergies, dry air into the room where you are, and especially sleep. Also, in the case of systematic breathing by air contaminated with harmful chemicals, tonsils may be affected.
The human immunodeficiency virus can also cause pain in the tonsils, but this is not due to the virus itself, but because of the general weakening of the body and the developing, in connection with this, infections. Also, complaints of pain in the tonsils, without symptoms of an infectious disease, can speak of the development of a tumor in the larynx, in which case it is advisable to consult an oncologist.
Pathogenesis
Tonsils with the rest of the lymphatic follicles form a pharyngeal lymphatic ring, which, in fact, is the body's immunity. Tonsils are the first to encounter pathogenic foreign bodies that enter the body and neutralize them, and most of them are also generated in them. The structure of the tonsils has a porous character, they are laced with lacunae - special porous tubules, which serve as a trap for microbes. On the inside they are connected to the entire immune system, through the lymphatic duct.
Usually the tonsils are in the sky, the inflammation can be easily traced, as they are visible when the mouth is open. Less common are the pharyngeal and ligulate tonsils. If you are concerned about the pain in the tonsils, you must direct all efforts to eliminate the problem without surgery.
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Treatment of the pain in the tonsils
To reveal the disease of the tonsils is not very difficult, but, in no case should not engage in self-medication, as this can harm and lead to significant complications. If you or your loved ones are sick with tonsils, you should immediately go to the doctor to keep them intact and protect yourself from life-threatening consequences. The specialist who diagnosed the disease at an early stage, with ease, will eliminate it, having appointed the right treatment.