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- Medical Video: Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy | Nucleus Health
- What is tonsils?
- What causes the tonsils to be infected?
- When do you have to undergo tonsillectomy?
- How to deal with pain after tonsillectomy?
- How to prevent tonsillitis?
Medical Video: Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy | Nucleus Health
When talking about tonsils, it is often remembered that the parents' permission to eat as much ice cream as they want after the surgery is finished. Have you ever had tonsillectomy? How does it feel? It's natural if you still experience pain after tonsillectomy, but here are ways to deal with tonsillitis.
What is tonsils?
Tonsils or tonsils are two glands located in the back of our throat. The function of the tonsils is the body's defense which helps block infections.These two glands produce antibodies that will be used to fight infections in your respiratory tract. Tonsils are usually small, and will continue to grow until you are 8 or 9 years old. But then it will shrink, when you are 11 or 12 years old.
However, when your tonsils are infected or inflamed, this is what is called tonsillitis or tonsillitis. Inflammation amandel usually occurs at the age of 3 to 7 years. This is because as you get older, your size will shrink so that the smaller the possibility of infection will occur.
What causes the tonsils to be infected?
Most tonsillitis occurs due to viral activity. This virus is often the same virus that causes you to runny nose or cough. This virus is usually transmitted through contact with other people, such as through the air when you sneeze. When your tonsils try to block the bacteria and viruses that will enter both the mouth and nose, this effort actually causes the tonsils to become infected. This is what then causes tonsillitis.
When do you have to undergo tonsillectomy?
Surgery to remove the tonsils is commonly known as tonsillectomy. Tonsillectomy is usually done if you have experienced symptoms such as:
- Can no longer swallow or breathe normally as usual.
- Sleep is disturbed and starts snoring.
- Inflammation of the tonsils starts to disrupt the teeth.
When you feel these symptoms, you should immediately see a doctor.
How to deal with pain after tonsillectomy?
You might know that children who have recently undergone tonsillectomy are often invited to eat as much ice as they like. This method is indeed effective for relieving pain after tonsillectomy, but there are several other efforts that you can also do:
- Gargle with warm salt water. This can clean the remaining mucus in your throat.
- Drink cold or warm drinks such as tea and juice to relieve pain.
- Use painkillers, such as aspirin. But you should use it according to the guidelines stated on the packaging, and do not use aspirin if you have not been at least 20 years old.
- Resting can sometimes help you forget the pain after waking up.
- Use aromatherapy in your room. This can make you feel more calm.
How to prevent tonsillitis?
- Avoid people who you know are infected.
- Get used to washing your hands and it's good not to share eating utensils with other people
- Shut your mouth every time you cough and sneeze, or when someone coughs and sneezes around you.
