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Swollen Tonsils, Excessive Salivation. On Antibiotics For Tonsillitis. How To Treat Frequent Tonsillitis?

I have had tonsillitis for 7 days now, my tonsils are so swollen and covered in bacteria that I haven t eaten a proper meal or drunk a proper drink since and the anti biotic s have not helped me at all, I am also having a problem with excess saliva , to the point where i will wake up on a morning with a soaking wet pillow. I have been back to my doctors and they gave me some new anti biotic s however these made me so nauseous i had to stop taking them and she has not given me anything else in place. Painkillers don t help much and i struggle to even sleep. This is also the 6th/7th time this year I have had tonsillitis. Is there any advice you can give me?
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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you are most probably having chronic tonsillitis with recurrent acute exacerbation at present you should take some inject-able antibiotics like amikacin with some anti-inflammatory like tablet ultracet to get immediate relief, then please contact any E.N.T. specialist to confirm the above diagnosis & if you are diagnosed as having chronic tonsillitis then surgical excision of tonsils (tonsillectomy) is the only permanent remedy.
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Swollen Tonsils, Excessive Salivation. On Antibiotics For Tonsillitis. How To Treat Frequent Tonsillitis?

you are most probably having chronic tonsillitis with recurrent acute exacerbation at present you should take some inject-able antibiotics like amikacin with some anti-inflammatory like tablet ultracet to get immediate relief, then please contact any E.N.T. specialist to confirm the above diagnosis & if you are diagnosed as having chronic tonsillitis then surgical excision of tonsils (tonsillectomy) is the only permanent remedy.