Chronic tonsil infection is a disease that often begins in childhood and can continue into adulthood. Infections in childhood, especially after the age of 2, increase depending on the environment. Frequent infections are observed in public living spaces such as nurseries, as the potential for contamination from the environment increases.
The nursery process is generally observed in the first year, and intervention, especially in the tonsils, may be considered during follow-ups. In the light of current information, if the infection frequency is 3 times in the last 3 years, 5 times in the last 2 years, and 7 or more tonsil-focused infections in the last 1 year, this constitutes an indication for surgery. Even if the number of infections does not meet these criteria, the doctor may still recommend surgery, especially if the size of the tonsils causes eating, drinking, sleeping and speech disorders. Tonsil surgeries are especially performed frequently in patients over the age of 3, and on average in patients aged 6-7 years. Although there is no upper limit in adult patient groups, the procedure is not performed if there are conditions that pose a risk for general anesthesia (chronic diseases, bleeding disorders).
In adult patients, tonsil infections may be more noisy. Therefore, intervention may be considered even in cases of 3 or more infections per year. Although it is more common in the adult patient group, food residues accumulating in the tonsil indentations form tonsil stones, which we call magma, and turn into a social problem due to the bad smell. For this reason, surgery is rarely considered. It is not possible to clean these stones one by one and they recur. However, daily gargling may delay their formation. When evaluating tonsil infections, especially the bacteria we call Group A Beta
Hemolytic Streptococcus are cultured and examined. Detection of these bacterial infections is important to protect against the damage they may cause to the heart, joints and kidneys. Especially in the treatment of beta infection grown in culture, 10 days of penicillin treatment or 5 days of azithromycin treatment should be planned. Monthly penicillin injections are used for a certain period of time in cases of potential complications.
Since tonsil infections may lead to abscess formation between the neck tissues, special care should be taken. Diagnosis should be supported by culture and blood tests. It also boils from the tonsil tissue. Explainable tumoral diseases may also be observed. Long-lasting wound formations on the tonsil tissue and swelling in the neck area should be examined carefully.
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