Tonsillitis & Homeopathy.

Tonsillitis

Tonsils in the throat function as a defense mechanism. They help prevent your body from infection. They are also known as “policeman of the throat.” They filter the infection preventing major lung/respiratory diseases thus providing a Natural & Healthy self defense mechanism. When the tonsils become infected, the condition is called tonsillitis.

Tonsillitis can occur at any age and is a common childhood infection. It is most often diagnosed in children from preschool age through their mid teens. Symptoms include a sore throat, swollen tonsils, and fever.

This condition is contagious and can be caused by a variety of common viruses and bacteria, such as streptococcal bacteria, which causes strep throat. Children come into close contact with others at school and play, exposing them to a variety of viruses and bacteria. This makes them particularly vulnerable to the germs that cause tonsillitis.

Acute tonsillitis is relatively common in children, but when recurrence takes place or it ends up into chronic tonsillitis it has to be taken as marker for altered immune response. It means either immunity is low causing it prolonged duration or it is more reactive causing unnecessary recurrences means reacting more than it should be.
It needs to be addressed holistically from within and one the immune response is moderated it automatically takes care of recurrence hence avoiding any further spread of infection or need for surgery.

Symptoms:

• a very sore throat
• difficulty swallowing or painful swallowing
• a scratchy-sounding voice
• bad breath
• fever
• chills
• earaches
• stomachaches
• headaches
• a stiff neck
• jaw and neck tenderness due to swollen lymph nodes

Signs:

• Tonsils that appear red and swollen
• Tonsils that have white or yellow spots

Types:

• Acute Tonsillitis
• Recurrent Tonsillitis
• Chronic Tonsillitis

Diagnosis:

• Physical Examination Of Tonsils by your physician
• Recurrent Tonsillitis

Treatment:

• Usually treated with common antibiotics and home remedies.
• In case of recurrence or chronic tonsillitis usually surgical removal is advised, which permanently removes tonsils resulting in removal of our natural healthy defense mechanism.

Homoeopathic Approach:

• Homoeopathic medications based upon sign and symptoms of different individuals have penetration and action directly upon the immune system and deeper.
• Thus, they have ability to moderate immune response resolving the tonsils and providing improved holistic health.
• Homoeopathic medications help in immediate relief in pain, swelling the classical symptoms of tonsils also it acts in checking the recurrence thus giving a permanent non-surgical solution.
• Few medications indicated are:
  Baryta carb – due to slightest cold or overuse of voice, chronic enlarged tonsils, can take liquids only, empty swallowing also gives pain.
  Belladona – tonsils with hot and dry throat, cant swallow food without water, pain intense usually increasing at night.
  Lachesis – pain like from some lump in throat, pain going to ears, pain better by solid food liquids are difficult to take.
  Mercurius sol. – sore pain like hot vapor in throat, tonsils with ulcers, tonsil with pus.
• We have various such remedies with very individualistic features for every patient so based upon your case understanding we can help you with best suited remedy relieving pain and avoiding recurrence, bringing you improved immunity levels.