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Strep/tonsillitis
Hi, when I was around 12 my throat got really sore and ever since I have been able to see my tonsils. They are always large and look inflamed. I went to the doctors several times over the next 3 years and each time I was prescribed with a set of antibiotics. Not once did the antibiotics make even the slightest difference. Eventually I just stopped going since the diagnosis was always the same with no results afterwards. I am now 24 and my tonsils look exactly the same. Over the course of 12 years my throat always feels sore, in cold weather my throat feels much worse. Occasionally my throat gets swollen, or I find it hard to breathe, or I cannot swallow. I get colds more often then everyone around me and they seem to last from winter to winter. I get alot of flem in my throat and when its cold, I spend alot of time coughing it up. My mouth dries up quickly, I have a strange little gulping thing that I do when I am speaking to clear my throat. The thing I hate the most is I can no longer sing properly. I could sing at full soprano previous to my tonsils swelling up but after some time I cannot even get close to that. My voice also craps out when I speak any base note... my mouth moves but I am completely silent. I'm not sure how much of this is related to strep ot tonsillitis but I would like some guidance on where I should be heading in terms of medical intervention. Thanks.
Hi, thanks for your reply. I never thought of going to an ENT specislist for this and I'd be pretty happy to look one up in my area. I don't mind saying goodbye to my tonsils or anything else, in fact I previously begged my doctors for that sort of treatment. Any way, fingers crossed!
Hi there
I think I would see an ENT (ear, nose and throat) doctor for this. They can do a quick scope to take a look at everything close up to cut out any guess work.
There may be a treatment to take care of the problem once and for all. It may be time just to say goodbye to those tonsils and adenoids. It's an outpatient procedure which means you get to go home several hours after you've recovered from surgery. The ENT could also take a closer look and biopsy anything that might look suspicious.
I hope you get some answers soon and on your way to recovering from all this.
I think I would see an ENT (ear, nose and throat) doctor for this. They can do a quick scope to take a look at everything close up to cut out any guess work.
There may be a treatment to take care of the problem once and for all. It may be time just to say goodbye to those tonsils and adenoids. It's an outpatient procedure which means you get to go home several hours after you've recovered from surgery. The ENT could also take a closer look and biopsy anything that might look suspicious.
I hope you get some answers soon and on your way to recovering from all this.
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