Homeopathy Health Care

What is Tonsillitis?

It is an infection of the tonsils glands, which we have in the back of our mouth. It causes either by a virus or a bacterium usually the bacterium known as streptococcus. Tonsils are part of the infection-fighting immune system and can become infected themselves. When tonsils become infected, they become red, swollen and very painful. If they become infected repeatedly, a surgery to remove the tonsils, a tonsillectomy, may be necessary.

What causes Tonsillitis?

It causes by a virus or bacteria. The tonsils filter secretions that enter in the body and can become overwhelmed with bacteria or viruses, when it become infected it cause problems. It can only determine with the doctor whether the tonsillitis is bacterial or viral and how to treat it.

Remedies / Symptoms

APIS MELL

• Red and highly inflamed tonsil.
• Dryness in mouth and throat.
• Burning, stinging pain in throat when swallowing.
• Deep ulcer on tonsils and palate.
• Tenacious mucous in throat.
• Sensitive to touch, from hot and hot drinks, from cold and cold drinks.

BELLADONNA

• Tonsillitis right side, parts bright red, swallowing liquids.
• Tonsils swollen, inflamed and of a dark red color, ulcers soon forming.
• The throat feels as if a plug were in it.
• Constant inclination to swallow or hawk up something.
• Burning throbbing and shooting pains in throat when swallowing.

HEPAR SULPH

• Tonsillitis recurring regularly every 2 or 3 years.
• Difficulty deglutition.
• Severe pain, right tonsil particularly red and swollen.
• Sensation of lumps in throat.
• Sticking pain as from a fish bone in throat.
• Pain from cold air, cold food and cold applications, by any kind of warm applications or food.

MERCURIUS

• Tonsils swollen, inflamed and dark red or become ulcerated.
• Offensive odour from mouth.
• Violent pricking pains when swallowing, extending to ears or glands of throat.
• Profuse discharge of saliva.
• Much perspiration, which does not relieve at night.