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WTF. why are my tonsils swollen?
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[quote:sunglassed woman 672392:MV84MDY2NzdfMTI0MzkzNDVfQUE4QjQ0RTk=] You have a condition that I have often had...especially when I was your age and younger. Your eustachian tube is blocked from mucus and/or a swollen tonsil. That's why you can't hear well. The hole in your tonsil is called a crypt and it's the result of an abcessed tonsil. That white crud is coming from the crypt. There's no sense in feeling as bad as you feel and you aren't going to get well very fast without antibiotics. You haven't mentioned if you have a fever or not, but if you have one, it's an indication that you have a strep infection. If so, to to the doctor ASAP. Strep can affect major organs. Otherwise, you still need to see the doctor for antibiotics. This will knock out the infection in your tonsil and/or inner/middle ear. Don't worry too much about an operation. Tonsils are seldom removed these days. Go to one of those minute clinics at Walgreen's etc if you don't have a regular doctor and lack money. The antibiotics will not be expensive and you will be feeling better in about 3 days. I hope this helps. And, follow my advice, please. the old mother hen sunglassed woman PS: There is a chance this is a virus rather than a bacterial infection, but you need a medical professional to screen you to make sure the infection is not bacterial. If it is viral, antibiotics won't help. But, believe me, having suffered from this condition way too many times, it's a literal pain and can be dangerous if left unattended. [/quote]
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so...
I'm 20 years old, 5'8", 125lbs.
I haven't been able to hear out of my left ear for like the past 5 days.
my tonsils swell up and like i think it blocks that drain tube or something.
Earlier in the night i coughed non-stop for like an hour straight.
Once in a while i'm getting like an influx of mucus and i keep having to blow my nose.
i've been downing ibuprofen like it's candy and started a regimen of HUMAWORM and Zicam.
I've had hot honey/lemon juice water a couple times in the past couple days, but it only helps for like 45 minutes then it seems to swell back up or something.
Oh, and little white things keep coming out of my tonsils every couple weeks if i suck hard... and then there is a hole left in the tonsil where the little white thing used to be.
I"M GOING TO HAVE A CIG. (I thought i wasn't supposed to get sick if i smoked?)
-A/C
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