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Overview
Symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat (which may be experienced as referred pain to the ears), painful/ difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, and change in voice causing a "hot potato" voice.
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include localized pain in the head, neck, and throat, as well as coughing, headache, and systemic symptoms including fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Less common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, furry tongue, bad breath (halitosis), and difficulty opening your mouth.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:[1][2][3][4]
- Sore throat
- Pain with swallowing
- High temperature (fever)
- Coughing
- Headache
- Tiredness
- Chills
- Swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck
- Pain in the ears or neck
- Changes to the voice or loss of voice
Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Furry tongue
- Bad breath (halitosis)
- Difficulty opening your mouth
Tonsil stones occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.[5]
References
- ↑ Template:MerckManual
- ↑ Wetmore RF. (2007). "Tonsils and adenoids". In Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2450-6.
- ↑ Thuma P. (2001). "Pharyngitis and tonsillitis". In Hoekelman, Robert A. Primary pediatric care. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-00831-3.
- ↑ Simon HB (2005). "Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract". In Dale, David. ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine). WebMD Professional Publishing. ISBN 0-9748327-6-6.
- ↑ S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker (2005). Imaging of the head and neck. Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 716. ISBN 1-58890-009-6.