My question is about my daughter. She has
had a swollen throut for the last year off
and on. It will last for months at a
time. The military doctors said it was
from nasal drip from allergies. They gave
her 2 different allergy meds and they did
not help. It went away for a few months
and now has been back for the last month.
I have tried giving her hot tea, ice cream
and even wheatgrass. Nothing is helping.
I have no idea nor does the doctors on
what to do next. She has never had
sneezing or stuffed up nose symptoms.
Just her swollen throut. Do you have any
ideas?
Desperate Mom
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Urinary and Bladder Disorders Answer A4026 Posted: 05-02-08 13:51pm
According to your description (swollen
throat for more than a year) your daughter
could be experiencing chronic
tonsillitis. Chronic tonsillitis could be
due to an infection, allergy, or both.
Chronic tonsillitis is often manifested
with enlarged tonsils (hyperplasia).
Tonsils become enlarged even when they are
not inflamed. If such hyperplasic tonsils
get infected very often they can be
surgically removed (tonsillectomy).
You may want to consult an ENT-specialist
about this.
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