Bad Breath Cure

Tonsils are composed of clumps of tissues which are on either side of the throat and embedded at the roof of the palate.  It is quite similar to the lymph nodes found in other places of our body but are found on the base of the tongue. It is a mass of glandular tissue encircling on either side or back of the throat.  Because it is located near the entrance of the breathing passage it is also prone or can easily get incoming infections.

Wikipedia has described tonsils to be the first line of immunocompetent defense against inhaled or ingested pathogens. Just like the other organs of the entire lymphatic system, tonsils helps fight off other pharyngeal as well as upper respiratory tract infections.

Tonsils have the antibodies to fight those harmful bacteria and viruses as part of the body’s immune system to resist and fight future infections. However, tonsils could still be infected and swell when other complications occur. Tonsillitis or inflammation of the tonsils is one medical condition wherein it weakens one’s immune system and makes a person more sick and feverish due to infection. The symptoms include sore  or reddening of the tonsils, pain in swallowing, fever and sometimes swollen glands in the neck. If these symptoms cause the patient more  discomfort and if it reoccurs from time to time, the attending physician might opt to remove it to save the patient from additional expenses for antibiotic therapy..

Removal of tonsils or tonsillectomy is indicated for:

• recurrent infections of acute tonsillitis
• consistent or persistent painful swellings of the throat as that of chronic tonsillitis
• peritonsillar abscess described as a collection of pus around the peritonsillar area.
• sleep apnea, wherein there is obstruction of breathing due to inflamed tonsils
• tonsilloliths or white plaque or stones which obstructs the natural flow of blood within the nerves of the tonsils
• hyperplastic tonsils or physiologically enlarged tonsils

Patients must always remember that swollen tonsils will result to difficulty in breathing most especially at sleep. There is also difficulty in eating and swallowing foods or you can’t eat well thus this decreases your chance of getting enough nutrients for your body. Difficulty of having enough sleep will greatly affect your daily activities and breathing and speech problems occur because of the blockage of the enlarged tonsils or if there are tonsilloliths. It can also produce more bacteria and dead cells that creates a foul and odorous smell. The patient’s olfactory nerve will be desensitized having not to smell properly and produce a coughing-like voice. If not treated, tonsillitis could cause rheumatic heart diseases as it contributes to sending off bacteria and viruses into the bloodstream then into the heart. Chronic infection might affect nearby structures such as the air passage between the back of the nose and the inside the ear which leads to a loss of hearing.

Serious complications may tend to appear if the patient does not opt to have his infected tonsils removed. Removing it maybe a better option most especially for recurring cases wherein it would be a cheaper remedy for tonsillitis.