Tonsils perform the protective function of the throat - they prevent infection in the respiratory tract. This is a necessary organ of the immune system, consisting of lymphoid tissue.
Structure of glands
Glands have a porous structure. On the surface of the shell are depressions - lacunae. They are designed for the first entry of microbes in them and detection of their immune system.
The depth and surface of the glands are follicles. They produce antibodies to pathogenic organisms and participate in the fight against microbes. During the sore throat, it is because of them that pus appears inside the tonsils.
With the development of chronic tonsillitis on lacunae and inside of them bacteria reproduce that can lead to acute tonsillitis under certain conditions.
Causes of
abscesses Tonsillitis is the first and most frequent cause of ulcers. Tonsillitis can be of several types. With the catarrhal form of angina, there are no abscesses on the surface of the glands, but they increase somewhat in size.
If the inflammatory process covers the inside of the glands, abscesses appear in the lacunae. Already in this case, the temperature, pain, symptoms of intoxication of the body develops. Other causes of abscesses:
- White spots on the tonsils can appear in the event that they have accumulated food that has not passed into the larynx. This often happens with the use of fermented milk products, it is often observed in children. To eliminate this defect, rinse your throat with warm water.
- Pharyngocandidosis or thrush can also cause white spots on the glands. In fact, it is a plaque with curdiness, which accumulates in large gaps and looks like abscesses. Such a coating on the glands is formed without temperature. If the chill starts additionally, it means that one more infection has developed and diagnostics, in particular bacteriological sowing, is required.
- Burning the surface of the tonsils or traumatizing them can lead to the formation of a so-called fibrinous film during healing. It has a structure that can be somewhat similar to abscesses.
- Chronic tonsillitis is often accompanied by abscesses in lacunae. The abscesses acquire a yellowish color, in addition the patient complains of an unpleasant smell from the mouth, dryness in the throat, perspiration. With exacerbation of tonsillitis, all the symptoms speak of angina, in particular, fever, fever.
- Diseases of the oral cavity can also lead to plaque formation. For example, often the appearance of ulcers and ulcers is caused by stomatitis, but then the disease should be treated by a dentist.
After finding out the reason why the amygdala gets the plaque layer, treat and eliminate unpleasant symptoms.
Treatment of angina
If the raid on the tonsils was formed due to angina, medical treatment is required, aimed at eliminating bacteria. Usually, with fever and bacterial tonsillitis antibiotics are prescribed. Amoxiclav, Flucostat helps to heal.
It is also prescribed to rinse the throat up to six times a day after meals. For rinsing, prepare a solution of warm water, a teaspoon of salt without a mountain and a half teaspoon of soda. You can not swallow such a solution. Alkaline solution medium is capable of antiseptic and antimicrobial action. For rinsing, decoctions of sage, oak bark and calendula are also used.
To remove plaque and decontaminate the walls of the throat, it is possible using a lugol solution applied to a cotton disc or gauze. Do this carefully, so as not to damage the inflamed mucous membranes.
Treatment of angina should be under the supervision of a doctor, as self-treatment can lead to complications, primarily on the heart.
Treatment of tonsillitis
Radical method of curing tonsillitis is the removal of tonsils. But not all forms of the disease require surgical intervention. Sometimes rinsing with antiseptic solutions is sufficient, as well as rinsing gaps in the polyclinic.
This is usually enough to eliminate abscesses, if they do not cause temperature. If the doctor insists on the operation, it is not necessary to worry about this in particular. The accumulation of pus in the gaps and inside the glands can lead to the active development of pathogenic microorganisms, to complicate the heart and respiratory tract.
The tonsils are removed by traditional surgical and laser methods. The second method is preferable, since in his process the patient practically does not lose blood, and the terms of rehabilitation after surgery are reduced to several days. Operative intervention is performed under local anesthesia, rarely under general, and lasts about half an hour.
Antimycotic treatment
If the cause of the plague was thrush, it should be treated systematically. The disease is prone to chronic infection and the next time it can damage other mucous membranes.
Antifungal drugs are used for treatment: Kanesten, Nizoral, Terzhinan, Orungal, Polizhinaks, Flukostat, Mycosyst. Appointment of specific tablets or solutions for rinsing should the otolaryngologist, since not all types of drugs are suitable.
Some of the active ingredients are capable of causing allergies and side effects, and are contraindicated in diseases of the liver and kidneys, therefore medical advice is required before use.
Infections
Plaque can be caused by the development of the oral cavity and throat of staphylococci and streptococci. These are the most frequent pathogens of inflammatory processes in the throat. To eliminate the need for drugs that are active against these bacteria.
In particular, prescribe drugs based on Ambazone, for example, Pharyngocept. It can also be used for children, since it has no special side effects.
To determine which infection caused the plaque, it is possible with the help of bacterial inoculation. To do this in the laboratory make a swab with a cotton swab from the surface of the glands. Taken smear is contained in special conditions, favorable for the development of microflora. When the colonies grow, determine their family. Therefore, waiting for the results of bacteriological planting takes a day or two.
Treatment Rules
To be effective, several rules should be followed to facilitate the patient's condition.
- Discard stale food and food that can irritate the mucous membranes. It's about crackers, badly chewed food, which can mechanically damage the inflamed surface of the glands. Also affect too sharp and salty foods.
- Eat warm food, because too hot and cold will act irritatingly and promote an active inflammatory process.
- You should never put warming throat compresses on. They promote the passage of infections into the body, their reproduction.
Special compresses may be prescribed by a doctor, depending on what the cause of plaque formation is on the walls of the throat and tonsils. Often helps rinse with saline and Ambazone treatment to eliminate the most common causes of white plaque.
