Tonsils pain

• Swelling of the tonsils • Redder than normal tonsils • A white or yellow coating on the tonsils • A slight change in the voice due to swelling • Sore throat sometimes accompanied by ear pain • Uncomfortable or painful swallowing • Swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck • Fever • Bad breath If your or your child’s tonsils or adenoids are enlarged, it may be hard to breathe through the nose, or cause difficulty while sleeping. Other signs of adenoid and/or tonsil enlargement include: • Breathing through the mouth instead of the nose most of the time • Nose sounds “blocked” when the person speaks • Chronic runny nose • Noisy breathing during the day • Recurrent ear infections • Snoring at night • Restlessness during sleep, or pauses in breathing for a few seconds at night (this may indicate You should see your ENT (ear, nose, and throat) specialist, or otolaryngologist, when you or your child experience the common symptoms of infected or enlarged tonsils or adenoids. The two most common problems of the tonsils and adenoids are caused by infection. Tonsil swelling can block the airway, or a person can experience repeated bacterial infections. These infections can contribute to breathing problems, nasal obstruction and swallowing difficulties, and sleep problems. Abscesses around the tonsils, chronic tonsillitis, and infections of small pockets within the tonsils that produce foul-smelling white deposits can also affect the tonsils and adenoids, making them sore and swollen...