Question
My child’s tonsillitis has been going on for over twenty days. What should I do? The child is sixteen years old and has no other symptoms besides a sore throat and white spots. They have taken both Western and traditional Chinese medicine but the symptoms have not improved. The doctor diagnosed it as tonsillar hypertrophy. Should I now undergo a routine blood test?
Answer
A routine blood test can be conducted, and appropriate antibiotics or cooling and detoxifying medications should be chosen based on the results. From the provided images, it appears that the child has chronic tonsillar hypertrophy, which is due to previous acute tonsillitis not receiving timely and effective treatment. The condition is not easy to improve, and it may be considered to use traditional Chinese medicine in conjunction with treatment, as well as drinking more dilute salt water.