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Tonsillitis or inflammation of the tonsils is a painful condition of throat, and in its chronic form it can become a source of recurring episodes of colds. With the winter setting in, it needs a special mention.
There is a marked change in the attitude of the medical world as regards the tonsils. The old custom of “tonsil snatching”, that once meant millions of tonsil operations a year, is dying a well-earned death.
On this point, orthodox medicine has rallied down to the conservative view held by the homeopathic school. It has been an unsaid homeopathic rule to save the tonsils whenever possible. With careful application of the properly indicated remedies, I have seen homeopathy succeeding in many cases when failure seemed certain, and especially among children in whose case excising (removal) is rarely, if ever, justifiable.
According to homeopathic philosophy, such local conditions are a result of the weak immune system and almost invariably due to constitutional disturbances. The removal of tonsils does not improve these disturbances in the least. Homeopathic philosophy stresses on the necessity to study the condition of the body as a whole before one deals with tonsillitis.
Tonsils form part of the body’s defences. Their removal generally means rendering the body more susceptible for infections. Also the tonsils are a kind of indicators of the general health of the body. One might compare them to the barometer in the hall. Well, certainly one cannot improve the weather by smashing the barometer!
The treatment of enlarged tonsils with homeopathy has two stages in cases of long standing. Acute inflammation needs to be treated with a different set of medicines and its recurrence to be treated once the acute stage is over. Deep-acting medicines are required to treat the constitution and bring about lasting relief. It is true that this method takes a longer time, but it is also the best one because not only the tonsils are cured but also the patient.
Belladonna
It stands at the head of the list of remedies in tonsillitis. Very useful in acute stages where tonsils are bright red and swollen, and there is difficulty in swallowing fluids
Baryta carb
It is indicated in tonsillitis, with the formation of pus, when the right side of the throat is worse than the left, enlargement of the glands in the neck, under the jaw and behind the ears. It is one of the best remedies for removing the tendency to tonsillitis, particularly in children, who are sensitive to every little exposure to damp or cold weather which leads to a fresh attack of tonsillitis. It is one of the remedies to prevent the return of this condition and changes the constitutional tendency of the patient.
Iodides
Iodides in various combinations are extremely useful in treating inflamed tonsils.
Constitutional treatment
It is aimed at stopping the recurrence of such attacks. Deep-acting medicines like Tuberculinum, Calcarea Phos, Psorinum and Sulphur are often employed
This feature ( authored by Dr. Vikas Sharma ) was earlier published in The Tribune(north India’s largest circulated daily newspaper). Dr. Vikas Sharma is regular Homeopathic columnist for The Tribune.You can mail him at vikas@drhomeo.com
Dear Dr.,
Greetings,
My Son who is 6yrs old has recently been diagnosed with enlarged adenoids, possibility of sleap apnea, He suffered with this problem by birth and also was treated for chronic typhoid 3 yrs back but post that He is healthy and doing good in studies. Beside sleeping problems he is perfectly fine.
Pls let me know if there is any other alternative beside surgery.
Awaiting your reply.
Regards
priyanka
Dear sir,im an anesthesiologist,who has firm faith in homeopathy,tho its different from the line of medicine I practise.thiS is abt,my 3 yrs old son.he complained of ,sudden onset pain left ear last month.ent said there was ASOM and small perforation.he ptescribed steroids.i dint give.gave nsaids.things were ok.now,since 4 days he has pus points on left tonsil more than right.no external symptoms.otherwise hes a fussy eater and hyperactive.wt.13kgs. Very aggresive.spits on ppl if angry.since 1 month.plz help
Hello Dr. Sharma..i have pain under the left jaw.. i think it is tonsils problem..last week i have trouble to swallowing the things and throat pain too.even though i swallow the sliva..
now there is less pain of throat. but more pain under the left jaw. even by touching this spot i feel more pain. plz tell me is this a tonsils problem? and moreover please suggest me some homoeo madicine.
my 3 daughter is always suffering from tonsils, please help
I have enlarge tonsil on my left side winter time it’s gets worse and I have to take antibiotic it’s dosen’t work what can I do please help me get rid of from that problem and summer time to I have that same problem I will wait for your answer . Thank you
Dr Sir, pl prescribe best homeo medicine for 1) permanent cure – problem- food particles being deposited in crypt of tonsils, 2) stop hair fall and help hair growth
Dear Dr Sharma
Can you please help me. I am a 52 year old female suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with a knob jutting out on my left wrist, another knob on the top of my left foot and my toes are a bit bent. I have been taking natural medication like Rhus Tox.
Could you please advise me on what to take, or who to see is the Cape Town area.
Thanking you
Sir,
mere chhote bhai ko tonsillitis ki problem h 5 years se or humne bhot se treatment kiye h allopathy ayurvedic but koi result ne hai please suggest me ke homeopathy me kuch ho skta h . or homeopathy me hume kya best treatment lena chahiye.
Hi,
My girl 3yr olds almost every month will get sick. (Fever , flu , cough ) Every time is tonsil problem . And she need to take antibiotic almost 1 week. So poor to see her like this . What should I do beside operation ?? Please help .. Tq
My niece is three years old and I have had her since June of 2013 and am guardian. She has swollen tonsils that could become bigger if she catches something viral or bacterial, this could be dangerous for her breathing. We are being referred to an ENT at this time. In the mean time, I would really like to try a remedy for Kylee, such as the belladonna. What is the recommend dosage? Is 30c best and how many pellets, how often? Please help us, she has been through a lot.
Thank you
Tina East
Hi,
I’ve had tonsillitis since January after I got strep throat. After a month of antibiotics the pain went away but my tonsils were still swollen. Tonsil stones started developing and my tonsils were disfigured and large. I plan on getting them removed December third but I’d rather try homeopathic approaches.
I don’t have proper information though. Please help.
Auddie
hello sir, my child 4 years old suffering ceptic tonsilities from at the age of 1 and half year in every month.we have a bunch of precription of anibiotics. but the problam shows in evry month with afever.now he is under homeopathic treatment in last 3 months .still problem is there.so please what can i do?
Dear Dr. Sharma!
Hopefully u r in good state of health. Sir, My son is six years old and recently had a severe problem of Tonsillitis with high grade fever. He has remained in hospital for four days and strong antibiotics injected. Due to high fever, he has also received a fits for couple of minutes. Now, he has no fever and Dr. still advised for cover up antibiotics for four days more. Furthermore, since his birth he has several times got fever due to throat infection.
Kindly advise what should we do and which kind of homeopathy remedy is available?
Is it possible that tonsillitis is cured on permanent basis with no side effects?
At which stage we should start homeopathy medicine as Antibiotics are like to be taken for three days more?
Which kind of food should we given to our boy.
I shall be obliged if you reply me in detail with all possible solutions.
Best Regards,
Shehbaz Ahmad
my 16 month old baby girl has been hit twice by tonsil dr said we rather wait till she is 2yrs old so they can they take them out kindly advise
My daughter is suffering from tonsillitis and cold. She is 3 and half years…its been a week we started homeopathy medicines for her..i just wanted to know how long will it take to cure her cold and tonsillitis. Because her cold is getting worse..i still rub vicks on her chest…but no difference
Hi can you give me the cure for belladonna.i want to treat this before i get quinsy again.
thanks
My Son he is arround 17 years & 8 months old and he is suffering from Tonsils since his child hood. Is this illness is curable in homeopathic? if yes then please tell me that how long treatment will be going on & how much exp. Please suggest.
Regards,
Subhash Sharma
Faridabad
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My son is 2 and a half. He suffers from staph boil out breaks that he contacted from my father who has MRSA. I treat this the best I know how with a homeopathic approach. I some how feel there is a link to his red swollen tonsils and the continuous staph out break. He has been on several antibiotics due to bad ear infections and once for the staph as we try to work through the boils on a natural approach.My question to you is….with his immune system weakend fighting off all staph is that why his tonsils are inflamed? . Its a catch 22. Do I remove the tonsils to try to get rid of at least that infection and prevent these ear infections that require antibiotics which can be detrimental when treating staph? Thank you
I have a 6 yr old daughter who has had two
Episodes of englarged tonsils. Both times
Were neg for strep. Her tonsils get so. Big
That the only thing that shrinks them
And helps her breath is nasonex. But she does
Not like doing it. I am worried that they have
To come out but do not want surgery. Is there
A homopathic rememdy to help.
hello sir
i have tonsills problem before 3-4 years and continued i want permanent treatment of that deasese because i faced many difficulties . i have 20-25 days in a month .
So please sir advise me what i should do