{"id":21623,"date":"2021-12-15T08:51:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-orl.com\/?page_id=21623"},"modified":"2021-12-15T08:51:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:51:41","slug":"chronic-tonsilitis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/art-orl.com\/en\/common-ent-conditions\/chronic-tonsilitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Tonsilitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21623\" class=\"elementor elementor-21623\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa289df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1aa289df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30904ee5 sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_align_center sc_layouts_column sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"30904ee5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c974f8 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"30c974f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_accent\" ><h1 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_center sc_item_title_style_accent sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">Chronic Tonsilitis<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90815a3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90815a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b9c548 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8b9c548\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83e0ded sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"83e0ded\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69881cf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69881cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_20844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20844\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20844\" src=\"https:\/\/art-orl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TONSILS.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03bc\u03c5\u03b3\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\" width=\"315\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-orl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TONSILS.jpg 315w, https:\/\/art-orl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TONSILS-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enlargement (hypertrophy) of the tonsils<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The tonsils are a part of the immune system, which is the mechanism of antibody production. Up to the age of 4, it is believed that they play an important role in building the immune \u00abmemory system\u00bb, which helps the child\u2019s defence mechanism to get familiar with the various micro-organisms in the environment, and \u00abremembers\u00bb the enemy, by producing antibodies ready to strike back at a second attack of the same antigen. From 4 to 12 years their contribution gradually decreases. In adulthood, we believe that the tonsils do not have a significant role in immunity.<\/p><p><br \/>Often, the tonsils are infected by viruses or bacteria, which cause an acute inflammation known as acute tonsillitis, which is characterized by purulent smear on the throat, fever and pain. If medical treatment fails to adequately cure the condition and the infectious material is not eradicated from the tonsilar tissue, then chronic tonsillitis may develop.<\/p><p><br \/>Chronic Tonsillitis usually causes enlargement of the tonsils (image) and recurrent infectious episodes, and apart from the apparent nuisance and long-lasting discomfort, it can be complicated by severe rheumatic damage to the heart and kidneys. 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