- Medical history
- Physical examination
- Throat cultures/Strep tests
- X-rays
- Blood tests
- Redder than normal tonsils
- A white or yellow coating on the tonsils
- A slight voice change due to swelling
- Sore throat
- Painful Swallowing
- Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
- Fever
- Bad breath
- Breathing through the mouth instead of the nose most of the time
- Nose sounds “blocked” when the person speaks
- Noisy breathing during the night
- Recurrent ear infections
- Snoring at night
- Breathing stops for a few seconds at night during snoring or loud breathing (sleep apnea)
The primary methods used to check tonsils and adenoid:Tonsillitis and its symptoms:Enlarged Adenoids and their Symptoms:Provided by the American Academy of Otolaryngology
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