What is tonsillitis?

Tonsillitis is the inflammation of the tonsils, the fleshy tissue on both sides of the back of the throat. Tonsils fight off germs that enter the body through the mouth, at times, they can become swollen, painful and red.

How do members experience tonsillitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tonsillitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tonsillitis*

*Data from patients with tonsillitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with tonsillitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Penicillin VK)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
tonsillitis (1)

*Data from patients with tonsillitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has tonsillitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 15
30s 55
40s 50
50s 51
60s 53
70+ 42

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 212

We’re all in this for good.

By sharing your stories and data, you will:
  • help each other live better and uncover the best ways to manage your health today
  • help researchers shorten the path to new treatments tomorrow

How much good can your data do? A whole lot, as co-founder Jamie Heywood explains in this video.

What is tonsillitis?

Tonsillitis is the inflammation of the tonsils, the fleshy tissue on both sides of the back of the throat. Tonsils fight off germs that enter the body through the mouth, at times, they can become swollen, painful and red.



Common symptoms reported by people with tonsillitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Last updated:



Treatments taken by people for tonsillitis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Penicillin VK)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
39
Tried for
tonsillitis (1)

Data from patients with tonsillitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Last updated:


Compare treatments taken by people with tonsillitis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Penicillin VK)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
tonsillitis (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with tonsillitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Last updated:



Who has tonsillitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 45 say tonsillitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 15
30s 55
40s 50
50s 51
60s 53
70+ 42

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 212

These charts show data from tonsillitis patients who have completed their condition history
Last updated: