There are many effective home Remedies for Tonsillitis you can use, when you complain difficulty of swallowing  and burning at the throat and  with fever and headache. 

Let's start with the these home remedies.

 

1. Gargling with salt water

Gargling   is the most common method of  home remedies for tonsillitis, add a quarter teaspoon of salt to eight ounces of warm water.

Avoid hot water then after dissolving you can gargle for a few seconds and then spit the water out, but you should avoid swallowing salty water. 

But  this method is not  suitable for hypertensive people, as these people may swallow little amount  of salt  that increase blood pressure if this method is repeated many times per day. 

Also it is not suitable for children, as there is a high risk of choking and also mentally retarded patients.

2. Eating  cold food 

Cold food is one of the highly effective methods  of  home remedies for tonsillitis. 

Cold food like ice cream, cold fruits, and frozen yogurt  can relieve pain in the throat.  

Also, cold food can relieve the pain in the throat after the surgery of tonsillectomy.

Cold food is safer for young children than gargling salt water and may add honey into yogurt this will help to increase the immunity of the respiratory system.

 

3. Avoiding hard food 

Avoiding hard  food is very important as one of the home remedies for tonsillitis. 

Hard food can irritate the throat and increase the pain of tonsillitis by injuring the mucosa which covers the throat so avoiding toast, carrots, and chips is very important. 

 

4. Using a humidifier 

Adding moisture to the air with a humidifier or vaporizer is one f the most effective home remedies for tonsillitis especially if the air dry.  

Dry air can irritate the throat easily and increase the dryness of the mouth so a humidifier of the air will help to relieve the pain of tonsillitis by adding moisture into the air. 

In another method, if you don't have a humidifier you can boil water in the container and then inhale the steam of the water during the shower.

Make sure the water is hot and close the bathroom door then starts inhalation the warm steam. 

If you have a humidifier you should  clean it  daily to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.

 

5. Rest  of voice 

Rest  of voice one of the most important home remedies for tonsillitis .

Tonsillitis may make  voice muffled because of the swollen glands and the accumulation of secretions on vocal cords, so the rest of voice will help in recovery  and decrease of secretions on vocal cords.

 

6. Drinking warm liquid

Warm  liquids like lemon and tea  one of the traditional home remedies for tonsillitis and we can add a spoon of honey or glycerine , as it helps in the formation of a protective film over the mucosa of the tonsil and the throat.

Warm liquid will increase blood supply for the tonsils this method helps in increasing recovery  fastly but be careful to avoid hot liquids, as hot liquids cause injury to the mucosa covering the tonsil, so warm liquids not hot drinks.

 

7.Getting  plenty of rest 

Rest  is one of the uncommon home remedies for tonsillitis ,  it helps the body to fight infection, especially for children we can treat tonsillitis by staying at home and rest of our body and encourage children for absent from the school.

 

8. pain relievers 

Paracetamol and ibuprofen can relieve the pain of tonsillitis, these drugs are mainly present at any home. 

Paracetamol safe for children  from birth and also safe for pregnant women.

Ibuprofen is safe for children more than one year, and we avoid aspirin in childhood as it may cause Reye syndrome.

 

9. Oral spray 

Oral  spray easier and faster home remedy  for  tonsillitis, as it helps children to swallow food although the presence of inflammation of the tonsils. 

It contains ingredients such as benzylamine and phenol that work as a local  pain reliever which  also have antiseptic properties.

 

10. Avoid spicy food 

Spicy  food increases the pain in tonsillitis  so avoiding spicy and by irritating the mucosa of the throat  so avoiding of spicy food is one of the methods to allow the mucosa of the tonsil to regenerate fastly after inflammation.

 

11. Anti-septicmouth gargle

Mouthgargling is one of the most effective methods of home remedies for tonsillitis, especially before sleeping. 

Antiseptic mouth gargle work as an antibacterial agent during tonsillitis.

 

12. Licorice lozenges 

Licorice lozenges are one of the most common home remedies for tonsillitis, some lozenges contain ingredients with natural anti-inflammatory properties or ingredients that can relieve the pain in the throat. 

lozenges should not be given to children due to choking risk, throat spray better choice for children. 

13.Practice  good hygiene habits 

Good  hygiene is one of the most home remedies  which  will protect  you from tonsillitis, especially after contact with someone who has a sore throat or is coughing or sneezing.

 

14.Drink  or food  with vitamin c 

 Drink  like strawberries, lemon, tomato, kiwi, oranges and broccoli are the best sources of  vitamin c and help in improving the resistance of the respiratory system.

 

15.Always  make the place well ventilated 

The infectious organism that causes tonsillitis can pass to other people for 24 to 48 hours before  you develop any symptoms, so you should be careful to be in an a well-aeratedarea.

 

16.Avoding bad habits such as smoking 

Smoking is one of the bad habits which affect the respiratory mucosa starting from the nose to the lung and it  always irritates the mucosa of the throat, so avoid smoking or avoid being somewhere with smokers.

 

 

Failure of home remedies for tonsillitis

Most bactrial infections of tonsillits are difficulty managed by home remedies, symptoms of bacterial tonsillitis: 

1.Fever( high grade). 

2. Persistent sore throat for more than two days not decreased by pain reliever. 

3. Swollen lymph nodes. 

These symptoms indicate that you should make an appointment to see your doctor, and you may need a suitable antibiotic for this bacterial infection of tonsillitis. 

Finally 

There are many home remedies that are important for faster recovery as warm liquids , food with vitamin C, eating cold food, honey ,avoiding hard, spicy food and bad habits such as smoking.