- 1. Tonsillitis
- (Tonsillitis)
- Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat — one tonsil on each side. Signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include swollen tonsils, sore throat, ...
- 2. Eating Disorders and How They Ruin Teeth
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... stomach acid in purging. Damage to the Soft Tissue in the Mouth Repeated forced vomiting can also result in severe swelling of both the tonsils and the soft palate in the mouth. Another indication ...
- 3. What are the Causes of Bad Breath (Halitosis)?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... by the manufacturer. If trouble persists, then contact your dentist for a check-up. The Tonsils: Sometimes bad breath can stem from a problem with your tonsils. This is often the case if they are chronically ...
- 4. Throat cancer
- (Throat cancer)
- Throat cancer refers to cancerous tumors that develop in your throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx) or tonsils. Your throat is a 5-inch-long muscular tube that begins behind your nose and ends in your ...
- 5. Oral thrush
- (Oral thrush)
- ... can be painful and may bleed slightly when you scrape them. Sometimes oral thrush may spread to the roof of your mouth, your gums, your tonsils or the back of your throat. Although oral thrush can affect ...
- 6. Sleep Apnea Detection
- (Sleep)
- ... diagnosis. Treatment Many children with sleep apnea have larger than normal tonsils and adenoids. The most common way to treat sleep apnea is to remove your child's tonsils and adenoid. This surgery ...
- 7. Mumps
- (Mumps)
- ... an indication of inflamed tonsils (tonsillitis) or a blocked salivary gland. Other, rarer viruses can infect the parotid glands, causing a mumps-like illness. The cause of mumps is the mumps virus, ...
- 8. Hunter syndrome
- (Hunter syndrome)
- ... of tonsils and adenoids can open up your child's airway and relieve sleep apnea. But as the disease progresses, tissues continue to thicken and these problems can come back. Breathing devices that use ...
- 9. Mononucleosis
- (Mononucleosis )
- ... perhaps a strep throat that doesn't get better with antibiotics Fever Swollen lymph nodes in your neck and armpits Swollen tonsils Headache Skin rash Loss of appetite Soft, swollen spleen ...
- 10. Obstructive sleep apnea
- (Obstructive sleep apnea)
- ... breathing. These muscles support structures including the soft palate, the uvula — a triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate, the tonsils and the tongue. When the muscles relax, your ...
- 11. Sleep apnea
- (Sleep apnea)
- ... the triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate (uvula), the tonsils, the side walls of the throat and the tongue. When the muscles relax, your airway narrows or closes as you breathe in, ...
- 12. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
- ... from the tonsils tends to harbor evidence of vCJD. Examination of a sample of tonsil tissue may help diagnose vCJD, but this method seems less reliable for other forms of CJD. No effective treatment ...
- 13. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- (Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
- ... of cancerous lymphocytes in your lymph nodes, but the disease can also spread to other parts of your lymphatic system. These include the lymphatic vessels, tonsils, adenoids, spleen, thymus and bone marrow. ...
- 14. Bed-wetting
- (Bed-wetting )
- ... is interrupted during sleep — often because of inflamed or enlarged tonsils or adenoids. Other signs and symptoms may include snoring, frequent ear and sinus infections, sore throat, and daytime drowsiness. ...
- 15. Genital HPV Infection
- (Shanghai STDs Testing Center)
- ... types can also cause other, less common but serious cancers, including cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and head and neck (tongue, tonsils and throat). The types of HPV that can cause genital ...
