Quinsy - a serious complication of tonsillitis
What is Quinsy? * Quinsy occurs when an abscess forms at the top of one of the tonsils * An abscess is a collection (or bag) of pus * The tonsils are the 2 lumps you can see in your throat when you open your mouth wide They sit in the bottom corners at the back (behind your tongue) They are either side of t…
Tonsils - what do they do? and what problems can they cause?
What are tonsils? The tonsils are two clumps of immune tissue located in the throat. They contain cells that fight infection and help defend the body from germs which enter the mouth and nose. Tonsils vary a lot in size- in some people they can be very small- so small in fact it may be hard to see them, while others…
