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How to deal with enlarged, but not inflamed, tonsils?

Asked by robmandu (21331points) June 25th, 2008

Two year old has noticeably enlarged tonsils. Pediatrician took one glance and said, “Oh yeah. Those are too big.” Ped also swabbed the area to test for strep: negative. No overt presentation of anything infected. No spots. That means that a course of antibiotics is unlikely to do anything (although I might insist trying just in case).

They’re simply just too big.

We have an appt with an ENT on Tuesday. And of course, I’ve been researching the interwebs. Have any fellow Flutherites dealt with this? Is the only viable option to remove the tonsils (either fully or partially)? Any non-bizaare home remedies to try?

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