Do swollen tonsills cause trouble breathing through mouth, not at night but duri!
Question: Do swollen tonsills cause trouble breathing through mouth, not at night but during day!?
Ok, I have been having trouble breathing since December 23rd, 2007, I remember because I was Christmas shopping, I had gotten my wisdom teeth removed a couple weeks before, so I thought it would go away!. Anyways, it did not!. I went to a family doctor, he ran test after test, said it had nothing to do with my wisdom teeth, I had my gall bladder removed a couple months before, he said it had nothing to do with that!. He told me it was all in my head!. Well im pretty sure I know when I can breath fine and when I cant!. Anyways, the doc prescribed me some type of anti-depressant!. Took them for a week or so, and yea, all they did was make me feel jittery so I told him that I refused to take them!. Finally, he referred me to an Ear Nose and Throat doctor!. I went there, was there for about two minutes, the doc looked down my throat, and said that my tonsills were swollen, on a scale from 1-10, they were swollen about an 8!.5!. He says they could be blocking my airway!. Im kind of weary about this though!. Ive been through a lot in the last year, and im making it day by day with this trouble breathing, some days its fine, some days it feels like my throat is swollen, and I have trouble swallowing, but not too bad!. I just cant take the not breathing part!. I dont have health insurance, and I was quoted about $4000 to get my tonsills removed!. Has anyone ever gone through this before!? Do you think if I get them removed that it will help!?!?!? I feel tingling in my fingers when my throat feels swollen, almost like im not getting enough oxygen or something like that!. I really dont trust doctors a whole lot, thats why Im asking this on here to see if maybe anybody has ever went through this!. Im pretty much a healthy, 22 year old male, despite the fact that I had to have my gall bladder removed!. Can someone please help me, and let me know if this is possible that you can have serious trouble breathing through mouth with swollen tonsills, or adenoids!?!?!? Please answer only if you have had this problem or know anything about it!. PLEASE HELP!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi Steve, I'm so sorry you've been through so much this past year!.
Yes, swollen tonsils can interfere with breathing and swallowing!.
I'm sorry you don't have insurance! But maybe you've saved thousands of $$ by not paying for it!. (One way to look at it!.)
Your health is more important than anything else!. Please see your doctor, and see what your options are with these breathing problems!.
Bless you and good luck!. :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes, swollen tonsils can interfere with breathing and swallowing!.
I'm sorry you don't have insurance! But maybe you've saved thousands of $$ by not paying for it!. (One way to look at it!.)
Your health is more important than anything else!. Please see your doctor, and see what your options are with these breathing problems!.
Bless you and good luck!. :)Www@Answer-Health@Com