Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils.

The cause of most cases of tonsillitis is infection with a common virus, but bacterial infections can also cause tonsillitis, Since the proper treatment for tonsillitis depends on the cause, it is important to get a quick and accurate diagnosis from your ENT doctor. 

Surgery to remove the tonsil, once a common procedure to treat tonsillitis is usually done only when tonsillitis occurs frequently, doesn’t respond to other treatments or causes serious complications.