Recurrent Tonsillitis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Tonsillitis is infection of the tonsils. When it happens repeatedly it can affect school, work and sleep, and surgery may be advised.
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Recurrent Tonsillitis in India
Recurrent Tonsillitis is diagnosed and treated by ENT specialists. At a first consultation, a specialist can examine you, confirm the cause and explain which treatment suits your case, such as Tonsillectomy.
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 1,366 | 747 |
| Bangalore | 1,329 | 493 |
| Mumbai | 881 | 482 |
| Chennai | 835 | 617 |
| Pune | 532 | 310 |
| Hyderabad | 375 | 624 |
| Ahmedabad | 371 | 1,318 |
| Kolkata | 337 | 613 |
| Jaipur | 290 | 163 |
| Lucknow | 170 | 92 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Thane | 167 | 238 |
| Indore | 143 | 73 |
| Bhopal | 140 | 88 |
| Amritsar | 131 | 554 |
| Kanpur | 129 | 33 |
| Ambattur | 123 | 356 |
| Coimbatore | 118 | 79 |
| Agra | 117 | 704 |
| Ludhiana | 114 | 62 |
| Navi Mumbai | 109 | 141 |
| Pimpri-chinchwad | 105 | 8 |
| Greater-noida | 98 | 20 |
| Kochi | 93 | 4 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 92 | 0 |
| Prayagraj | 91 | 547 |
| Visakhapatnam | 89 | 64 |
| Mangalore | 88 | 15 |
| Meerut | 85 | 21 |
| Dehra-dun | 74 | 0 |
| Jodhpur | 73 | 24 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 70 | 35 |
| Varanasi | 70 | 59 |
| Vadodara | 69 | 69 |
| Aligarh | 67 | 419 |
| Cuttack | 67 | 11 |
| Secunderabad | 67 | 0 |
| Surat | 67 | 74 |
| Howrah | 66 | 15 |
| Jammu | 66 | 4 |
| Nashik | 64 | 82 |
| Gorakhpur | 63 | 9 |
| Anantapur | 62 | 302 |
| Chandigarh | 62 | 33 |
| Rajkot | 62 | 40 |
| Ajmer | 59 | 333 |
| Raipur | 59 | 36 |
| Dwarka | 57 | 0 |
| Mysore | 57 | 28 |
| Kukatpalli | 56 | 0 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 56 | 9 |
| Jabalpur | 55 | 11 |
| Madurai | 54 | 33 |
| Puducherry | 54 | 7 |
| Salem | 54 | 21 |
| Agartala | 53 | 273 |
| Srinagar | 52 | 8 |
| Borivli | 51 | 0 |
| Nagpur | 50 | 134 |
| Belgaum | 47 | 5 |
| Kamarhati | 46 | 0 |
| Kollam | 46 | 8 |
| Thrissur | 46 | 0 |
| Bellary | 45 | 4 |
| Anand | 44 | 214 |
| Bhayandar | 44 | 0 |
| Durgapur | 44 | 5 |
| Vijayawada | 43 | 72 |
| Perambalur | 42 | 0 |
| Gwalior | 41 | 22 |
| Tiruppur | 40 | 0 |
| Jalandhar | 39 | 25 |
| Udaipur | 39 | 10 |
| Amravati | 37 | 402 |
| Bathinda | 37 | 13 |
| Nellore | 37 | 7 |
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| Erode | 36 | 3 |
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| Patna | 34 | 259 |
| Shiliguri | 34 | 0 |
| Akola | 32 | 332 |
| Alwar | 32 | 266 |
| Ariyalur | 32 | 0 |
| Karol-bagh | 32 | 0 |
| Solapur | 32 | 16 |
| Vellore | 32 | 6 |
| Patiala | 31 | 9 |
| Bhatpara | 30 | 0 |
| Bhilwara | 30 | 0 |
| Bhilai | 29 | 2 |
| Manali | 29 | 0 |
| Moradabad | 29 | 5 |
| Kanchipuram | 28 | 5 |
| Kharagpur | 28 | 0 |
| Kota | 28 | 5 |
| Habra | 27 | 0 |
| Kallakurichi | 27 | 0 |
| Palakkad | 27 | 8 |
| Tirunelveli | 27 | 3 |
| Bareilly | 26 | 13 |
| Hubli | 26 | 7 |
| Kottayam | 26 | 8 |
| Kozhikode | 26 | 10 |
| Ankleshwar | 25 | 152 |
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| Asansol | 24 | 318 |
| Bharuch | 24 | 14 |
| Bhavnagar | 24 | 4 |
| Gaya | 24 | 25 |
| Guntur | 24 | 17 |
| Karur | 24 | 2 |
| Satna | 24 | 1 |
| Thanjavur | 24 | 2 |
| Ujjain | 24 | 1 |
| Mathura | 23 | 9 |
| Guruvayur | 22 | 0 |
| Margao | 22 | 1 |
| Tirupattur | 22 | 0 |
| Bhandara | 21 | 2 |
| Guwahati | 21 | 19 |
| Kolhapur | 21 | 12 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 21 | 2 |
| Sivakasi | 21 | 1 |
| Hisar | 20 | 18 |
| Mapusa | 20 | 1 |
| Dombivli | 19 | 0 |
| Kalyan | 19 | 0 |
| Rohtak | 19 | 12 |
| Tiruvannamalai | 19 | 0 |
| Alappuzha | 18 | 259 |
| Brahmapur | 18 | 0 |
| Cuddalore | 18 | 0 |
| Chengalpattu | 17 | 0 |
| Jhansi | 17 | 6 |
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| Shillong | 14 | 1 |
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| Nanded | 13 | 6 |
| Sikar | 13 | 5 |
| Tiruvallur | 13 | 0 |
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| Dewas | 12 | 2 |
| Karnal | 12 | 8 |
| Kumbakonam | 12 | 2 |
| Pathanamthitta | 12 | 3 |
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| Ramanathapuram | 12 | 0 |
| Raurkela | 12 | 2 |
| Shahjanpur | 12 | 0 |
| Shimoga | 12 | 2 |
| Shivaji-nagar | 12 | 0 |
| Srikakulam | 12 | 4 |
| Tirupati | 12 | 5 |
| Adoni | 11 | 72 |
| Arakkonam | 11 | 0 |
| Cherthala | 11 | 2 |
| Hapur | 11 | 1 |
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| Karaikudi | 11 | 0 |
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| Sagar | 11 | 2 |
| Vatakara | 11 | 0 |
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| East Delhi | 9 | 0 |
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| Gondia | 9 | 2 |
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| Kancheepuram | 9 | 0 |
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| Karimnagar | 8 | 18 |
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| Mahbubnagar | 8 | 1 |
| Malegaon | 8 | 0 |
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| Rajahmundry | 8 | 3 |
| Ranchi | 8 | 290 |
| Sivaganga | 8 | 0 |
| Begusarai | 7 | 65 |
| Chapra | 7 | 44 |
| Chittorgarh | 7 | 0 |
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| Eluru | 7 | 0 |
| Godhra | 7 | 0 |
| Jalna | 7 | 1 |
| Kadapa | 7 | 0 |
| Mehsana | 7 | 0 |
| Muzaffarpur | 7 | 10 |
| Sangli | 7 | 0 |
| Shimla | 7 | 1 |
| Surendranagar | 7 | 0 |
| Yavatmal | 7 | 3 |
| Bundi | 6 | 0 |
| Dhanbad | 6 | 59 |
| Hanamkonda | 6 | 1 |
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| Katihar | 6 | 42 |
| Krishnagiri | 6 | 0 |
| Machilipatnam | 6 | 0 |
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| Navsari | 6 | 0 |
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| Raichur | 6 | 1 |
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| Barpeta | 5 | 0 |
| Bhagalpur | 5 | 74 |
| Chengannur | 5 | 2 |
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| Nalgonda | 5 | 0 |
| Purnia | 5 | 4 |
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| Aruppukkottai | 4 | 0 |
| Bhiwandi | 4 | 0 |
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| Dausa | 4 | 0 |
| Deoghar | 4 | 72 |
| Goalpara | 4 | 0 |
| Hassan | 4 | 1 |
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| Kolar | 3 | 1 |
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| Arrah | 2 | 239 |
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| Tumkur | 2 | 5 |
| Virudhunagar | 2 | 0 |
| Warangal | 2 | 4 |
| West Singhbhum | 2 | 0 |
| Abohar | 1 | 0 |
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| Jayashankar Bhupalpally | 1 | 0 |
| Jorhat | 1 | 0 |
| Kaimur | 1 | 0 |
| Kargil | 1 | 0 |
| Kokrajhar | 1 | 0 |
| Lakhimpur | 1 | 0 |
| Lakhisarai | 1 | 0 |
| Maharajganj | 1 | 0 |
| Malkangiri | 1 | 0 |
| Mau | 1 | 0 |
| Morigaon | 1 | 0 |
| Morvi | 1 | 0 |
| Mumbai City | 1 | 0 |
| Murshidabad | 1 | 0 |
| Nalwadi | 1 | 0 |
| Narela | 1 | 0 |
| North East Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| Ntr | 1 | 0 |
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| Paschim Bardhaman | 1 | 0 |
| Peddapalli | 1 | 0 |
| Purba Bardhaman | 1 | 0 |
| Purba Medinipur | 1 | 0 |
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| Sambhal | 1 | 0 |
| Sehore | 1 | 0 |
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| Sheohar | 1 | 0 |
| Shyamnagar | 1 | 0 |
| Siddharthnagar | 1 | 0 |
| Sitamarhi | 1 | 1 |
| South Goa | 1 | 0 |
| Tinsukia | 1 | 0 |
| Wanaparthy | 1 | 0 |
| Wardha | 1 | 2 |
| Wayanad | 1 | 0 |
| Zunheboto | 1 | 0 |
Treatment Options
| Treatment | Specialist | Cities Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Tonsillectomy | ENT | 415 |
ENT hospitals
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ENT Hospitals in India
2,804 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
| Hospital | City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Clove Dental | Delhi NCR | 98 |
| Manipal Hospital | Delhi NCR | 87 |
| Max Super Speciality Hospital | Delhi NCR | 85 |
| Fortis Hospital | Delhi NCR | 62 |
| Apollo Hospital | Chennai | 61 |
| Cloudnine Hospitals | Delhi NCR | 61 |
| Sabka Dentist | Bangalore | 47 |
| Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | Delhi NCR | 45 |
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Causes
- Viral or bacterial infection
Diagnosis
- Examination
- Throat swab if needed
When to see a doctor
See a doctor for frequent sore throats or difficulty breathing or swallowing.
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FAQs
What are the common symptoms of Recurrent Tonsillitis?
Sore throat; Pain on swallowing; Fever; Swollen tonsils.
What causes Recurrent Tonsillitis?
Viral or bacterial infection.
How is Recurrent Tonsillitis diagnosed?
Examination; Throat swab if needed.
What are the treatment options?
Depending on severity, options include Tonsillectomy. A specialist will recommend what suits you after examination.
When should I see a doctor?
See a doctor for frequent sore throats or difficulty breathing or swallowing.