http://www.tonsilstonesgone.com/tonsil-stones/do-you-know-if-tonsiliths-need-to-be-treated-with-antibiotics/ Get Rid of Bad Breath & Tonsilloliths Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:37:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.tonsilstonesgone.com/tonsil-stones/do-you-know-if-tonsiliths-need-to-be-treated-with-antibiotics/comment-page-1/#comment-3252 Jason H Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:02:59 +0000 http://www.tonsilstonesgone.com/tonsiliths/do-you-know-if-tonsiliths-need-to-be-treated-with-antibiotics#comment-3252 The only way to be able to tell if antibiotics are required is to visit a doctor so that they can do a throat culture. Without a conclusive test (such as this) it is not possible to say without doubt that it is a bacterial infection. Also, the only way to recieve antibiotic medications is through a prescription from you doctor. As to why this always happens in December, it is possible that your immune system always reaches a low point in December. This could be due to added stress from the holidays, cold weather etc.<br><b>References : </b><br> The only way to be able to tell if antibiotics are required is to visit a doctor so that they can do a throat culture. Without a conclusive test (such as this) it is not possible to say without doubt that it is a bacterial infection. Also, the only way to recieve antibiotic medications is through a prescription from you doctor.
As to why this always happens in December, it is possible that your immune system always reaches a low point in December. This could be due to added stress from the holidays, cold weather etc.
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