I recently just had my wisdom teeth removed in December and ever since my tonsils have stayed swollen. They are constantly red and inflamed but they are never white/infected looking. Sometimes they cause me pain and other times they dont bother me but they are still swollen. Is this related to getting my wisdom teeth removed and what should I do?
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint it is true that extraction of wisdom tooth can cause some inflammation and swelling over the tonsils due to proximity of wisdom tooth area with the throat and tonsils. But as the healing will progress, the inflammation and swelling will reduce, and finally it will subside. In case if you still have some pain and discomfort at the extraction site of wisdom tooth, then there is a possibility that there can be consular inflammation. But in case if it is completely healed with no symptoms then the inflammation of tonsils is not due to wisdom tooth, rather can be due to other causes like