{"id":362,"date":"2021-05-27T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedent.fm1.dev\/providing-comprehensive-ear-nose-throat-care\/peritonsillar-abscess\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T14:32:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:32:15","slug":"peritonsillar-abscess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/ent\/peritonsillar-abscess\/","title":{"rendered":"Peritonsillar Abscess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In some patients who develop\u00a0tonsillitis, the infection can spread beyond the tonsil itself into the space between the tonsil and the pharyngeal muscles. This in turn produces an abscess in what is known as a peritonsillar abscess. This can be a dangerous condition as the infection can spread to deeper structures or the abscess can spontaneously rupture into the throat. In addition to a severe sore throat, the patient usually has a great deal of difficulty swallowing and opening his or her mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iStock-918046472-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1231\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosis is made on examination and in some cases by needle aspiration of the peritonsillar space through the mouth. Once diagnosed, the abscess will need to be drained to prevent complications. Incision and drainage of the abscess, in most cases can be done in the office using local anesthesia. Young children require general anesthesia for drainage. In patients who have had recurrent peritonsillar abscesses, a tonsillectomy is usually recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group secondary-cta js-intersect\" data-ratio=\"1\">\r\n  <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\r\n    <p>Call Advanced ENT & Allergy for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\r\n    <a href=\"tel:+18566024000\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(856) 602-4000<\/span><\/a>\t\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In some patients who develop\u00a0tonsillitis, the infection can spread beyond the tonsil itself into the space between the tonsil and the pharyngeal muscles. This in turn produces an abscess in what is known as a peritonsillar abscess. This can be a dangerous condition as the infection can spread to deeper structures or the abscess can&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":268,"menu_order":38,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phones_titles":"","phones":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"service_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3111,"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions\/3111"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}