I have extremely swollen tonsils. They are almost touching and it is very hard to speak and eat. The ENT has seen me, but my appointment to get them taken out is not for 6 weeks. I have icky cloudy post nasal drip and constantly feel slightly sick. What can I do to shrink them a a little to make eating easier?

Should I gargle salt-water? Lemon juice? Vinegar? A combination of them? How often?

What could I take to stop this cloudy Post Nasal Drip? Would irrigating with a Neti-pot help any?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I’m a thin guy and I can’t afford to lose any more weight since its so hard to eat.

Thanks!

For a long time, one of my tonsils has always been bigger than my other. I have no pain, no coughing, no trouble breating, no trouble swollowing or anything at all. What do you think it is? I never would have even noticed it if i hadn’t just decided to look in the mirror one day. I’m 13 years old by the way.