How fast can tonsillitis symptoms appear and can it lead to a sinus infection?
Monday, August 31st, 2009 at
8:09 am
I was on vacation out of state and came down with tonsillitis. I wasn’t aware I was around anyone with it before I left. If I got it from someone on the plane could I become symptomatic in about 24 hours or less? Now I have a sinus infection. Is it just a coincidence or does one sometimes lead to the other?
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It’s likely you had/have a sinus infection first and the sinus drainage irritated your throat and tonsils. Try gargling with a little warm salt water– about 1/2 measuring teaspoon to one cup of water and see if that helps. Then use nasal irrigation to get rid of the sinus infection. Tonsilitis is not contagious– it just means inflamed tonsils. Nurse Kindheart.