Articles by Jessica Pestka

Home Remedies for Swollen Tonsils

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Jessica Pestka

Treating a sore throat and swollen tonsils at home can be an effective measure for preventing an unnecessary doctor’s visit. Inflammation of the tonsils, also called tonsillitis, can be caused by irritants, a dry environment, viruses, bacteria or allergies.

Jessica Pestka has been a nonfiction writer for almost a decade. She uses her education and work in optics and pharmaceuticals often in her writing. Pestka obtained her Bachelor of Science degrees in biology and English from the University of Wisconsin, is certified as an optician by the American Board of Opticianry and attended acupuncture school at the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine.