Sleeping with the air con on could give you tonsillitis, according to one young Brit hospitalised in Turkey.
Liana Foster, from North London, travelled to Antalya in Turkey on a family holiday earlier in this month.
But just two days later, the 24-year-old says she woke up ‘groggy’ and noticed white spots on her tonsils.
After rushing to hospital, medics diagnosed her with a ‘really bad case’ of tonsillitis, which occurs when the tonsils, small glands in the back of throat, are inflamed.
Ms Foster, content creator and biomedical scientist was put on an IV drip, and said medics told her that her condition was ‘likely’ triggered by the ‘mouldy air’ from her hotel room’s aircon.’
Liana Foster, from North London , travelled to Antalya in Turkey with her family earlier in July. But just two days later, the 24-year-old says she woke up ‘groggy’ and noticed white spots on her tonsils
After rushing to hospital, medics diagnosed her with a ‘really bad case’ of the common condition, which occurs when the tonsils are inflammed, and was put on an IV drip
Despite waking up feeling unwell after her first night, the decided against visiting the hotel’s resident doctor as it was ‘expensive’. It was only after feeling ‘really bad’ on her second morning she attended hospital
She said: ‘I felt really groggy and got a sore throat as well. I was really shaky. I couldn’t eat or drink.
‘I thought it was Covid again. My temperature was bad, my body was aching.
‘I went to hospital and they said I have a really bad case of tonsillitis.
‘They said it can happen from the aircon. It’s been pretty dull for the last few days of holiday.’
Despite waking up feeling unwell after her first night, she decided against visiting the hotel’s resident doctor as it was ‘expensive’.
It was only after feeling ‘really bad’ on her second morning she attended hospital.
She added: ‘The first night we had it [the air con] on really low in the room.
‘I think I sleep through my mouth more. It made me ill.’
‘The doctor said it was most likely from the aircon. They say it can be mouldy air.
‘I couldn’t consume oral antibiotics so I had to get injections for three days and twice a day. I was in a lot of pain.’
The tonsils — two lumps of tissue at the back of the mouth — form part of the immune system’s first line of defence against bacteria and viruses that enter through the mouth, which means they can be easily infected themselves.
Tonsillitis symptoms typically get worse over two to four days.
The condition itself isn’t contagious, but the infections that cause it are.
In the majority of cases, tonsillitis either clears up on its own or with a short course of antibiotics.
Here, the content creator and scientist claimed doctors also told her it was ‘likely’ due to ‘mouldy air’ from her hotel room’s aircon
The tonsils — two lumps of tissue at the back of the mouth — form part of the immune system’s first line of defence against bacteria and viruses that enter through the mouth, which means they can be easily infected
But for recurrent or severe cases, surgery to remove the tonsils is the only effective option.
While Ms Foster’s medics said her infection was likely caused by aircon, the condition can also be caused by a host of common bacterial or viral infections.
Ms Foster, who is now on oral medication, said: ‘I believe if we didn’t sleep with the aircon on it would have been fine.
‘I’ve had tonsillitis before but it has never been that bad.
‘If bacteria travels down the throat it can get to her heart and other organs.’
Liana now wants to warn others to think twice about sleeping with the aircon on – unless they know it is regularly maintained.
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