Almonds are aggregates of lymphoid tissue, and run for important reactions of the organism in the fight against harmful influences such as germs, viruses or foreign particles. They are located at the entrance to the body so that the air breathed for example food and the most controlled and eventually started defensive reaction. Hyperplasia almonds, often observed on tonsils, it is a natural defense mechanism of the organism against possible infection.

The almonds are propagated immune blood cells called lymphocytes, which then actively attack against germs.

Feeling pressure in almonds and probably means that the tonsils is ongoing immune response as a result of infection from outside. Typical sore throat accompanied by a bacterial disease such asangina or scarlet fever, but the disease of viral origin – mostly flu. The pressure in the tonsils is often accompanied by other symptoms of these diseases, such as cough, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract or temperature. The exact cause can be determined by a physician after cervical swab. Bacterial diseases deploys antibiotics lighter viral diseases such as influenza or other viral infections are usually treated symptomatically.