Give Tylenol tablets or liquid for the pain. Aspirin or aspirin-like medication should not be taken.
Some children have ear pain following tonsillectomy.
Treat ear pain or ache with Tylenol. Throat pain from the fourth to the seventh day is usually more pronounced due to drying and stillness of throat muscles. Try to counteract this by having your child chew gum and drink a lot of fluids. Your child may have a fever the first three or four days following tonsillectomy. The Tylenol and fluids will help reduce the fever.