Should I have my tonsils cut or not?

Otolaryngology outpatient and emergency departments often encounter such patients: [Doctor, my tonsils are inflamed again, which happened a few days ago. Yesterday, the fever reached 39 degrees. Please give me hanging water quickly! At the same time of prescribing the medicine for examination, the patient asked again: “Doctor, how can this problem be cured?” It is really too painful, should my tonsils be cut or not? The tonsil is the guardian of the human body. The pharynx is the common gateway of respiratory tract and digestive tract. The tonsils are a pair of loyal [guards] of the pharynx. Bacteria and viruses want to enter the body from here. Encountered the tonsils, The tonsils respond, Production of antibodies, Try to resist Read More …

Children’s tonsils are inflamed repeatedly. Do you want to remove them?

Otolaryngology clinics often see parents leading their children to see a doctor and complaining when they enter. [Doctor, the child’s tonsils are inflamed again. They were inflamed last month. Just a short time ago, they were inflamed again this month.] [Doctor, my child’s tonsils are always inflamed, should they be cut off? ] Why is tonsil always inflamed? Repeatedly inflamed tonsil how to do is good? Let’s explain it one by one for parents. Why is tonsil always inflamed? What we usually call the tonsil is located between the oral cavity and the oropharynx. It is like the guard of the upper respiratory tract of the human body. Viruses and bacteria will be defended and resisted by the tonsil guard Read More …