How to remove tonsils

Although tonsils do not have a big function for the human body, they are a part of the body after all. If the tonsils are removed, not only will you feel uncomfortable, but you will also need to spend time to care for the wound. Therefore, many friends have questions. Under what circumstances must the tonsils be removed? Let us take a closer look below.

Under what circumstances can tonsillectomy be considered without significantly interfering with the body's defense function?

1. Because the tonsils of adults should have completed or basically completed their "historical mission" and entered a period of atrophy, their defensive function is no longer important. Therefore, if people aged 20 or over 25 years old suffer from chronic tonsillitis, they can have their tonsils removed (or use cautery instead of surgery, without the need for hospitalization, the cost is around 600-800 yuan, which can basically solve the problem of recurrence; the cost of surgical resection and hospitalization for adults is between 5,000 and 7,000 yuan, which can solve the problem once and for all; children require general anesthesia, and the cost of surgery and hospitalization is around 7,000 yuan).

2. For children over 3 years old, if their tonsils are swollen to the third degree, and they often have sore throat and fever, and acute attacks of tonsillitis occur more than twice a year, removal can be considered. Although the tonsils still have some function at this time, it is safer to remove them compared to recurrent acute tonsillitis. If tonsillitis recurs acutely, it is more likely to cause the above-mentioned complications, which will be more harmful. This is a strategy of weighing the benefits against the harms and choosing the greater benefit with the lesser harm, the so-called "choose the lesser of two evils."

Under what circumstances should we try to avoid having our tonsils removed as much as possible?

Generally speaking, it is mainly physiological tonsil hypertrophy in preschool children, who snore after sleeping. During examination, it is found that the tonsils are enlarged to the third degree (the tonsils on both sides are close to or almost close to each other), but sore throat and fever rarely occur. Even if there is fever and sore throat, but it is not acute suppurative tonsillitis, we should try not to remove it. Traditional Chinese medicine has a very good effect on this. Although it cannot restore swollen tonsils, it can significantly reduce their size, especially eliminating the symptoms of snoring, increasing appetite, and improving the unobstructed breathing state of the pharynx. Generally, snoring will stop after taking a few doses of Chinese medicine. However, it will take a long time to reduce the size of the tonsils, and at least 1-2 months of continuous medication is required.

The above is some introduction to tonsillectomy surgery. You can choose according to your own situation. Of course, the basic requirement is to minimize the damage to your body. Tonsillectomy may lead to a series of complications in the later stages, so it is recommended that you choose to keep your tonsils unless it is absolutely necessary.