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Reasons for a tonsillectomy?There are a number of reasons why almost universal tonsillectomy has been abandoned. Removal of the palatine tonsils for uncomplicated hypertrophy is seldom done unless the hypertrophy is extensive enough to interfere with swallowing. Hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is not, however, quite so harmless, and there are reasons why it may be good practice to remove them for hypertrophy alone. Can you give these reasons?
We haven't yet talked about tonsils in class and I can't find anything about this in my textbook.
shot b
Chronic tonsillitis and infection seepage would be enough for me to get them removed lol strep throat reoccurring is another one
Hope this helps a lil
Roberto
The procedure is called a tonsillectomy, or a T&A for short (because usually the tonsils and adenoids are removed at the same time). There are lots of reasons to remove them, if you think about it. Like if they get too big (hypertrophy) that they disturb breathing or sleeping. Or if infections keep causing tonsillits. Here is a list of some reasons for a tonsillecectomy:
Recurrent tonsillitis.
Blocking the airway (hypertrophy means it gets big).
Sleep disorders due to tonsil hypertrophy.
Neoplastic hypertrophy of tonsils (a tumor or cancer in tonsils).
greydoc6
Actually it's usually the adenoids that cause most problems, and as a general rule, if the tonsils are big, so are the adenoids. Enlarged adenoids can cause obstructive sleep apnea in children. Such children often have an open-mouthed visage, noisy breathing, loud snoring at night, and have problems with attention span in school or elsewhere. A few children with alleged attention deficit disorder (ADD) actually suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, and are cured by T&A.
Tonsillar enlargement may interfere with swallowing. Open-mouthed breathing may lead to orthodontic problems. Speech is sometimes affected.
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Links to information about tonsillitis , including tonsillectomy.
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