Patient's question:
Symptoms: Fever, runny nose, hiccups, sore throat, sometimes conjunctivitis, snoring when taking a nap at night.Onset time: Frequently.
Medical examination results: Previous treatment and effectiveness: My child often has fever. Since August 15th of this year, he has had fever three times. Due to my timely detection and medication, the fever did not subside. The general diagnosis is upper respiratory tract infection. After medication, it improved, but it cannot be completely cured. After stopping the medication for a few days, it recurs repeatedly. When the fever is severe, it is accompanied by asthma. I have used Singulair, and it has improved. Asthma has not recurred. When taking a nap at night, he snorts, but does not stop breathing. He sleeps peacefully during naps. The doctor said it is tonsillar hypertrophy and suggested surgery. I don’t know what to do. Should I consult a traditional Chinese medicine doctor? Thank you.
Doctor's answer:
1. Conditions of the tonsils themselves, such as recurrent acute tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess, as well as upper airway obstruction caused by the hypertrophy and enlargement of tonsils in children, which may even lead to respiratory distress and difficulty swallowing, may be suitable for tonsillectomy.2. When chronic tonsillitis leads to diseases in adjacent organs, such as recurrent acute rhinitis, pharyngitis, otitis media, and cervical lymphadenitis, which are related to the tonsils, tonsillectomy may be recommended.
3. When chronic tonsillitis serves as a focus causing diseases in other organs of the body, such as rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease, arthritis, and nephritis, tonsillectomy may be considered.