Patient's question:
The tonsils are three degrees large and often inflamed, causing the child to have fever. They give fever-reducing injections, take anti-inflammatory drugs, and if it's more serious, they give intravenous drips. The child is now 9 years old. Is it better to have the tonsils removed or not?Doctor's answer:
Under normal circumstances, due to the intact surface epithelium of the tonsils and the continuous secretion of mucous glands, bacteria can be expelled along with the shedding epithelial cells from the crypt openings, thus maintaining the health of the body. When the body's resistance increases due to overfatigue, cold exposure, or other reasons, and the epithelial protective function weakens while the glandular secretion function decreases, the tonsils may become infected with bacteria and inflamed. If tonsillitis recurs frequently and has a negative impact on the whole body, it may be considered to surgically remove the tonsils.