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It is the procedure to have your tonsils removed which are found in the back of your throat. This is usually done today due to the tonsils being infected or otherwise damaged. It does not cause any real permanent damage and usually you recover in a few days.
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∙ 6y agoTonsillitis or inflammation of the tonsils caused by infection of virus or bacteria is often successfully treated with a course of antibiotics.
Only some complicated cases may require a tonsillectomy. It is important to know that Tonsillectomy (surgical removal of tonsils) is preferred only as the last resort to tonsillitis treatment and there are always risks associated with surgery.
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Will you have have to have surgery if you have tonsillitis?
Tonsillitis is an inflammation and infection of the tonsils. The tonsils become inflamed and swollen. They can begin to affect swallowing if they become very swollen. Plus, children often experience pain. However, Tonsillitis does NOT automatically mean surgery. It depends. Surgery is usually done if antibiotics don't help, if the child gets repeated Tonsillitis, or the tonsils remain chronically swollen. The surgery is fairly quick with very few complications.
How do you get rid of tonsillitis's?
Only real way is to get surgery and cut out your tonsils before infections spread.
What year was tonsillitis discovered?
Humans have had tonsillitis since the dawn of time.
Is enzymes good for tonsillitis?
Doubtful! I suggest you consult a physician if tonsillitis has, or is occurring.
Can humans pass tonsillitis on horses which then to them is strangles?
No, strangle and tonsillitis are not the same thing.
Why do you keep getting tonsillitis?
Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils are overwhelmed by bacteria. If it keeps occurring, the patient probably has chronic tonsillitis and needs their tonsils removed.
Can somebody tell you why your friends tonsils have disappeared without surgery?
His tonsillitis and the enlarged tonsils it causes may have disappeared. His tonsils may now have shrunk to their normal smaller size.
Where did tonsillitis originate?
Tonsillitis is caused by bacteria that infect the tonsils. Since there are so many different types of bacteria that can cause tonsillitis, there is no way to know how it originated.
What s Irwin Moore classification f tonsillitis?
there is an irwin moore sign/squeeze test for chronic tonsillitis (one of the criterias to confirm chronic tonsillitis)
How do you spell tonsillitis?
The correct spelling is "tonsils" (lymphoid tissue in the throat).
What is the diagnosis code for chronic tonsillitis?
the icd-9 code for chronic tonsillitis is 474.00
Can you catch tonsillitis?
No, you can not give tonsillitis to another individual, especially, if you do not have tonsillitis. This is an inflammatory infection within a person's body. This is not a contagious infection.
