Tonsillar hypertrophy is generally categorized into 1-3 degrees. When tonsil enlargement reaches the midline of the posterior pharyngeal wall, or even when the two sides can be touched each other, it is called 3rd degree, which is the most serious degree. If the tonsils as well as cross the midline, clinically can also be called 4 degrees of hypertrophy.
If the tonsils are enlarged to the 4th degree, it produces a sensation of foreign body, blockage, affecting breathing, snoring during sleep, open mouth breathing, etc., which is indicative of surgery and needs to be surgically removed.
If the tonsils are enlarged to 4 degrees, accompanied by repeated inflammation of the tonsils, more than 3 times a year, then it is called chronic tonsillitis, which also has surgical indications and requires surgical removal.
Tonsil hypertrophy to 3 degrees, it is recommended to go to the ENT department in time to do examination, according to their own condition and follow the doctor’s prescription treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition.