When it comes to whether the tonsils should be cut, different people have different views, a traditional concept of the elderly at home, that the removal of the tonsils is not good, take some medicine after a period of time on the line, but there are people who believe that snoring at night, breathing effort, daytime drowsiness, etc., should be considered for surgical excision treatment. Medically, the tonsils, also known as the palatine tonsils, are part of the pharyngeal lymphatic circulation, have a certain immune physiological function, to help the body eliminate bacteria and other invaders. However, the tonsils themselves are an easy place to “hide dirt”, will be lurking some conditional pathogenic bacteria (such as streptococcus), waiting for the opportunity to invade the body. When the body due to fatigue, colds, drugs and immunity decline, there will be a series of diseases, the less serious cause acute tonsillitis, tonsil abscess, sore throat, fever affecting life, work, study, the more serious through the systemic immune response caused by glomerulonephritis, endocarditis. Inflammation can not be controlled in time, and even the emergence of parapharyngeal interstitial abscess, sepsis and other life-threatening. Should the tonsils be removed? What symptoms should be removed when the tonsils appear? Specifically: 1, excessive hypertrophy of the tonsils, hindering breathing, swallowing. 2, repeated acute attacks, more than 2-3 times a year, with a history of peritonsillar abscess. 3.Prolonged low fever, systemic examination without other lesions except tonsillitis. 4, nephritis, rheumatism and other diseases caused by tonsillitis, should be under the guidance of the doctor elective surgery. If children have repeated episodes of tonsillitis, they should consult a doctor in time to check whether they are accompanied by adenoid hypertrophy and adenoiditis. This condition not only shadows children’s growth and development, but also further causes upper respiratory tract diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia. After diagnosis, tonsils and adenoids should be removed after controlling the inflammation. In both adults and children, tonsils should not be preserved when they are causing more disease than their immune function. It is a common misconception that after tonsillectomy, tracheitis and pneumonia will occur in the event of a cold because there are no tonsils to block it. After tonsillectomy, there is only a transient change in immunity, which can be recovered in a short time, and other lymphoid tissues in the pharynx will compensate for their immune function. In children, physiologic hypertrophy of the tonsils occurs without symptoms such as sore throat or fever, without swallowing or breathing disorders, and without sleep disorders. Some people also have tonsils that do not shrink in adulthood, but do not show symptoms of inflammation of the tonsils. There is no need for surgery in this case.