Many parents ask their children if they need to have their tonsils surgically removed when they can see the enlarged tonsils in one mouth. In fact, tonsil hypertrophy does not necessarily require surgery, one is to see if it is too large and affects the normal function, and the other is to see if there are other lesions. At present, the following cases are considered to require tonsil removal: 1. The tonsils are too large, affecting the child’s breathing, eating, pronunciation and other functions. If a child snores at night with breath-holding, speaks in a slurred manner, or cannot eat large pieces of food, tonsillectomy can be considered. 2, repeated pain in the throat or repeated fever, if more than five or six times a year can be considered to perform tonsillectomy. Sometimes the sore throat is not caused by inflammation of the tonsils, but by other causes, and cutting the tonsils will not solve the problem. Other children with recurrent coughs are not caused by tonsils and usually do not need to have their tonsils removed. There are a few children who develop peri-tonsillar abscesses, and if they have repeated attacks, tonsillectomy is considered. Some scholars also believe that once a peri-tonsillar abscess is present, tonsillectomy should be performed at the time of abscess. 3. Focal tonsillitis. Because tonsillar inflammation can cause some inflammatory factors to form some complexes, these things can cause myocarditis or nephritis, and not tonsil surgery, myocarditis or nephritis can not be cured, then it is necessary to remove the tonsils. 4, diphtheria with bacteria or tonsillar keratosis, conservative treatment is ineffective can be performed tonsillectomy. It is rare clinically. 5.Benign and malignant tumors of the tonsils can be removed together with the tonsils when the tumor is removed. What conditions cannot be treated by tonsillectomy? 1.Acute inflammation: including cold, tonsillitis is not controlled, when the risk of surgical anesthesia and intraoperative bleeding will increase, it is generally considered inappropriate to operate, usually one to two weeks after the inflammation is controlled. 2. Age: Five or six years ago, children under the age of four to five were generally considered inappropriate for tonsil surgery, but with the update of anesthesia and post-operative resuscitation and respiratory support technology, children around one year old can be operated on if their breathing is very poor. 3. Systemic diseases: If there are systemic diseases that cannot tolerate anesthesia or bleed easily, they should be treated before surgery. If there are other diseases before surgery must be clear with the doctor, not careless. Is tonsillectomy harmful? Many people say that the tonsils are the immune organ of the body, so will the resistance be worse if they are removed? The tonsils are the immune organ of the human body, yes. It is like a sentry of the human body, if the soldier is doing his duty and standing guard every day, of course, this post can not be removed, if the sentry drinks and makes trouble every day, do you want to keep this post? Originally the enemy will not attack, now will also attract the enemy, you will still stay this post? In fact, the key is not what it is itself, but now there is no need to leave it. Then there is the question of the risk of surgery, surgery is certainly risky, just like flying, on the plane may fall off, the pilot and passengers do not want to appear such things, if the plane will definitely fall today I think the pilot will certainly not fly. We are only willing to sit in the plane, willing to fly the plane, is to think that there will be no problems, so if we must take the plane do not think I will definitely fall, we have to do surgery, do not think that the surgery must have problems. Of course before takeoff, should be a good check, do the necessary precautions to avoid possible risks as far as possible.