Whether or not a child’s enlarged tonsils will go away depends mainly on the cause of the enlarged tonsils. Physiological enlargement of the tonsils may go away with age, acute tonsillitis can go away after treatment, repeated tonsil inflammation without treatment can be long-term enlargement, it may be difficult to go away, often require surgical resection.
1. Physiological enlargement of tonsils: normal children around the age of 1, there will be a gradual increase in the tonsils, most of the tonsils are simply enlarged, that is, physiological hypertrophy, which is a normal phenomenon, with the age of the growth of their own atrophy, do not need treatment. However, if it affects breathing and snoring, surgery may be needed to remove the tonsils in order to restore ventilation and pronunciation.
2. Acute tonsillitis: during acute inflammation, children should be instructed to pay attention to rest, light diet, avoid stimulating food, such as bacterial infections can be amoxicillin and other anti-infective treatment as prescribed by the doctor, acute inflammation control, tonsil enlargement will generally go away.
3. Repeated tonsil inflammation: repeated tonsil infections can also lead to tonsil enlargement for a longer period of time, such as the obvious impact on life, surgery can be considered for treatment.
If a child has enlarged tonsils, parents should take the child to the hospital ear, nose and throat department to clarify the cause of the disease, the doctor to develop a treatment plan, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.