Tonsillar hypertrophy, generally refers to palatine tonsil hypertrophy, such as simple lymphatic tissue hyperplasia hypertrophy does not exist infectious possibility.
Tonsils are the largest lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx, and their enlargement is commonly caused by repeated upper respiratory tract infections, hyperimmune function, and adverse physical and chemical factors such as stimulation. If there are no obvious clinical symptoms, then it is simple physiological tonsil hypertrophy, which can be without special treatment, and there is no contagious.
When tonsil hypertrophy causes pharyngeal pain, pharyngeal foreign body sensation, swallowing obstruction, and open-mouth breathing, snoring during sleep and other clinical symptoms, or complication of respiratory inflammatory diseases, there may be contagious, should be selected to standardize the diagnosis and treatment, to reduce the adverse effects on the health of the organism.
Patients with enlarged tonsils can actively consult a doctor for systematic examination and standardized diagnosis and treatment in accordance with medical advice.