When my baby was not paying attention, he had fever and cold, swollen tonsils, sore throat, fear of swallowing, and sometimes high fever. And every time it takes a week to get better with injections and medication. This not only brings physical pain to the baby, but also brings great mental burden to mom and dad. Sometimes I really want to get rid of the tonsils, which are always out of order. In fact, tonsillectomy has its own indications and is not arbitrary.
Tonsillectomy should be considered for any of the following conditions: 1. frequent episodes of tonsillitis, or when tonsillar lesions affect the child’s health in general or interrupt the child’s schooling, and when they affect hearing or breathing. However, sometimes it is not necessary to perform tonsillectomy, if the diagnosis is suspected to be other problems; tonsillitis four or more times a year, tonsillitis three times a year for two years or three episodes of upper respiratory tract obstruction caused by enlargement of the body, resulting in severe snoring, poor swallowing, poor pronunciation, etc.; 2, there has been one or more tonsillar abscess; tonsils caused by nephritis, rheumatism The surgery is necessary to remove the lesions even if there are not many episodes; repeated inflammation of the tonsils causes recurrent attacks of rhinitis, otitis media, bronchitis, etc. or is not cured for a long time; tonsil keratosis or tonsils with tumors, stones, polyp-like growths, cysts and other benign masses.
Tonsil surgery in children is performed under general anesthesia, and the tonsils are removed while the child is in a deep sleep and loses pain. Most incisions are made without sutures and heal spontaneously. Patients are usually hospitalized for more than 24 hours after surgery for observation. Tonsillectomy is generally not considered to have any adverse effects on later life.