Tonsils are a kind of immune organ of the human body, with certain immune function. However, when the tonsils are diseased, it not only loses the original immune function, but also significantly reduces the body’s resistance. Therefore, the tonsils should be treated in a timely manner, and if necessary, surgically removed. So what circumstances should be practiced tonsillectomy? 1, the tonsil itself disease (1) repeated episodes of chronic tonsillitis; (2) excessive hypertrophy of the tonsils, affecting respiration, swallowing function and speech slurred; (3) benign tumors and malignant tumors of the tonsils in the early stage; (4) abscesses around the tonsils; (5) tonsillar keratosis, cryptic tuberculosis or diphtheria carriers; (6) polyps of the tonsils; (7) tonsilloliths. 2. Diseases of adjacent organs caused by inflammation of tonsils (1) recurrent colds, sore throat, acute rhinitis; (2) enlarged cervical lymph nodes or recurrent cervical lymph node inflammation, and no other causes have been found; (3) recurrent acute rhinitis and sinusitis in children, with mucopurulent nasal discharge for a long time; (4) recurrent acute otitis media or suppurative otitis media that has not been cured for a long time. 3. Chronic tonsillitis as the focus of the disease (1) rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease; (2) arthritis; (3) nephritis; (4) long-term unexplained low-grade fever; (5) children thin and anemic, there is no other obvious reason to be seen, the tonsillectomy will sometimes be good results. Anyone with the above conditions should go to the hospital in time to ask the otolaryngologist to diagnose and treat, do not miss the time.