Disadvantages of Tonsil Burning

Tonsil cautery is a Chinese medicine treatment, and has a long history of being eliminated in large tertiary hospitals. This practice mainly uses alcohol to burn red medical appliances and scald at the tonsils thus achieving the purpose of reducing inflammation, swelling, stasis and shrinking the tonsils. This approach has many clinical disadvantages, in general, the following disadvantages: First, the cautery method has a certain degree of danger, because it is used to burn the tonsils with red medical instruments on the surface, if not careful, easily lead to burns on the oral mucosa, lips and other parts, resulting in unnecessary trouble, clinical this procedure is generally done under local anesthesia, so this situation is still often and many see. Secondly, the cautery method can only achieve partial treatment of the tonsils, after the operation, because most of the tonsils still exist, so after a period of time after the operation is easy to inflammation and swelling again. Third, many patients are prone to local bleeding after cautery, local infection, and local discomfort such as foreign body sensation, and some patients are prone to dry throat after cautery.