The tiny tonsils are located in our throat, and if you shine a light on them, you can see two tiny pieces, quietly staying in the throat. Usually it may not attract our attention, but we often hear the term “tonsillitis”, especially in the cold winter or hot summer, when the small tonsils can cause us a lot of pain if we are not careful. This troublesome little thing can sometimes cause severe sore throats, snoring, waking up easily in bed, or other adverse reactions. I. What is the role of tonsils? The tonsils are an important part of the body’s immune system. The location of the tonsils and their special tissue structure make it play a role in the body to help the entire immune system grow and stimulate the production of antibodies, specifically in the following ways: 1. protect the respiratory and digestive tracts from bacterial invasion; 2. produce immune bodies that resist infection by germs; 3. produce lymphocytes and deliver them to the bloodstream . Second, why do the tonsils become inflamed? The tonsils are a “natural barrier” to the body, the “first line of defense” against respiratory diseases. Once this line of defense is breached, in turn, it brings many hazards to the body. For example, when the cold, fever, tonsils often inflammation, if often repeated inflammation, will prevent toxins from tonsil discharge, easy to become “foci”. This tonsil “foci” can also cause many systemic diseases, such as rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Third, how do tonsils bring diseases? Tonsils are somewhat like sponges, which have many tiny holes and cracks. When attacked by bacteria and other microorganisms, it becomes inflamed, red and swollen. The result, then, is tonsillitis or other painful diseases such as otitis media and sinusitis. The tonsils and their proliferators are the body’s immune organs, and whenever we get sick, they swell up and act as immune agents. The process of enlargement followed by gradual reduction in size takes about 3 to 9 months. In some extreme cases, the proliferators have become so enlarged and have entered the nasal cavity that the child can only breathe through the mouth. Overly enlarged proliferations can also cause children to speak with a strong nasal voice and can lead to middle ear infections or outward pressure on the hearing nerve, resulting in hearing loss or deafness. Likewise, enlarged tonsils can cause problems, such as difficulty swallowing. When both tonsils and proliferators are enlarged, it can cause problems such as snoring during sleep and waking up easily in bed. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of these. The danger of tonsillitis is far more than people can imagine, so patients need to take effective treatment at the first sign of discomfort in the throat or discovery of the disease to stop the disease from concentrating and causing great harm.