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It is necessary to get a child's tonsils out if they are enlarged?
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No: Tonsils & the other lymph glands then to grow a bit faster than kids until 7-8yr; then stabilize while the kids continue to grow larger. It is common for the tonsils to appear large in middle childhood & kids to snore in sleep, only to seem smaller by the teens when most snoring stops.Chronic tonsil infections, tonsil abscesses & sleep apnea are the primary reasons removal are considered.
Answered 10/28/2013
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