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When can you request tonsil removal?
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When indicated: Less and less tonsillectomies are done now a days , due to better antibiotics , improved oral hygiene , etc. See your doctor will refer you to a ENT specialist , if indicated will remove , not based on your desire to get them removed.
Answered 9/5/2015
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