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A member asked:
Recently had several tonsil stones and swollen tonsils. is tonsillectomy recommended for 29 y/o with these symptoms, or is that not necessary?
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Keep your tonsils: Tonsils exist for a purpose. They are huge lymph nodes stationed where they are as this is one way bacteria get into the body, through the mouth. Makes sense. It was fashionable to take them out for sore throat not so long ago. Doesn't work. The throat that remains gets sore. There are very few indications for tonsillectomy. Only consider it if recommended by an ENT doctor.
Answered 12/13/2014
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