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What can be done to get rid of residual tonsil tissue that gets infected occasionally?

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

ENT: check with your ENT doc to have it evaluated. They are trained to check and possibly remove it. Good luck.

Answered 3/31/2017

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