Should i have my tonsils removed? i've had problems with my tonsils in the past and now is the second time in 3 months that my tonsils have swollen to the point that i can hardly eat or drink anything and they are extremely painful

The : The two most common reasons tonsils are removed are for chronic airway obstruction and chronic or recurrent tonsillopharyngitis. A general guideline for frequency is 6 episodes in one year, 4 episodes per year for 2 consecutive years, or 3 episodes per year for three years. This is always tempered with other factors such as time missed from school/work, complications from the infection (i.e., abscess, admissions for IV antibiotics/hydration, etc.), recovery times for each episode, progression of the pattern of infections over time, and so forth. The recovery following surgery isn't pleasant so one would like to have strong indications for doing it.

Hi, : Hi, tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed in the us. It is a realtively short duration, low risk procedure but it is still surgery and is done under general anesthesia... In general frequent infections of your tonsils are an indication for having them removed. The question is how often and for how long has this been a problem.. If you have had 6 in the past 12 months or 3-4 a year for the last 2-3 years... It is recommended to have them removed because it is assumed that this will continue to be a problem or it is disrupting your life enough to be a real problem... Another indication is severe obstruction and snoring. Hope this helps a bit.