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A member asked:

Tonsils keep swelling..had several rounds of abx goes down for awhile but comes back ..not sore..bit of difficulty swallowing..had amox&z-pack in past?

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

Seek an: opinion from ENT or Head & Neck surgery specialist. You might be candidate for tonsillectomy.

Dr Cremers agreed

Answered 2/13/2016

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