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My son is 6 and since he was on antibiotics in america for tonsillitis he has had difficulty breathing while sleeping and white foam coming out of his?
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Seek pediatrician: speak to his pediatrician for possible referral to surgeon , although routine tonsillectomy is no longer done as indications are diminishing , some times medical treatments fails , then kids with air way obstruction , infections will need tonsil and adenoidectmy , y
Answered 6/4/2017
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