A member asked:

Can my 2year old son have his tonsils removed after having repeated infections?

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Doubt it: Insurers rarely improve tonsil removal & especially that young. In the US current limits require 7 verified strep infections in 1 yr or 5 in each of 2 years, documented sleep apnea and a few other cases. Tonsil infections are often viral that self heal & in normal kids they reduce in size starting after age 8 yrs. You can check with local officials/ENTs.

Answered 7/31/2019

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