Treatment of chronic tonsillitis

Chronic tonsillitis surgery should weigh the pros and cons, mainly according to whether repeated acute attacks or multiple complications around the tonsil abscess, excessive tonsil hypertrophy, interference with swallowing, respiratory function and language ambiguity, etc. The main complications of surgery are bleeding, children tonsil has immune function, generally after 6 years of age surgery is appropriate. Whether chronic tonsillitis needs surgery or not, it should be decided according to the specific circumstances after weighing the pros and cons. For chronic tonsillitis repeated acute attacks or multiple complications around the tonsil abscess, excessive tonsil hypertrophy, interference with swallowing, respiratory function and language ambiguity, surgery should be removed tonsils. However, the following conditions do not recommend surgery: Acute tonsillitis attack, generally do not perform surgery, inflammation subsided after 2 - 3 weeks before surgery. Hematopoietic system diseases and coagulation disorders, such as aplastic anemia, thrombocytopenia purpura, allergic purpura, generally do not operate. In polio and influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases epidemic season or epidemic areas, as well as other acute infectious diseases epidemic, not surgery. Women menstrual period and 3 - 5 days before the operation. The main complication of surgery for chronic tonsillitis is bleeding, which usually occurs within 24 hours after surgery, so the patient's blood pressure, pulse, respiration and wound bleeding should be closely observed after surgery. Because children tonsil has immune function, premature removal may affect local immune function, generally after 6 years of age surgery is appropriate. In short, the treatment of chronic tonsillitis should be based on the specific circumstances after weighing the pros and cons of the decision, it is recommended to be treated under the guidance of a doctor.