A Revolutionary Treatment For Tonsillitis!

What are tonsils?
Tonsils are the two lumps of tissue, each about the size and shape of a large olive, in the back of your throat on either side of your tongue.  The tonsils and adenoids form a ring of tissue in the back of the throat.  If the tonsils and adenoids are large, they narrow the airway and reduce the flow of air into and out of the lungs.  A swollen tonsil may cause snoring, breathing problems and even sleep apnea.  Tonsils are lymphoid tissues - the type of tissue that the body uses as a defense mechanism to fight infections. Lymphoid tissues are present all along the lining of the nose, mouth and throat as well as in the neck, groin, and armpits. As you get older, the tonsils become less important in your body's defense system. They also become smaller.  If the tonsils get infected often in your teenage years, then your tonsils may continue to be swollen even when you reach adulthood.  

Do tonsils play in role in protecting us from infections? 
Yes! But mostly when you were a baby.  In the first two to three years of childhood, these tissues "catch" infections, sampling the individual’s environment to help develop childhood immunities (antibodies).  They make a small portion of the body's defense systems and almost vanish, as we get older.   In some cases they can catch incoming germs, which cause infections. They can get infected often and swollen enough to touch each other in the back of the throat.  They are sometimes so large that they touch each other from side to side, also known as "kissing" tonsils.

What would happen if I had my tonsils removed?
A medical study has shown that children who suffer from frequent episodes of tonsillitis (such as 3-4 times each year for several years) were healthier after their tonsils were surgically removed.  It is important to know that children who must have their tonsils and adenoids removed suffer no loss in their body resistance to infections.

We will discus a new method of treating tonsils in detail later in this site.  If you are a physician or surgeon and would like to see the detail please read the Tonsillar Radioablation.

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