Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-20 | Page 5 | Routine Removal of Tonsils May Have Harmful Effect

Your Health Routine Removal of Tonsils May Have Harmful Effect By James W. W Barton MD M.D. I About the time it was discovered discovered dis dis- covered that infected tonsils caused rheumatism and rheumatism rheumatism rheumatism c caused a use d dh h heart ear t disease many par parents e n t s r thought it wise as did some physicians physicians physicians phy phy- r i to re remove remove re- re 1 move tonsils that k were not infected fl r r rf f d' d v r so as to prevent heart disease in inthe inthe the future Unfortunately MI man many y do not realize that the Dr Barton tonsils are placed in the throat as a sort of filter to remove harmful harmful harmful harm harm- ful organisms from the blood Tonsils unless infected should re remain remain remain re- re main in the throat till the child reaches teen age and thus past the age of childrens children's infections infections- measles scarlet fever diphtheria and others However even cven where the tonsils and adenoids are not infected most physicians advise that they should be removed if they are so large that they obstruct breath breath- ing In the Indiana State Medical Association Journal Dr E E. E T. T Gaddy states that followed followed followed fol fol- lowed by infection such as rheumatic rheumatic rheumatic rheu rheu- matic fever inflammation of the lining of the heart or inflammation inflammation inflammation mation of of the kidneys s should have the tonsils removed as soon as the infection has passed away Routine removal of tonsils and adenoids in children where no infection is present should not be done because the child undergoes undergoes undergoes under under- goes an unnecessary surgical operation In many cases the childs child's general health becomes becom worse because he has not the protection protection protection pro pro- of healthy tonsils and adenoids to filter out harmful organisms and the poisons they manufacture It has been found that youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- who have their tonsils and adenoids removed find it difficult to keep a cold in the nose and head instead it is more apt to develop into bronchitis bronchopneumonia bronchopneumonia bronchopneumonia broncho- broncho pneumonia or even pneumonia This Is because of the loss of ot the protective ring tonsils and adenoids Dr Gaddy states that while the chances of a youngster getting infantile paralysis are not as great as some physicians have re reported reported reported re- re ported in cases where tonsils have been removed when it does develop develop develop de de- de- de it is generally of the serious bulbar type with paralysis The Common Cold Never neglect the common coleas cold cole as it may often be the forerunner of other more dangerous conditions condi condi- Send 10 cents and a Scent 3 S- cent stamp to cover cost of handling handling handling han han- and mailing to The Salt Lake Tribune Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City 10 Utah and ask for your copy of the theBarton theBarton theBarton Barton booklet entitled The Com Corn Cornmon Common Common mon Cold