Show t f I Your Doctor Says Ill II I. one 0 a ri a 0 nn tide b b by of tI it u Utah tali 5 Slat end cud 11 I In o I h with wi jO newspaper Tonsillectomy The moat most common of all throat diseases is la perhaps chronic tonsil litis Iltis The frequency of occurrence Is la no doubt due to the location and s structure of the tho tonsils A As It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is a cryptic structure the tho crypts often become filled tilled with debris and harbor Infections The Tho acute infections are frequently associated asso asso- elated with sore throat chills and fever headache back ache and pain In the limbs Referred pain to the ears is common along with the sore throat In chronic Infections of the I tonsil local symptoms are often otten I i entirely lacking while there maybe may be disease In other parts of the body the cause of which may be traced to the tonsils There maybe may maybe may maybe be a feeling of a foreign body scratching burning or soreness of ot the throat A cough a bad taste tute or a b bad d breath may occur Tonsils that are chronically Infected Infected In In- are are subject to repeated acute attacks No set of rules roles can always be applied for the removal of tonsils but each case cue must be studied by your MD M.D. Physician In general I however a tonsillectomy is indicated indi i and I sated If It there are aree repeated frequent attacks of tonsillitis or if It i there are recurrent abscesses of the throat because of Infected tonsils If U there is an infection In the body and there la Ia a possibility that thai Infected tonsils are c con can n. n to that Infection It is usually best that tha t they be removed Again It may mar be said that symptoms symptoms sym sym- of tonsils contributing to infections may be lacking and only on examination and by pres pres- pressure sure Bure on the tonsil will wUl It extrude Infected material In case of chronic draining ears or repeated attacks of ear ache which may be b. followed by drainIng drain drain- Ing ears the tonsils should be removed This is common in children In which case cue the adenoids ade voids as well as the tonsils are area a contributing factor Large tonsils tonsil and adenoids in children causing an an alteration In speech difficulty In swallowing and breathing should be removed When the glanda glands of the neck are enlarged and tender and there is a history of repeated or permanent permanent per per- manent enlargement of these glands the tonsils if present are usually the source of the Infection Infection infer tion and removal is indicated I Children who tall fall to gain In weight or have unexplained fevers or frequent colds and sore throats sand and and still have their tonsils and andi i adenoids are relieved In the maJority majority majority maj maJ- of cases cues by tonsillectomy and Tonsillectomy Is usually not an emergency procedure and the time for doing It can be chosen therefore therefore therefore there there- fore acute local or general Infections should be cleared up before the operation Acute infections of the the tonsils respond very favorably to a number number number num num- ber of the newer drugs but tonsils that are in a condition to cause repeated Infections requiring these drugs best be removed I Tonsillectomy as performed today to day la is an art perfected to a a high degree requiring skill and dexterity dexterity dexterity dex dex- for tor Its proper execution Adequately performed it Is capable capable cap cap- able ablo of curing many ills Ws |