tonsils

So far as I understand it, it's possible for your tonsils to be really infected (I've heard of holes in your tonsils that excrete puss), which would seem like a removal is a good thing.

Private health care in the UK is mostly about getting access to non-vital procedures more quickly than others (my son had his tonsils removed) and getting a nicer room.

Were you advised because of some condition where it was clear tonsils was the problem, or just a routine operation?

In the late 19th and early 20th century, many people had their tonsils and appendicies even when they were perfectly functional.

There are times when removing tonsils makes sense, but they used to removed almost as a matter of course from children.

A couple of years later, almost no-one had their tonsils removed, but had little tubes in their ears for medical reasons.

As an aside I went through most of my early life with sleep apnia caused by large tonsils.

Removal of tonsils is associated with higher all cause mortality (especially heart attacks).

When I was a kid in the 80's, about half of our class had their tonsils removed.

Form wily nilly appendix and tonsils surgeries, to its views on circumcision.

The bacteria can form these biofilms in many places, including the tonsils.

I feel like this should be stated with caution after the mislabeling of the tonsils, pineal gland, and thymus as vestigial.

I make a lot more money if I take this kid’s tonsils out.' " Or what about the conceit that a generic MBA can manage anything?

However, once you start using phrases like: >Tonsils are an "early warning" outpost of the immune system with people who may be even moderately familiar with biology, you lose your voice.

Tonsils are an "early warning" outpost of the immune system - they sample pathogens while still in the throat, to give a "heads up" to the immune system in the gut.

Here is a translated version of the telegram message posted by the hacking team: > LLC “Gaskar Integration” (Gaskar Group)—one of the largest UAV manufacturers in Russia—has just been penetrated right down to the tonsils in the course of demilitarization and denazification.