There are two common reasons to get your tonsils removed. If you have constant infections in your throat or tonsils, then they should be removed. The other most common reason is that the tonsils are ...

Roughly 290,000 tonsillectomies are performed in children under 15 years old every year in the United States. Though the tonsil hospital closed decades ago, tonsillectomies still remain one of the ...

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the tonsils are part of your body's lymphatic system, which helps fight off infection. Since they are located in the back of your throat, tonsils ...

Cough, cold, and upper respiratory infections tend to increase during the fall and winter months. Many of those infections are viral, and some are primarily or secondarily bacterial. In children, the ...

It’s not uncommon for some school-aged children to act up or have a difficult time focusing at school. However, as parents search for answers – ranging from poor diet and sleep habits to attention ...

Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long ...

Tonsils, everyone is born with them, but what do they do? “Nobody really knows exactly how they work or what their function is,” says Dr. Ryan Winters, a board-certified Otolaryngologist Head and Neck ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. If you ...

The surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids in children with sleep apnea may mitigate asthma, reveals a new study published in PLOS Medicine. "Several small studies have described a strong ...

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My brother had lingering hoarseness and a sore throat. When he finally went to the doctor, he was diagnosed with tonsil ...

Removing a kid’s tonsils can help them sleep better at night Kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing were less likely to see a doctor or take meds after their tonsillectomy The surgery is already ...