Advantages and disadvantages of tonsillectomy

Benefits: Tonsils are easily inflamed because they are easily infected and attacked by bacteria such as Staphylococcus and Pneumococcus. After a long time, they formed a habit. When people's body is weakened by fatigue, catching cold and other reasons, their resistance, epithelial defense function and gland secretion function are weakened, they will suffer from bacterial infection and inflammation.

If tonsillitis recurs and causes adverse effects on the whole body, you can consider surgical removal of tonsils, because tonsillitis can make people feel sore throat and loss of appetite.

Disadvantages: Tonsils have the function of producing lymphocytes and participate in human immune function. This function of tonsil is very important for children and adolescents (in adolescence, the bone marrow function is underdeveloped, and the human body needs a lot of lymphocytes;

Therefore, in order to make up for the lack of demand for lymphocytes, the self-development of tonsils is relatively strong, producing more lymphocytes and entering body fluids. Teenagers' tonsils can be well preserved and not easily removed.

Extended data:

Tonsils can produce lymphocytes and antibodies, so they have the defense function against bacteria and viruses. The pharynx is the only way to eat and breathe, and frequent contact makes it easier to hide germs and foreign bodies. The abundant lymphoid tissues and tonsils in the pharynx perform defense and protection tasks in this special area of the body.

But it is also vulnerable to infection and invasion by pathogenic bacteria such as hemolytic streptococcus, staphylococcus and pneumococcus. These bacteria usually exist in human pharynx and tonsil crypt. Under normal circumstances, due to the integrity of tonsil surface epithelium and the continuous secretion of mucous glands, bacteria can be excreted from the crypt with exfoliated epithelial cells, thus maintaining the health of the body.

Under normal circumstances, due to the integrity of tonsil surface epithelium and the continuous secretion of mucous glands, bacteria can be excreted from the crypt with exfoliated epithelial cells, thus maintaining the health of the body.

When the body's resistance decreases due to fatigue, cold and other reasons, the epithelial defense function weakens and the gland secretion function decreases, bacterial infection and inflammation will occur in tonsils. If tonsillitis recurs, it will have adverse effects on the whole body. After careful consideration of the consequences, tonsillectomy should be performed.

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