Tonsillectomy scabs form where former tonsil tissues have been removed. During your recovery, your scabs will fall off over the course of 5 to 10 days. They also tend to cause bad breath. According to ...

The maximum hospitals stay for this operation is about 8 to 10 hrs, or till the patients recover from anesthesia. Infact some patients even prefer to undergo the operation as an outpatient, but some ...

Tonsillectomy, the surgical removal of the tonsils, is a common procedure recommended for various health conditions such as severe throat infections, sleep apnea, and breathing disorders. While ...

Minor bleeding after a tonsillectomy (tonsil removal) may be nothing to worry about, but in some cases, bleeding could indicate a medical emergency. If you or your child has recently had a ...

Editor's note: This article orginially appeared on the UNC Health Talk blog. In the 1960s and early 1970s, it was practically a rite of passage: School-age children in the U.S. routinely had their ...

My tonsils have been trying to kill me for decades. They were abnormally large when I was a child, but my pediatrician during the late 1970s refused to remove them on account of them appearing to be ...

Ongoing or repeated tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils) Repeated episodes of strep throat Enlarged tonsils that may affect breathing or sleep A growth or abscess on the tonsils Other rare ...

More than 50,000 Australian kids and young adults have their tonsils out every year, with a team of pediatric anaesthetists determined to help them recover better and faster than ever. Anaesthetist ...

A tonsillectomy is a common procedure to remove your tonsils. Over the last few decades, the number of tonsillectomies performed on children has continually gone down. Here’s what you need to know ...