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Why are tonsils and/or adenoids removed?

While tonsils and adenoids aid in the body's ability to fight infection in the first few years of life, they sometimes become detrimental to your health and need to be removed. The most frequent problems associated with adenoids and tonsils are:
  1. Obstructive sleep apnea
  2. Chronic, recurring infections of the ear (otitis media)
  3. Chronic, recurring infections of the tonsils (tonsillitis) or throat
  4. Chronic, recurring infections of the sinuses (sinusitis)
Occasionally, the tonsils or adenoids may need to be removed because of a benign or malignant tumor, failure to thrive, bleeding tonsils, abnormal facial growth, difficulty swallowing, speech impairment or bad breath (halitosis).

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