Doctor said my 5 years old daughter has enlarge tonsils and adenoid. They suggest me to have her remove her tonsils, but somehow, from what I read from the internet, it says that tonsil can shrink by itself and are known as a protectection from bacteria from entering the mouth, it is better not to remove tonsils until at least the child is 12 years old. I`m confuse wheteher to listen to the doctor or believe what I read. Somebody pls advise.
My daughter has not much problem, only that she cannot pronounces nasal letters like M/N properly, and she like to breath by her mouth when sleeping at night but not once that she sleeps snoring.
2006-08-12 22:37:58 · 3 answers · asked by Aysha 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Get a second opinion. If this doctor is not a specialist, go to an ENT (or EENT: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat).
2006-08-12 22:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Jim S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So here is my answer, I was 12 years old when I had my tonsils removed. Because mine were so large I would choke easy. As a child growing up I constantly had ear infections until they removed my tonsils. Since then I have never had ear problems again. I never have gotten strep neither. So I recommend it highly. I do know they say the older you get the worse it hurts. My daughter had inherited large tonsils from me and she use to sound awful just breathing, she sounded like an animal, and did she snore! So now she is better. No more nasally voice.
2006-08-13 02:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by musicmomma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tonsil's and adenoid's were a big thing years ago they can take they out not with no big deal she will be sore a few days and eat a lot of icecream get them out or she will have a problem all the time
2006-08-12 23:54:37 · answer #3 · answered by duckky44 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋