What are the treatments for tonsil and adenoid diseases?

What are the treatments for tonsil and adenoid diseases?

Jason Hamilton (Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon) gives expert video advice on: What are the treatments for tonsil and adenoid diseases?; Is it safe to have my tonsils or adenoids removed? and more...

Typically, tonsillitis and adenoiditis are treated with antibiotics. If patients suffer from recurrent tonsillitis or chronic tonsillitis, typically they'll undergo surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids. Most commonly it's done in childhood. Sometimes adults can suffer from tonsillitis as well and their tonsils are removed just like in children. Children typically get tonsillitis more than adults simply because they're newly experiencing these pathogens and viruses and bacterias to their body so they get more information in the area. By the time you reach adulthood, you've been exposed to numerous environmental pathogens so you react less and the tonsils actually shrink as you become older.