Welcome to Ultimate EnerGI™ Blog

Formerly the most common operation in the United States, tonsillectomy has fortunately declined in popularity. It is now known that our tonsils play a useful role in the formation of antibodies to respiratory infections. The incidence of poliomyelitis and cancer have been less in those fortunate individuals who were able to keep their tonsils. Infections in these organs will usually respond to prompt administration of simple remedies. Some of these will be discussed in Chapter Fifteen.

Indications for surgical removal of the tonsils are primarily limited to chronic recurring infections where the deep pockets (crypts) prevent adequate self-cleansing, and debris and infected material reside there. Recurring ear infections sometimes require the related lymph tissues in the nasal pharynx, called adenoids, to be removed. Both of these operations should be highly selective.

Share This