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Any Suggestion For Child Suffering From Recurring Tonsillitis?
My daughter aged 10 has had problems with tonsillitis for the last 2 years she has had so much time off school but the doctors refuse to refer for removal she gets prescribed antibiotics everytime but same old script 5 times in one year before they will do anything. I am at my wits end.
any advice would be helpful
Hayley
any advice would be helpful
Hayley
Tue, 22 Apr 2014
7episodes of tonsillitis /year, 5 for 2yrs, 3 for 3yrs r d indications for tonsillectomy.according to u she is suffering from 2yrs.it is also indicated who has antibiotic intolerence,associated wit sleep disordered breathing. tonsillectomy is a surgery of choice for reccurent episodes of tonsillectomy.
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