Rule of Thumb

TAKING TONSILS OUT

A conservative doctor will recommend a tonsillectomy if a child has seven attacks of tonsillitis within a year, or five ...

A conservative doctor will recommend a tonsillectomy if a child has seven attacks of tonsillitis within a year, or five in each of the preceding two years. A less conservative doctor will recommend the operation if a child has three to five attacks in each of two consecutive years. — William A. Nolen M.D.

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