as an adult have you have your tonsils out?ot!

[Beth-Ro]

Have you been to an Ear, Nose, and Throat Doc?

I asked my dentist, then GP, about my tonsil problems and got the same "just a thing to deal with" sort of answer. But the tonsils continued to drive me crazy...in addition to the "gunk" aka stones in my tonsils, the tonsils were getting long, hanging down the back of my throat, causing me to constantly have the feeling that I needed to clear my throat. My dh also "noticed" that I had developed a snore.

So, went to the ENT, where I found out that what I had was chronic tonsilitis...chronic meaning it never goes away...and the condition was causing the snoring. The ENT told me it was up to me, but I should consider having them removed because if my tonsils continued to enlarge, hanging down my throat as they were, the condition could lead to sleep apnea, which in turn can lead to heart trouble and high blood pressure.

Since I have a friend who this actually happened to, and scared him half to death, I opted to have the tonsils removed. I was 35. Yeah, it was unpleasant for about 2 weeks. But the yuk breath, throat clogging, snore inducing varmits are now gone and I feel SO MUCH BETTER! I do not regret it one bit.

An ENT specializes in that area of your body and will know her/his stuff.

Oh yeah, by the way, my insurance paid for the procedure. If you do opt for the surgery, have your ENT's office call your insurance to check on your particular coverage.