So, why do DS's tonsils look like marbles?

[VulpusinaWilfsuit]

Both sides. OK he's off school today with sore throat, barking cough, slight temperature.

But actually they look like this pretty much everytime I have had cause to look in his throat.

Should they be so huge? There's more tonsil than, um, hole. He is permanently ill: is that because of the tonsils, or the other way round.

And what does make so feckin huge?

My sons also are - GP and ENT speciallist (frequently seen due to glue ear) says very commong in children and only a problem when infected (when they will look very sore and inflamed)

Don't worry

OK thanks. So just ignore unless bright red and pus-filled? Yum

OTOH DNs were so swollen and huge permanently it pointed at other issues (including choking on not particularly huge chunks), and glue ear. He now has had his adenoids & tonsils out, and gromitts in..

P.S. his tonsils possible are large because of other illness as it is where a lot of immune cells are made. If he is ill he needs more immune cells.

DS also is now lacking his adenoids and on his second pair of grommits.

Vulpina - if your'e worried speak to your GP - we're just random people on the internet with different children and some shared experiences