DS (21) has extremely large tonsils. Constantly remarked on since he was young by dentist. When he was 4, he was referred to ENT after a few bouts of tonsillitis who said he needed them out but they’d do it when he around 5/6 as he was a bit young. When I later asked for a referral, criteria was 3 infections with a year which he hasn’t had and hasn’t had any since.
He was diagnosed with asthma when he was 7 due to struggling to breathe with a respiratory virus but he was later taken off the asthma register as no further issues. I think this to do with his tonsils.
He takes a sharp intake of breath at the end of speaking a long sentence because it’s like he can’t get enough breath in, can get quite breathless with sport which has meant he has avoided it, has lots of saliva, is a very noisy swallower and sleeps very noisily with his mouth open. Also suffers from bad breath despite brushing twice a day, using mouthwash and regular dental checkups with no problems identified. This has lost him a girlfriend!
I doubt he would get a tonsillectomy on the NHS but we were considering going private next year. Bit concerned about risks at his age but I think it would be a massively beneficial thing for him and his life.
Has anyone else had experience of a tonsillectomy for massive tonsils?