Over time and the development of medical science (praise scientific progress!), it has become clear that the tonsils play an important role in the body’s immune system and are involved in protecting against infection. They are the first “filter” that traps and destroys microorganisms that enter through the respiratory tract. If they are not there, the infection will immediately “descend” into the bronchi and below, which is fraught with bronchitis and pneumonia.
In addition, the tonsils are involved in the formation of lymphocytes – immune cells that play an important role in protecting the body against infections.
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Modern medicine takes a more conservative approach to removing tonsils, and doctors recommend this operation only in case of frequent and severe recurrences of purulent tonsillitis or other serious problems that cannot be solved by other methods of treatment.