Question
The child has had tonsillitis for two years, often accompanied by red and swollen tonsils, enlarged adenoids, and vesicular secretions with coughing symptoms. Recently consulted at pediatric hospitals in Chongqing City and Erli North Suburb Children’s Hospital, inquiring whether surgery is necessary.
Answer
For adenoid hypertrophy and tonsillar enlargement, Western medical treatment usually involves antibiotic therapy. For recurrent cases, surgical removal may be considered as a treatment option. However, traditional Chinese medicine has unique effects in treating adenoid hypertrophy and tonsillar enlargement. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes enhancing the patient’s immunity and defense system to promote the shrinkage of the hyperplastic areas, thus preserving the adenoids and tonsils while achieving the goal of curing the hyperplasia and enlargement.