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Symptoms of HYPERTROPHIC TONSILS


Chronic sore throat and difficulty swallowing can be signs of tonsillitis and hypertrophy or enlargement of the tonsils. The following may occur with acute and chronic involvement of the tonsil: swollen tonsils make it hard for your child to breath your child has difficulty swallowing recurrent sore throats recurrent throat infections obstructive sleep apnea (a condition in which your child may stop breathing for a few seconds at a time during sleep because enlarged tonsils are partially blocking his airway)



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Medical Content Last Updated on 07/12/2008

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