Is tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy painful

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Patients with tonsillar, adenoid hypertrophy appear similar to nasal congestion, mouth breathing, snoring, suffocation and other symptoms need surgery. At present, there are common methods and plasma methods for operation. Many patients are very worried about whether the operation is particularly painful, because I have done this operation before. Let me share it with you.

Is tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy painful

First: plasma tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is an advanced technique that has emerged in recent years. It has the characteristics of less bleeding, fast resection, less injury, short time, fast recovery and less pain. After tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy at the same time, the patient should lie on his side so that the secretion in his mouth can flow out and observe whether he is still bleeding. If the operation uses general anesthesia, the patient should pay attention to whether there is swallowing before awakening. If there is swallowing, also observe whether there is bleeding.

Second: after tonsillectomy, you should wait for three hours before eating. After six hours, the patient can gargle with salt water. If you feel pain in the surgical wound, you can consult a doctor or apply it with a cold towel. The next day after tonsillectomy, there will be white film on the surface of the wound, which is a normal phenomenon, so there is no need to worry too much.

Third: the tunica albuginea will begin to fall off about 5 to 7 days after surgery, with granulation and epithelial growth. If the white film is found to be dark gray, it may be that the wound is infected. You can disinfect it with antibiotics and a certain proportion of hydrogen peroxide, or go to the hospital for treatment.

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Warm tips: Patients with tonsillitis in addition to the use of anti-inflammatory antibiotics, you can also eat some heat and detoxification of traditional Chinese medicine, with aerosol inhalation effect will be better. Tonsil is the immune organ of the human body, which will not affect the health after removal. Tonsillectomy did not affect pronunciation. It will take some time for the resistance to recover. Usually diet should pay attention to eat less hard, spicy food, do not smoke and drink, drink more water, general food can be eaten.