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Treatment From 1950's
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I have a question that I've wondered about for years. When I was little, in the late 1950's I had constant bouts of tonsillitis and once a week I used to have to go to the local cottage hospital for what my Mum always called "heat treatment". I had to sit on a chair in front of a machine and two sort of paddle things were put near my throat on either side. I had to have this for quite a few months in the hope it would shrink my tonsils, needless to say it didn't work and I ended up having them out anyway. I've often wondered what the "rays" were and whether it would be thought of a dangerous now. I've managed to live all these years so it obviously didn't do any damage.
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I had my tonsils out in about 1955-6. I don't recall much about being in Hospital, or the Op, but I distinctly remember the Matron telling my parents that I should have plenty of ice cream, whenever I wanted it !
I overdosed on ice cream for months afterwards, using Matrons advice as my excuse....happy days !
But all of my younger brothers had tonsillitis, one of them really severely, for years, and yet their tonsils were not removed. I have never understood
why, as it stopped my attacks dead in their tracks.
Perhaps Sqad can tell us why the practise changed ?
I overdosed on ice cream for months afterwards, using Matrons advice as my excuse....happy days !
But all of my younger brothers had tonsillitis, one of them really severely, for years, and yet their tonsils were not removed. I have never understood
why, as it stopped my attacks dead in their tracks.
Perhaps Sqad can tell us why the practise changed ?
\\\I overdosed on ice cream for months afterwards, using Matrons advice as my excuse....happy days\\\
This is now thought to be bad practice and is discouraged. the pain is due to spasm of the palatal muscles and this is best relieved with solid food...crisps, bread etc.
Removal of tonsils had always been controversial and varied from surgeon to surgeon. My particular practice was, if the patient had more than 5 attacks of tonsillitis per year, then that was an indication for their removal.
This is now thought to be bad practice and is discouraged. the pain is due to spasm of the palatal muscles and this is best relieved with solid food...crisps, bread etc.
Removal of tonsils had always been controversial and varied from surgeon to surgeon. My particular practice was, if the patient had more than 5 attacks of tonsillitis per year, then that was an indication for their removal.
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danny K's treatment was prescient - electric fields have been found to promote bone healing ....
indications for tonsillectomy here
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more about tonsils and tonsillectomy than you ever want to know
Now in the UK, the GP recommends tonsilletomy and it then goes to the a hospital/community care treatment committee who tell the ENT surgeon whether he can do one or not !
how times change....
indications for tonsillectomy here
http://
more about tonsils and tonsillectomy than you ever want to know
Now in the UK, the GP recommends tonsilletomy and it then goes to the a hospital/community care treatment committee who tell the ENT surgeon whether he can do one or not !
how times change....
" it then goes to the a hospital/community care treatment committee who tell the ENT surgeon whether he can do one or not ! "
That is State Medicine for you, no bloody committee would tell me or my colleagues, when or when not to operate.......that was a clinical decision and i would have rather emigrated than be told what to do.
That is State Medicine for you, no bloody committee would tell me or my colleagues, when or when not to operate.......that was a clinical decision and i would have rather emigrated than be told what to do.
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