Most of us only notice our tonsils when they become swollen or infected. Here are some facts you may not know about tonsils.

Dear Reader: Tonsils are the two rounded pads of tissue located at the back of the throat. About the size of an olive, they sit on either side of the uvula. (That’s the flap of tissue that ...

A tiny lump in Steve's mouth turned out to be a deadly tonsil tumour. As cases of head and neck cancers soar 20 per cent, doctors pinpoint the very surprising cause - and tell how to protect yourself ...

The tonsils are part of the oropharynx. Treatment for tonsil cancer is similar to other cancers of the oropharynx. Treatment by stage. Staging is a way of describing the size of cancer and how far it ...

Katy Golden's tonsils, removed 40 years ago, have grown back and are causing discomfort. ... They had grown back over the past 40 years – the left tonsil nearly to full size ...

In September 2024, Golden saw Dr. Cynthia Hayes, an ENT in Detroit, who told her that her tonsils had grown back, and her left tonsil was nearly back to full size.

And when Hayes mentioned the size of the tonsils, Golden says, the disbelief and shock “hit [her] like a ton of bricks.” “I kind of looked around like, ‘Yeah, no, I don’t have tonsils.’ ...

Tonsils enlarged from an infection, whether strep or otherwise, usually return to normal size when the infection gets better. Chronically enlarged tonsils may also shrink as children get older. Most ...

Tonsil Cysts. Tonsil cysts are typically harmless and asymptomatic but can cause mild discomfort or subtle symptoms in some cases; It may present as a small, soft, and painless lump on the tonsil ...