Essentially, they help jumpstart your immune response. Adenoid tonsils can obstruct breathing and cause facial deformities.

Surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils reduced the number of health care visits and prescriptions for children with ...

Children with sleep problems needed to see a doctor 32% less often and had a 48% reduction in medication use after surgical removal of their tonsils and adenoids (adenotonsillectomy), researchers ...