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I have an intermittent pain while swallowing . ENT doc advised tonsil surgery. Is it advisable to do
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Better to get thoroughly evaluated to know the correct cause of throat pain and if recurrent tonsillitis is the reason, only then consider undergoing tonsillectomy.
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