I think the discussions of tonsillectomy took place on the original
Vocalist.
The bottom line is that if you need to have your tonsils out for medical
reasons, the voice either shows no difference or gets better resonance.
It depends on whether your tonsils are very large or just frequently
infected.
There are other issues such as surgical precautions, anesthesia
precautions, care of the airway when and if intubated that also need to
be considered.
John
John Messmer, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Imthurn Melinda [mailto:mimthurn@y...]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 4:39 PM
> To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [vocalist] Tonsils and resonance
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>
> I am sure this was discussed in the past, but I found
> little inthe archives, so here goes:
>
> Will the removal of the tonsils really improve
> resonance? In theory, it seems to me that it should,
> although I have had some ped teachers tell me
> otherwise. Can some of you speak from personal
> experience?
>
> I have heard my MD mention removing the tonsils if I
> get a certain number of infections per year. What
> health effects can I expect if they are removed?
>
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