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Q: tonsils and snoring

asked by: stbernardgirls on April 28th, 2009

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can snoring cause you to need your tonsels taken out

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replied on May 2nd, 2009

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In some cases, removal is necessary, but not in all cases. One of my sisters suffered from sleep apnea and snoring. They removed her tonsils but it did not solve the snoring problem. She wound up having to use a sleep machine.

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