Talk:Palatine tonsil

Viral nature
most tonsilitis is viral in origin..... Does anyone know if tonsils can dissolve on their own?

Tonsils won't "dissolve" but tend to involute with age --Hannah burns 03:15, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

history in the United States
I know that at one point all kids had to have their tonsils removed, and then at some point they stopped doing that. I'd love to see a discussion on the main page of the history of having your tonsils removed and when it does/does not have to happen


 * Such content on the removal of tonsils (called a tonsillectomy) would probably be more appropriate in our article on tonsillectomy itself. :) --Dreaded Walrus t c 02:34, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Tonsillar crypts
Interesting additional section, but I raise some questions seeking verification & citations. I'll leave additions for now, but seems disproportionate entry compared to overall discussion on the tonsils themselves...
 * 1) "often ... serve as a locus of infection", can people cite any figures for this. I agree I have personally seen this a few times, I'm just not sure 'often' applies vs perhaps 'occassionally' or 'rarely'. My understanding is that most cases of tonsillitis do not start from a localised crypt infection, and this is not even considering the percentages of tonsillitis from viral rather than bacterial infections.
 * 2) "the tonsilar crypts serve a forward sentry role for the immune system" - citation for this, i.e. of the special role for the crypts rather than this being a role for the tonsils as a whole ? David Ruben Talk 13:44, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Has any one come across a situation where after removal of Tonsils the patient continues for many years to get a feeling of pressure which varies from slight to itense. Can at its worse cause coughing. Swallowing hard helps to relieve pressure for a very short period.

Has any one come across a situation where for many years after removal of tonsils the patient gets a pressure on one side at the back of the mouth/uper throat which varies from a gentle pressure to extreme pressur even causing coughing. Swallowing helps reduce pressure for a short time.

Distyng 11:33, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

could this be a form of eagles syndrome? ie pain associated with a long styloid ligament or calcified stylohyoid ligment, has been associated with tonsillectomy. A long styloid process can be palpated lateral to the tonsillar fossa. --Hannah burns 04:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Function
The "Functions" section is incomprehensible. A plain explanation of the tonsil's functions would be most helpful. Chris Combs (talk) 00:46, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Additional images
Image "Open mouth..." Palatine tonsils are not (!) visible in this picture. You should remove it. [] — Preceding unsigned comment added by KlausD. (talk • contribs) 19:25, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: Mucosal Immunology edited by Jiri Mestecky, page 1554 and 1999. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.)

For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, and, if allowed under fair use, may copy sentences and phrases, provided they are included in quotation marks and referenced properly. The material may also be rewritten, providing it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Therefore, such paraphrased portions must provide their source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 16:29, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Development
A section on the embryonic development of the palatine tonsils would be helpful. User8647 (talk) 15:37, 13 June 2023 (UTC)