You usually get your tonsils taken out only if tonsillitis keeps coming back:
your doctor may suggest it if you have tonsillitis at least:
You also might have them taken out if tonsillitis causes other problems, such as sleep apnea, a common disorder in which you briefly stop breathing many times a night, or if the area around your tonsils gets infected and forms a pocket of pus, it’s called an abscess.
7 times in 1 year
5 times a year for 2 years in a row
3 times a year for 3 years in a row