21. The condition appears to improve with tonsillectomy or immunosuppression, suggesting an immunologic cause. 22. It was developed from a Boyle-Davis mouth gag, used for tonsillectomy . 23. He left them to undergo a tonsillectomy . 24. Most tonsillectomies , infertility treatment, hernia surgery and removal of bunions would be denied. 25. Tonsillectomies hurt because they leave a raw surface exposed after the tonsils are cut out.26. Such patients now roughly equal the number of patients who undergo tonsillectomies to treat infections. 27. Doctors performing a tonsillectomy in Atlanta found a cancerous tumor in Butler's throat. 28. A tonsillectomy is very painful, limiting what you swallow for up to a week. 29. About 390, 000 people, the vast majority children, undergo tonsillectomies each year. 30. In chronic cases tonsillectomy may be indicated.