Saya & Tonsil Saya
Pada 6hb Mei 2009, saya telah menjalani pembedahan untuk membuang tonsil saya. Dulu banyak kali jugak saya dengar citer kawan-kawan, sepupu yang kena buang tonsil nie. Doktor menasihati saya untuk membuangnya kerana mendapati saya kerap demam dan saluran kerongkong saya makin sempit.
Sekarang nie dalam proses "recovery". Semasa dalam waktu ini (setelah menjalani pembedahan) saya baru terfikir, apa sebenarnya fungsi tonsil nie ek. Lepas bedah baru ler sibuk nak cari info. hihihihihihi.....
Setelah membaca beberapa artikal, baru saya tau fungsi "tonsil" dan ianya adalah OK kalau perlu di buang.
Artikal nie saya jumpa dalam internet , & mungkin penerangan yang jelas mengenainya. berikut adalah recana mengenai tonsil yang saya dapat dari blog berikut http://doyou-knowthis.blogspot.com/
"The tonsil are mass of tissue located on the either side of the throat , just behind the tongue. There are three pairs of tonsil, palatine and lingual. The largest pair is of palatine tonsils. They produce antibodies that help prevent or fight infection in the digestive and respiratory systems. This pairs usually becomes smaller as a person grows older. The pharygengeal tonsils or adenoids are at the mouth near the opening of the nasal cavity. The lingual tonsils are at the base of the tongue.
The tonsil are, in fact, the part of the lymphatic system and produce special white blood cells called lymphocytes to help fight infection. They are covered with thin layers of connective tissue and mucus membrane. This membrane has numerous pits. When certain harmful bacteria reach the throat through our mouth or nose, they are trapped in these pits. The white blood cells surround the bacteria and destroy them. Thus tonsils are the first defense mechanism of the body.
Sometimes the bacteria become active inside the tonsil tissue and may cause inflammation of the whole tonsil. This inflammation is called 'tonsillitis'. Due to this, both palatine tonsil get enlarged. They also become red and sore. When the infection is severe, the pus starts coming out of them. It may spread to heart, lung and kidneys. This infection occurs suddenly and usually goes away in four to five days. Such infection is very common among the children. It is more common in the winter than in summer. If this infection is frequent and is not cured by medicines, one should undergo operation to remove the diseased tonsils. "
petikkan dari http://doyou-knowthis.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-is-function-of-tonsils-in-our-body.html
