OBJECTIVE: To observe the long-term effect of tonsillectomy and provide clinical 
evidence for tonsillectomy.
METHOD: One hundred and one patients undergoing tonsillectomy in our department 
were included. Their satisfaction and symptom change were followed up by 
telephone.
RESULT: 73.3% patients were satisfied with their surgery. Chief complaints such 
as pharyngalgia, fever, snoring were significantly decreased after surgery, 
while foreign body sensation still existed. Some patients complaint for dry 
throat, foreign body sensation or voice change after tonsillectomy.
CONCLUSION: Most patients were satisfied with the tonsillectomy. While few of 
them had new complaints after tonsillectomy.