Tonsillitis patients edge down 1.2% in 6 years

The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) said Thursday that the number of patients being treated with tonsillitis has shown a slight decline over the past six years.

In 2011, 8.3 million people had their tonsillitis treatment covered by their health insurance, a 1.2 percent decrease from 8.8 million in 2006. Chronic tonsillitis posted the highest increases at 85 percent, 10 percent ...