I was born with adenoids the size of a teenagers which made it impossible for me to breathe through my nose and I had a number of ear problems as a child, but it was never suggested for me to have any form of operation. Not sure if it just wasn't done back then or not though because I've heard of kids having operations for adenoids these days. I eventually grew into my adenoids and have no problems anymore

My 11 year old DSS has always had massive tonsils and used to be quite a little snorer. He's never had any problems caused by them though despite doctors along the years expecting him to have issues due to the sheer size. He doesn't snore anymore so I figure he's probably grown into his tonsils too, lol.