Sazz I had my tonsils out at 30. To cut a long story short I had ~ 6 years of recurring low grade infection and heaps of sleep issues. I never had a sleep study but knew I snored heaps, woke up gasping for breath and drove hubby mad. I was exhausted and kept getting really sick every 3 weeks (ie once I went off AB's). Getting them out was the best thing I have ever done and despite the discomfort I honestly felt so much better once they had been removed it was incredible how ill they had made me feel. Good luck.