The Effect of Systemic Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Vs Intraoperative Infiltration of Steroids in Tonsillar Bed Following Tonsillectomy on Post Tonsillectomy Pain.

Who May Qualify: - Age: Between 4-10 years. - Indications of tonsillectomy such as: - Recurrent acute attacks at least 7 episodes in the past year or at least 5 episodes per year for 2 years or at least 3 episodes per year for 3 years. - Chronic tonsillitis and hypertrophy of tonsils causing sleep apnea, difficulty in deglutition, interference in speech. - Tonsillectomy by cold dissection only. - American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification 1,2 (Normal Health, Mild systematic disease). Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Patients with age less than 4 and more than 10 years. - Indications of tonsillectomy other than chronic tonsillitis such as lymphoma. - Patients on chronic steroid therapy - Hemoglobin level less than 10 gm/dL - Presence of acute infection in the upper respiratory tract, acute tonsillitis - American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification ASA 3,4 (Severe systematic disease such as uncontrolled Diabetes, cardiac disease, liver or kidney disease, life threating medical conditions) - Regular use of analgesics within a week of surgery. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.