Table 1.

Association between the clinical symptoms of tonsillar diseases and the presence of biofilms in tonsils.

Clinical symptom	Patients with clinical symptom	Patients with evidence of biofilm
(1) Tonsillar hypertrophy	49 (70%)*	42 (60%)*
(2) Sore throat	40 (57%)*	40 (57%)*
(3) Adenoid hypertrophy	26 (37.14%)*	13 (18%)*
(4) Apnea	12 (17.14%)*	10 (14%)*
(5) Nasal obstruction	12 (17.14%)*	10 (14%)*

*Percentage was calculated based on the total number of patients which was 70.