Norman Swan

But usually it settles down with time.

It's all about risk versus reward or risk versus benefit.

If you're having recurrent tonsillitis, your life is miserable, you've developed abscesses, there's actually a risk from the infection itself, or you've got obstructive breathing, or a child has, get it out.

With the appendix, it's similar.

If you've got a grossly affected appendix and it's gone too far for antibiotics, then you want that out.

And with the gallbladder, pretty straightforward.

If you've got gallstones and they're symptomatic,

Probably better out than in.

And who's written in this week?

Very Roman of you, Rami.

Very Roman.

Out of the mouths of babes.

Or into the mouths of babes, I bet you would say.

And we'll see you next week.

People talk a lot about brain fog, Priya.

Do you ever experience brain fog?

I sometimes experience brain fog, you know, that thickness through life.

I don't know.

It seems to be where it comes up most.

And of course, that's one of the things we're going to be talking about today on The Health Report.