Abstract Background: Tonsillectomy is a relatively safe procedure in expert hand, but it is associated with certain complications. Taste distortion (dysgeusia) is a rare complication of Tonsillectomy that was complained by some patients after operation. Methods: This retrospective study was done searching the medical records of Department of ENT, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka. Total 607 patient was studied, from the year 2012 to 2022. All methods of Tonsillectomy were considered for study. Result: Taste distortion was found in 1.15% cases of cold steel tonsillectomy, 0.5% in diathermy coagulation tonsillectomy but no case was found in cases of LASER or coblation method. Conclusion: No dissection of tissues beyond lower pole of tonsil is recommended.