A recent study has revealed that children with mild sleep-disordered breathing who underwent early surgical removal of their adenoids and tonsils experienced notable health improvements.

68 Growth of lymphoid tissue occurred in many patients, and led to tonsillar or adenoid hypertrophy—necessitating tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy—as well as ear infections and hearing loss.

Surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils reduced the number of health care visits and prescriptions for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing compared with watchful waiting, a study found.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare kind of cancer. It usually starts in the glands that make your saliva. There are four glands under your tongue. You have two submandibular and two ...

Removing a kid’s tonsils can help them sleep better at night Kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing were less likely to see a doctor or take meds after their tonsillectomy The surgery is ...

Children with sleep problems needed to see a doctor 32% less often and had a 48% reduction in medication use after surgical removal of their tonsils and adenoids (adenotonsillectomy), researchers ...

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