An Ontario hospital that paused tonsil and adenoid surgeries after the deaths of two children it had treated is set to resume the procedures, saying a comprehensive review found no issues with its ...

Tonsils are often a topic of conversation among mothers who have toddlers to school age children. A number of myths related ...

This nerve also supplies to certain parts of the ear, which would explain why patients complain of ear pain after tonsillectomy. The adenoids are lymphoid tissue at the back of the nose in the ...

Kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing were less likely to see a doctor or take meds after their tonsillectomy.

Cultures made of the excised adenoids of 100 children revealed B. diphtheriae in 12. The crypts of the extirpated faucial tonsils of the same persons harbored the bacilli in 12. When present in the ...

An estimated 6 to 17 percent of children have sleep-disordered breathing, ranging from snoring to sleep apnea, which can cause behavioral, neurocognitive, cardiovascular, and cardiometabolic issues. A ...

But this term, the infections have reduced significantly after surgery to remove Andy's tonsils as well as the adenoids that were always infected. The tonsils are your body’s first line of ...

This enables teams to identify improvement opportunities and drive sustainable change through rapid improvement cycles. A Data-Driven Approach to Pediatric Surgical Excellence Tonsillectomies and ...