the patient is assigned a grade from 1 to 4: Grade 1 allows the observer to visualize the entire uvula and tonsils or pillars. Grade 2 allows visualization of the uvula but not the tonsils.

Mother-of-two Hayley from Melbourne’s west needs to come up with $5000 to afford private surgery for her oldest son Jaylen, who has both Grade 4 tonsils and obstructive sleep apnea. Hayley told ...

Youngster Jaylen has been diagnosed with Grade 4 tonsils and obstructive sleep apnea, but thankfully he has avoided a long waitlist to have the surgery that will help him return to a normal sleep ...