Adenotonsillectomy, a surgical operation that removes the tonsils and adenoids, has a high success rate at improving symptoms of mild sleep-disordered breathing in children. Mild sleep-disordered ...

The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to ...

While previous studies have linked the removal of the tonsils to increases in other health problems, including autoimmune diseases and cancer, thanks to the study, we now have another important ...

For children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with nocturnal enuresis (NE), the remission rate of NE is more than half for those undergoing adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy, according to a review ...

The investigators randomly assigned half of the children with these issues to have their tonsils and adenoids removed, and the other half to undergo ‘watchful waiting’ over a 12 month period.

Recently, a 45-year-old woman was surprised to find out she had tonsilitis and needed to have her tonsils removed. While this is a normal procedure, what was so surprising was that she had already ...