Woke up to a sore, scratchy throat? You may want to blame it on dry air, but it’s usually a sign your body is fighting a viral infection. “The top five causes of a sore throat are a virus, a virus, a ...

I’m an ear, nose and throat surgeon. One story on​​ The Pitt hit particularly close to home: a patient bleeding from the throat after having his tonsils removed. It was a dramatic scene. There was ...

My husband and I moved ourselves and our tween and teen daughters this fall, for work. This state is known for a religion we’re not in, so I knew it would be a transition. What I didn’t expect was the ...

For children with Down syndrome (DS) or other genetic syndromes (OS), adenotonsillectomy seems to be safe, with a low rate of complications, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Ear, ...

Researchers found a significant reduction in the mean apnea-hypopnea index with adenotonsillectomy, from 23.51 to 6.25. HealthDay News — For pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), adenotonsillectomy ...

You can still get strep throat even if your tonsils have been removed. Strep throat is a bacterial infection that needs antibiotics to be treated. Even without tonsils, you can still experience the ...

1 ENT Department, Regional Hospital of Conakry (Enta Nord), Conakry, Guinea. 2 ENT Department, Military Hospital of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea. 3 ENT Department, Regional Hospital of Labé, Conakry, ...

The administration of dexmedetomidine was associated with reduced perioperative requirements for opioids in pediatric tonsillectomy, along with lower likelihoods of emergence delirium and ...

It has been stated, that the administration of Dexamethasone has an impact on the morbidity following tonsillectomy. OBJECTIVE: To re-calculate the blood values for Dexamethasone when given as fixed ...

This review compared the benefits and harms of surgery to remove the complete tonsils (tonsillectomy) against surgery to remove part of the tonsils (tonsillotomy) in children with disturbed sleep ...