USA: Researchers have found in a new study that children with allergic rhinitis showed no early difference in secondary ...

Otitis media is the most common medical problem in young children. The usual surgical treatment is myringotomy with insertion of tympanostomy tubes. There is debate about the usefulness of concomitant ...

Earlier this month, McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ont. announced it “paused scheduled tonsil and adenoid surgical procedures for patients under the age of 18” following the deaths of two ...

Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with long-term risks of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of respiratory, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Removing the adenoids of kids who frequently get colds, sinus infections and laryngitis is more expensive and doesn't lead to better health or fewer symptoms than a ...

But just what is OSA, and why does it matter, in kids? If a child pauses for two full breathing cycles while asleep, that is abnormal, and should be discussed with the child’s physician. (Adults can ...

IOWA CITY — The family of a 2-year-old who died last year after a routine procedure to place tubes in his ears and remove his adenoids is suing a physician with the Iowa City-based ENT Medical ...

A Canadian hospital is pausing scheduled tonsil and adenoid surgery for patients under 18 after two children who underwent the procedure died just after being discharged, officials said last week.