A 13-year-old girl with sleep apnoea has been left feeling anxious after crucial throat surgery was repeatedly postponed due ...

“The same infections that give rise to enlarged tonsils often result in enlarged adenoids in the same patient. We ask parent for permission to remove both, but the final decision is made during ...

The teenager also has enlarged tonsils and adenoids - small lumps of tissue at the back of the throat behind the nose - which can cause respiratory problems for children. Victoria said ...

Most of us only become aware of our tonsils if they’re swollen or infected. But these masses of lymphatic tissue in the mouth and throat are important immunological gatekeepers at the start of ...

Children often snore due to enlarged tonsils and adenoids. "There is a plethora of evidence that demonstrates that the removal of tonsils and adenoids in these children dramatically improves their ...

Nearly half of them have the surgery because enlarged tonsils and adenoids block the flow of air through their throat and impair their ability to breathe, and most of the rest because of repeated ...