Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cough, cold, and upper respiratory infections tend to increase during the fall and winter months. Many of those infections are ...

Did you get your tonsils taken out as a kid? For people who grew up before the 1980s, the surgery and its attendant promise of icecream and jelly afterwards were almost a rite of passage. But while ...

In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to date, X-ray images of children at five developmental stages between the ages of eight and 19 were carefully measured (Fig. 1 A,B). The researchers ...

Chad Keller, DO, is an otolaryngologist (more commonly referred to as ENT or ear, nose and throat doctor) at Adena Regional Medical Center. He grew up in nearby Hocking Hills and went to college, ...

THURSDAY, June 7, 2018 -- Having tonsils removed in childhood is supposed to end chronic earaches and breathing problems. But what if it also increases risk of respiratory infections? "We found that ...

“My child has yellow stones coming out of his tonsils.” “My child has frequent sore throats and strep infections.” These are common complaints and concerns heard by pediatric ear, nose and throat ...

Most parents today are old enough to remember the era when tonsillectomies — and their post-op promise of endless ice cream — were a routine part of childhood. No longer. These days, pediatricians try ...

In this video, 5-year-old Preston undergoes surgery to remove his enlarged tonsils and adenoids after a lengthy approval ...

Researchers have found strong evidence that adenotonsillectomy -- the surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids -- can help relieve childhood behavioral or attention problems, including ...

The surgical removal of tonsils or adenoids in young people is associated with an increased risk for subsequent stress-related disorders, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network ...

In a new study, researchers challenge the established medical consensus that adenoids and tonsils shrink significantly during the teenage years. In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to ...