Tonsillectomy is a surgery to remove the tonsils, lymphatic organs in the throat that protect your body from infection. Healthcare providers may consider removing the tonsils in the following ...

Tonsils are two oval pads of tissues that are on either side of the throat and project out into it. The uvula is what we see dangling down from the soft palate between the tonsils. They are very ...

Intermountain Health recently published a study that used at-home monitors to alert caretakers when patients experienced ...

Operation is performed in the hospital by a specialist Ear Nose and Throat surgeon (Otolaryngologist). The operation is done through the patient's mouth, and the tongue is kept depressed with a ...

Background and objective: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective analgesics but their use during tonsillectomy is controversial because of the risk of postoperative bleeding.

I always loved singing, but I quit due to difficulty in school and a tonsillectomy. I started smoking and drinking more. Then, I got sober, and quit smoking not long after. I got back in touch ...

EARLIEST man cut upon the flesh and bone of his fellows in a crudely surgical fashion. Surgery is almost universally practiced in primitive tribal cultures, where its performance is only rarely ...

For children with mild sleep disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy is associated with reduced all-cause health care utilization.

The discomfort associated with perioperative pain is often assumed by patients and practitioners to be temporary. However, recent trials showed that pain after tonsillectomy is significant and ...