Chronically enlarged tonsils may also shrink as children get older. Most of the time, treatment is not necessary. Sometimes, your pediatrician might recommend a nose spray to try to shrink the tonsils ...

Sometimes you may be able to feel a painful enlarged ‘lymph node’ in the upper ... Ten-day antibiotic treatment is mandatory for a child with tonsillitis. Children/ adults who have had rheumatic fever ...

This proved especially true in children with enlarged tonsils or adenoids. Oral, or dental, appliances are another treatment option for older children with sleep apnea. Two types of devices known as ...

Surgeons usually perform a procedure called tonsillectomy in children and teens ... if your child experiences frequent tonsils infections or if they are swollen and cause obstructive sleep ...

Tonsil and adenoid surgeries are set to resume at McMaster Children’s Hospital after the procedures were halted in early June following the deaths of two children. Surgeries for those under 18 ...

Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...

Tonsils are specialized organs that are part of the lymphatic system and provide your body’s first protective barrier. They ...

McMaster Children’s Hospital says it will resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries next week, almost four months after two children died following the procedure. Hamilton Health Sciences said Monday ...

(1) Children with moderate to severe OSA often experience a myriad of other serious health conditions such as ADD / ADHD, lower IQ, chronic allergies, mouth breathing, swollen tonsils and adenoids ...

A diphtheria outbreak has killed seven children in Deeg district, Rajasthan. The disease is a bacterial infection caused by ...

Though people of all ages can develop tonsillitis, it is most often experienced by children. A possible explanation for why there are less incidences of tonsillitis in adults is that the function ...