Behavior and quality of life improve for children who receive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
...r hypertrophy [enlarged adenoids and tonsils], and tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T & A) is curative in 85 percent to 95 percent of cases," according to background information in the article. "Sleep-disordered breathing is viewed as a continuum of severity, from partial obstruction of the upper airway, producin...New study raises questions about the number of people in the UK who could be incubating vCJD
...f these findings by prospective screening of fresh tonsillectomy tissue" In contrast to these high estimates of possible future incidence, clinical cases of vCJD remain low and seem to be in decline. "Although the numbers of cases are currently in decline, the possibility of further rises cannot be excluded," say ...Does the sleeping brain 'wake up' if only just a little with every snore?
... had been recorded from children scheduled to have tonsillectomy surgery to correct sleep apnea. The first paper details results from one child, and shows for the first time that on average brain wave activity as reflected in the electroencephalogram (EEG) did change with the child's breathing cycle, even when no ......eding) also known as the "hot method". Pain after tonsillectomy is of special concern because it can interfere wit...undergo tonsillectory into two groups: in group A, tonsillectomy was performed using standard electrocautery; in group B, tonsillectomy was performed using a lower-e......ns for children under three and against the use of tonsillectomy in all children, current practice in Ontario does not conform to these guidelines," says Dr. Warren McIsaac, associate professor of family and community medicine at U of T and a family physician at Mount Sinai Hospital. The study found that more tha...