tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58124124205786319322011-04-21T13:20:21.909-07:00Vinay Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223597106290408299noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812412420578631932.post-45535331308808226502008-07-06T21:57:00.000-07:002008-07-06T22:00:00.109-07:00Tonsillectomies have long been the 'bread and butter' of the ENT surgeons. When they are indicated, they are a great help for the kids and parents, however it has been seen that a lot many tonsillectomies are NOT NECESSARY!So how do we decide when a tonsillectomy is indicated?A tonsillectomy is generally done for recurrent 'sore throat' or throat infections.<br /><br />However in most children it has been shown that there is no significant decrease in the number of Upper respiratory infections (URI) after undergoing tonsillectomies (Sept 11, 2004, BMJ).<br />Only those children who get a documented (seen by a doctor, preferably)attack of URI of 6-7 times in 1 year, or 5 episodes per year for 2consecutive years, or 3 episodes per year for 3 consecutive years shouldprobably be taken up for tonsillectomy.<br /><br />Among other reasons for tonsillectomies would be extremely large tonsils interfering with sleep (Obstructive Sleep Apnoea) detected by snoring, irregular sleep, daytime sleepiness, and mouth breathing. Also if a child has very severe URI's with long lasting symptoms tonsillectomy may be undertaken sooner.<br /><br />Get more about tonsiles at <a href="http://www.simplyanswer.com/">http://www.simplyanswer.com</a> and ask question from medical experts at any time.<br /><br />Labels: <a href="http://www.simplyanswer.com/">tonsils</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5812412420578631932-4553533130880822650?l=tonsillectomies.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vinay Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223597106290408299noreply@blogger.com0