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Planning to remove the tonsils surgically? Here's what you should know about the impacts
In the United States, surgeons perform over 500,000 tonsillectomies each year, including more than 530,000 in children and adolescents to improve breathing while sleeping or reduce recurrent infection ...
Removing a kid’s tonsils can help them sleep better at night Kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing were less likely to see a doctor or take meds after their tonsillectomy The surgery is already ...
An 11-year-old boy is recovering, learning to walk and talk again, after a ‘botched’ tonsillectomy (AFP via Getty Images) An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy is now regaining the strength to walk and talk ...
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10 Facts About Your Tonsils
Most of us only become aware of our tonsils if they’re swollen or infected. But these masses of lymphatic tissue in the mouth ...
NEW BERLIN, Wis. (WTMJ) – An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy has spent over 50 days in the ICU after a tonsil surgery went wrong. Liam Klaver went in for a routine surgery to get his tonsils removed back in ...
From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. Removing a kid’s tonsils can help them sleep better at night Kids with mild ...
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