Essentially, they help jumpstart your immune response. Adenoid tonsils can obstruct breathing and cause facial deformities.

Jessi Stephens' son Harris has been on an urgent waiting list for three years, after suffering tonsillitis 16 times in the ...

Surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils reduced the number of health care visits and prescriptions for children with ...

Children with sleep problems needed to see a doctor 32% less often and had a 48% reduction in medication use after surgical removal of their tonsils and adenoids (adenotonsillectomy), researchers ...

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Removing the tonsils and adenoids can improve the sleep of kids with mild breathing problems that disturb their slumber, a new clinical trial reports.

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 ...