>A new study (2018) by the University of Birmingham has found that seven in every eight children who have their tonsils removed are unlikely to benefit from the operation.
7 in 8 NHS Management jobs are unnecessary. Not underfunded, just mis managed.
It’s not just sore throats they get them removed for, my boy had his removed a few years back due to obstructive sleep apnea.
Ummm….I’m guessing you’re accustomed to critiquing scientific articles? This was a retrospective audit. Verrrrry low down in levels of evidence. There are also other factors taken into consideration for tonsillectomy other than what the authors looked at.
This is interesting. My 5 year old boy with ASD has previously had very frequent throat infections. The distress this causes him alongside his severe food aversion problems means he can go for days refusing to eat a single thing until the swelling goes down. The last time this happened, when he returned to school the teacher was really concerned at how thin and pale he’d got but they are fully aware of his personality traits. Thankfully in the past few months, as his immune system has got stronger these infections are now much less frequent.
We have observed him suffering from sleep apnoea too which is when we managed to get him referred to ENT. The consultant gave us the option of whether to give him a tonsil/adenoidectomy and we chose to go ahead with it. Because of the huge waiting time for the initial appointment and the waiting for the operation (now 4 months past the estimated wait), I’m now wondering if it’s going to be entirely necessary for him to go through it.
My gut feeling is yes. I suffer from severe sleep apnoea myself, stemming from my adenoids and have to use a CPAP machine every night which has thankfully had an overwhelmingly positive impact on my quality of life. If there’s any chance my son might develop similar problems in the future and I can do something now that may prevent it, I’m willing to give it a try.
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>A new study (2018) by the University of Birmingham has found that seven in every eight children who have their tonsils removed are unlikely to benefit from the operation.
7 in 8 NHS Management jobs are unnecessary. Not underfunded, just mis managed.
It’s not just sore throats they get them removed for, my boy had his removed a few years back due to obstructive sleep apnea.
Ummm….I’m guessing you’re accustomed to critiquing scientific articles? This was a retrospective audit. Verrrrry low down in levels of evidence. There are also other factors taken into consideration for tonsillectomy other than what the authors looked at.
This is interesting. My 5 year old boy with ASD has previously had very frequent throat infections. The distress this causes him alongside his severe food aversion problems means he can go for days refusing to eat a single thing until the swelling goes down. The last time this happened, when he returned to school the teacher was really concerned at how thin and pale he’d got but they are fully aware of his personality traits. Thankfully in the past few months, as his immune system has got stronger these infections are now much less frequent.
We have observed him suffering from sleep apnoea too which is when we managed to get him referred to ENT. The consultant gave us the option of whether to give him a tonsil/adenoidectomy and we chose to go ahead with it. Because of the huge waiting time for the initial appointment and the waiting for the operation (now 4 months past the estimated wait), I’m now wondering if it’s going to be entirely necessary for him to go through it.
My gut feeling is yes. I suffer from severe sleep apnoea myself, stemming from my adenoids and have to use a CPAP machine every night which has thankfully had an overwhelmingly positive impact on my quality of life. If there’s any chance my son might develop similar problems in the future and I can do something now that may prevent it, I’m willing to give it a try.