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[1] [2] In children with OSA, it results in improved quality of life. [3] While generally safe, complications may include bleeding, vomiting, dehydration, trouble eating, and trouble talking. [1] Throat pain typically lasts about one to two weeks after surgery. [1] [4] Bleeding occurs in about 1% within the first day and another 2% after that. [1]
Smooth, cold and creamy, ice cream is a delicious way to soothe a sore throat—one study found that ice cream had a soothing effect for patients after a tonsillectomy. 3. Yogurt
Jahi McMath was a thirteen-year-old girl who was declared brain dead in California following surgery in 2013. This led to a bioethical debate engendered by her family's rejection of the medicolegal findings of death in the case, and their efforts to maintain her body using mechanical ventilation and other measures.
In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom stocked their kitchen with popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with some ear issues she’d ...
Being scared of surgery has led to "eating disorders, sleep disturbances, regression to earlier levels of behavior, depression, and somatization such as loss of voice after tonsillectomy." [8] Many children see surgery as a form of punishment [7] and, since they sometimes can't see what they did "wrong", the fear is escalated, leaving greater ...
But it means other food won’t taste as good as it could – and the child could start to form a belief that it isn’t safe.” He suggested Lola try one new food a day – she agreed.
A randomised controlled trial of tonsillectomy versus medical treatment (antibiotics and pain killers) in adults with frequent tonsillitis found that tonsillectomy was more effective and cost effective. It resulted in fewer days with sore throat. [41] [42] Children have had only a modest benefit from tonsillectomy for repeated cases of ...
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