Category: Ear
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Post Op care after Tonsil Adenoid Surgery – Jubilee Hospital Trivandrum
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is the most common operation done by any ENT surgeon. If your child gets recurrent throat infections or obstructive sleep apnea, you need to get the Tonsils and Adenoid removed. Always parents ask me if any side effects. I say Not at all. I have been doing Tonsil and Adenoid surgery for…
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Treatment of Hearing loss in children in Jubilee Hospital Trivandrum
Glue Ear ( Secretory Otitis Media with effusion) is a build-up of fluid behind the eardrum, in the middle ear causing conductive hearing loss-deafness. Glue ear is a middle ear disease, associated with poor Eustachian tube function. Most children get glue ear at some stage in their lives. Glue ear with fluid level behind right…
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Snoring and OSA Surgery in Children in Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala.
OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) in children is usually due to enlarged tonsils and adenoids. The classical symptoms are loud snoring and mouth breathing. The peak prevalence is at two to six years of age, but it can be seen in neonates to adolescents. It is thought to occur equally among boys and girls, and can…