Chad Keller, DO, is an otolaryngologist (more commonly referred to as ENT or ear, nose and throat doctor) at Adena Regional Medical Center. He grew up in nearby Hocking Hills and went to college, ...

Cough, cold, and upper respiratory infections tend to increase during the fall and winter months. Many of those infections are viral, and some are primarily or secondarily bacterial. In children, the ...

Q. I know that tonsillectomy is no longer routinely performed in children as it was when I was a child. But what about children who have such enlarged tonsils and adenoids that they obstruct breathing ...

Tonsils and adenoids are a type of tissue that helps filter bacteria and viruses. Tonsils are small, round pieces of tissue located in the back of the mouth on both sides of the throat, whereas ...

Physicians have advised parents not to dismiss persistent snoring in children as harmless, stressing that it could be a sign of serious underlying health problems. While some cases of childhood ...

DARIEN, Ill. – According to new research that will be presented Saturday, June 11, at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), children with enlarged ...

The most common cause is massively enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Diagnosis can be made watching the child’s sleep patterns such as gasping breath, restlessness, bed wetting, failure to grow, ...

My daughter always struggled to sleep properly, despite us trying everything to help her. After two adenoid surgeries and no improvement, she was put on melatonin to help her sleep. She was at risk ...

A study by a UB pediatric researcher investigating the causes of weight gain in children after they have their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing has shown that removing ...

Ear Nose and Throat specialist Mbira Gikonyo. (Photo: Beverlyne Musili, Standard) The hospital visits became numerous, tiresome and expensive. The sore throat, runny nose, bad breath, swollen tonsils ...