This nerve also supplies to certain parts of the ear, which would explain why patients complain of ear pain after tonsillectomy. The adenoids are lymphoid tissue at the back of the nose in the ...

Operation is performed in the hospital by a specialist Ear Nose and Throat surgeon (Otolaryngologist). The operation is done through the patient's mouth, and the tongue is kept depressed with a ...

Here, Genevieve Wells, an A-level student, tells us about her laser vaporisation tonsillectomy, and her surgeon explains the procedure. From an early age, I had distorted tonsils and very bad sore ...

Background and objective: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective analgesics but their use during tonsillectomy is controversial because of the risk of postoperative bleeding.

Presented at the annual meeting of the Four Western County Districts of the Massachusetts Medical Society, September 19, 1934, held at the Holyoke Hospital, Holyoke, Massachusetts. Hunt, George P ...

However, recent trials showed that pain after tonsillectomy is significant and persists relatively unchanged for the first 5-7 days. [1,2,11,12,13] Moreover, post-tonsillectomy pain lasts on ...