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Continued Recurrence of Strep Throat in My 8 Year Old
Dr was going to remove tonsils but we moved to another house and he didn't ..... Since removing her tonsils and adenoids she hasn't had the problem at all. ...
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- Make sure she gets "pro-biotics" in her when taking anti-biotics. Get the one in the health food store. She needs her good bacteria that gets destroyed by the antibiot...
- Hi C., My nine year old had strep 8 times last year. We were pulling our hair out trying to figure out how she kept getting strep. We finally tested the whole fami...
- Hi, C.! This may sound odd, but it has been a lifesaver for us. At the first indication of sore throat, put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into each ear (give it a...
Anyone Else's Child Have a Severe Underbite/breathing Problems/tonsillectomy?
So we are not removing the tonsils since we need to constrict as much of his throat as possible for good speech. The unfortunate side effect can be snoring ...
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- My DS had his tonsils & adnoids removed last summer. He couldn't eat w/o gagging, was always tired, exibited some ADHD behaviors, snored horribly, and had many nasal ...
- My son didnt have the underbite but he did have severe breathing problems and trouble sleeping at night. My doctor told me that it was an ear infection. We finally got...
- Hi E., Could you please let me know who this dentist is? My son who turned three in Feb. has the same kind of symptoms and severe speech delays. I suspected adenoids...
Should I Have My Sons Tonsils Removed?
When they remove the tonsils he was talking clear as day. I know that its a quick procedure and your out with in 24 hours, and that they don't remove ...
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- Doctors used to recommend having children's tonsils out almost routinely -it cleared up so many cases of strep, etc. They stopped doing it routinely because somebody ...
- We had our daughter's out when she was 7 and she hasn't caught alot of bugs since then. She was getting strep throat all of the time. Not since then. BUT it is a roug...
- I know opinions vary, and any surgery has risks, but I had my tonsils and adenoids removed when I was 7 yrs. old. It really did make me healthier. It also helped me ...
Tonsils and Adenoids
Although I'm not sure if it is less painful, as another poster mentioned, there is another way of removing the tonsils and adenoids... they 'suck' them out ...
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- This sounds exactly like my son. He had snored since he was an infant, and by the time he was a toddler he had sleep apnea. He had fallen right off the bottom of the...
- Hi C.; My daughter had hers removed when she was 8 years old, and like your daughter her snoring was outragious! The reason though that our doctor decided to remove...
- Hi, My daughter was also 3 when we had hers removed for the very same reason. It worked wonders, she is 10 now and still snores every once in awhile but the loud ...
Tonsils Out in a 3 Year Old
We took him for the second time to the ENT and they recommended removing his tonsils since they are so huge. I spoke to someone else who use to be a nurse ...
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- Both of my kids 7 & 4 have had their tonsils and adenoids out. Same as you no infections, just to big. My kids had kissing tonsils (they touched) this caused sleep apn...
- I've never heard of tonsils just disappearing. I had mine out when I was 4, but I had problems with mine. I had tonsilitis on a regular basis so they went ahead and ...
- My son had his tonsils and adnoids removed right before his 5th birthday. His ENT dr. said he had never seen adnoids that big in a child so young! Joey recovered qui...
Tonsils & Adnoids Removal Surgery for 2.5 Yr Old
Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share. E.W. answers from Auburn on December 7, 2008. My 3 year old had this surgery (tonsils & adenoids removed) ...
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- A. My son had his tonsils and adnoids removed at the age of 2. It was a day surgery. He did great. He ate ice cream for a day or so and then soft food,chicken noodl...
- My son had his taken out when he was 4 1/2. You usually don't have to stay the night in the hospital and the child can be with you in acomfortable place at home. Howev...
- She will be fine but in pain for about 1 week with a sore throat. Her breathe will be TERRIBLE and that's normal, nothing to do with hygiene. Some folks say mashed p...
Tonsils and Adnoids
My son had chronic ear infections and the doctors talked of removing his adenoids and tonsils........He also never slept through the night. ...
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- Sorry to tell you, My neice had her t&a out when she was in 1st or second grade. Her sleep improved. Her hearing improved. Her grades improved. My sis was glad she i...
- IN the peds nursing profession myself and with a child who also had very severe t&A situation, I truly support the surgery!!! You will notice a big difference in beh...
- Hi - we had our son's tonsils and adenoids removed last year (at 3.5 yrs). While he breathes much better at night now (no more apnea breathing or choking sounds) he st...
Tonsils
I was concerned but after lots of research and discovering the tonsils really have no job anymore and removing them can only help with symptoms not become ...
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- I am 23 and had my tonsils removed at 17 after years of agony. This is because my mother did not want me to have the surgery. The longer you wait, the more complicati...
- My daughter had her tonsils and adnoids out at 2. She has not hardly even got sick since then and grew like a weed after she had them out. She is now 5 and still doi...
- Hi L.. This is my children made over. My daughter whom is 9 years old justhadhers removed on Thursday of last week for the same problems. She suffered snoring fro...
Tonsils and Adnoids
From our son's history of illness during this time, numerous clinical tests ( including MRI's, CAT scan), the ENT/surgeon suggested removing his tonsils and ...
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- Dear L., I know this is a little late in getting to you, but I would definitely see if there are other options before doing a surgery that is irreversible. I understa...
- I know several families that have had this done and all there children seemed to of gotten better. When your stopped up it's hard to eat and breath at the same time. B...
- When I was a child, I had ear infections all the time. It was so bad that I could actually get an ear infection while being on anti-biotics to treat an ear infection....
3 Yr Old with Swollen Tonsils for over a Month
A pediatrician will probably advise removing his tonsils and adnoids at some point. I'm praying that the Lord will provide the care you and your son need. ...
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- Hi, my little boy was 3 when I noticed he was grinding his teeth at night. He was breathing really heavy and sometimes not breathing well. I brought him several time...
- Take him off wheat and all cereal grains for 3 months. AlLso no dairy- obviously. It will be tough but you need to try to feed him as much raw fruit and vegetables a...
- I would also agree with the person who suggested seeing a doctor. Most communities have some kind of free clnic for people without insurance. You could probably call...
