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The
following Indications for adenotonsillectomy and management vary widely and the above are only
guidelines.
1.
Patients with 3 or more infections of tonsils and/or adenoids per year
despite adequate medical
therapy.
2.
Hypertrophy
(enlargement) causing dental malocclusion or
adversely affecting oral-facial (mouth-face) growth documented by
orthodontist.
3.
Hypertrophy
causing upper airway obstruction (sleep apnea)
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dysphagia
(trouble swallowing), sleep disorders, or cardiopulmonary
complications.
4.
Peritonsillar abscess
unresponsive to medical management and
drainage documented by surgeon, unless surgery performed during acute
stage.
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5. Persistent foul taste or breath due to chronic tonsillitis not
responsive to medical therapy.
6. Chronic or recurrent tonsillitis associated with the
streptococcal carrier state and not responding to beta-lactamase-resistant
antibiotics.
7. Unilateral tonsil
hypertrophy
presumed euplastic. Although without other indications (abnormal
appearance, physical examination, symptoms or history) most asymmetries can
be followed conservatively.
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8. Recurrent
acute otitis media
or
chronic serous otitis media.
Adenoidectomy should not be performed with the insertion of the first set of
myringotomy (ear) tubes
unless there is another
indication for adenoidectomy besides chronic
otitis media.
However, repeat surgery for chronic
otitis media
should consist of
adenoidectomy with
myringotomy
(with or without
myringotomy (ear) tube placement.)
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In a 2003 survey of otolaryngologist a
little over half would perform an adenoidectomy alone in children with small
tonsils, large adenoids and obstructive
sleep apnea
(severe airway
obstruction) and about half would take out both the tonsils and adenoids.
In children with symptomatic ( snoring, mouth breathing ) large adenoids
having incidental asymptomatic large adenoids, most otolarygnolgists would
remove only the adenoid but a little under half would remove both the
adenoid and tonsils.
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Adenoidectomy for the treatment of
otitis media in children under the age of 2 years has not
been found to be beneficial by Mattila et al.
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