Tonsillectomy May Reduce Risk Of Learning Problems

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Tonsillectomy May Reduce Risk Of Learning Problems

POSTED: 5:41 pm PDT September 29, 2006
UPDATED: 7:19 pm PDT September 29, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Striking research about children's behavior. A tonsillectomy
may actually reduce the risk of attention deficit and other learning
problems.

Researchers also found that some of the kids in the study who did not have
ADHD before the study, had it one year later. One theory is that damage done
by nighttime breathing problems may be permanent.

Fast Fact: Tonsillitis can cause a sore and swollen throat, headache, ear
pain and fever. In some cases, enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids can
interfere with breathing during sleep. About 263,000 tonsillectomies are
performed in the u.s. annually and 142,000 adenoidectomies without
tonsillectomy.

Researchers have found some children with behavioral problems experience an
improvement of symptoms after tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.

more at link.

Thanks. This is a good reminder that when children have behavioral problems,
you have to look at all causes, including problems sleeping.

Jeff

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Tonsillectomy May Reduce Risk Of Learning Problems

POSTED: 5:41 pm PDT September 29, 2006
UPDATED: 7:19 pm PDT September 29, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Striking research about children's behavior. A
tonsillectomy may actually reduce the risk of attention deficit and other
learning problems.

Researchers also found that some of the kids in the study who did not have
ADHD before the study, had it one year later. One theory is that damage
done by nighttime breathing problems may be permanent.

Fast Fact: Tonsillitis can cause a sore and swollen throat, headache, ear
pain and fever. In some cases, enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids can
interfere with breathing during sleep. About 263,000 tonsillectomies are
performed in the u.s. annually and 142,000 adenoidectomies without
tonsillectomy.

Researchers have found some children with behavioral problems experience
an improvement of symptoms after tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.

more at link.

Well, it is one of the few times you can keep a female's vocal mouth shut
for a short time allowing for input.
Sorry, just couldn't pass that up.

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Tonsillectomy May Reduce Risk Of Learning Problems

POSTED: 5:41 pm PDT September 29, 2006
UPDATED: 7:19 pm PDT September 29, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Striking research about children's behavior. A
tonsillectomy may actually reduce the risk of attention deficit and other
learning problems.

Researchers also found that some of the kids in the study who did not have
ADHD before the study, had it one year later. One theory is that damage
done by nighttime breathing problems may be permanent.

Fast Fact: Tonsillitis can cause a sore and swollen throat, headache, ear
pain and fever. In some cases, enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids can
interfere with breathing during sleep. About 263,000 tonsillectomies are
performed in the u.s. annually and 142,000 adenoidectomies without
tonsillectomy.

Researchers have found some children with behavioral problems experience
an improvement of symptoms after tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.

more at link.


P.S.
Any infection of that magnitude is too close proximity to the brain and the
conclusion makes sense.

"Vernon" athere@athere wrote in message
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Tonsillectomy May Reduce Risk Of Learning Problems

POSTED: 5:41 pm PDT September 29, 2006
UPDATED: 7:19 pm PDT September 29, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Striking research about children's behavior. A
tonsillectomy may actually reduce the risk of attention deficit and other
learning problems.

Researchers also found that some of the kids in the study who did not
have ADHD before the study, had it one year later. One theory is that
damage done by nighttime breathing problems may be permanent.

Fast Fact: Tonsillitis can cause a sore and swollen throat, headache, ear
pain and fever. In some cases, enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids
can interfere with breathing during sleep. About 263,000 tonsillectomies
are performed in the u.s. annually and 142,000 adenoidectomies without
tonsillectomy.

Researchers have found some children with behavioral problems experience
an improvement of symptoms after tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.

more at link.

Well, it is one of the few times you can keep a female's vocal mouth shut
for a short time allowing for input.
Sorry, just couldn't pass that up.

Now, now, Vernon.

Just hear Bill O'Rreily say , "When I am dead, my tombstone will read, 'He
finally stopped talking.