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, ...

Adenoids and tonsils are often talked about together. But while they both work to help your body stay healthy, your adenoids and tonsils are actually separate things. So, just what are adenoids? What ...

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 ...

The tonsils and adenoids are an important part of the immune system for the first few years of a child’s life. Both are round lumps of tissue, similar to lymph nodes, and provide a similar role for ...

In this video, 5-year-old Preston undergoes surgery to remove his enlarged tonsils and adenoids after a lengthy approval process with the insurance company. Watch as he navigates his tonsillectomy and ...

Preston has been facing challenges with sleep apnea, along with swollen tonsils and adenoids. This condition causes his ...

In a new study, researchers challenge the established medical consensus that adenoids and tonsils shrink significantly during the teenage years. In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to ...

In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to date, X-ray images of children at five developmental stages between the ages of eight and 19 were carefully measured (Fig. 1 A,B). The researchers ...

In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to date, X-ray images of children at five developmental stages between the ages of eight and nineteen were carefully measured. The finding that the ...

Tokyo, Japan - In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to date, X-ray images of children at five developmental stages between the ages of eight and nineteen were carefully measured (Fig. 1 A ...