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Archive Home > 2007 > December > 20 > Tonsillectomies often used to help kids breathe easy

Tonsillectomies often used to help kids breathe easy

Removing tonsils can reduce sleep problems, doctors say

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
December 20, 2007

Having your tonsils out was once a rite of passage that seemingly every kid endured with only a bowl of ice cream for consolation. At times, parents brought all of their kids in at the same time to have tonsillectomies as a preventive measure against throat infections.

But in recent years,....

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