Snoring May Be Chronic Despite Surgery, Especially For African American Children And Children With Rapid Weight Gain

Children who gain weight rapidly after having their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may improve in the short-term, but over time they may relapse or even worsen. African-American children also tend to relapse, according to new research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.Adenotonsillectomy is the most commonly performed surgery in children, ranging from about 19 per 10,000 in Canada to 115 per 10,000 in the Netherlands.

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Filed under: Sleep / Sleep Disorders on April 2nd, 2008