OBJECTIVE To compare the microbial flora of adenoids from patients with recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) and patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was prospective and controlled. Adenoids were obtained from children undergoing adenoidectomy for recurrent AOM (n=7) or OSA (n=13). Specimens were processed for total deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) isolation....

OBJECTIVE To compare the percentage of mucosal surface area of adenoids infected with biofilms removed from children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) vs children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN Comparative microanatomical investigation of adenoid mucosa from patients with CRS and OSA using scanning electron microscopy. SETTING University-affiliated hospitals and ambulatory surge...

Background: Nasal obstruction, snoring, mouth breathing, ear ache is some of the most common problems encountered in pediatric otorhinolaryngological practice. The cause for above symptoms adenoid hypertrophy. Methods: Patients with age group 4-16 years hypertrophy such as and confirmed by Diagnostic Endoscopy Radiological Investigations were included. Previous H/o surgery adenoidectomy, bleedi...