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Adenotonsillectomy usually resolves obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, but does it also improve behavioral and developmental problems associated with OSA? To find out, researchers sent questionnaires to parents of 138 children (age range, 2–17 years) who were evaluated for possible OSA by polysomnography. Adenotonsillectomies were performed in 65 (of 75) children who met criteria for OSA and in 21 (of 63) children who did not. Follow-up questionnaires were sent at a mean of 3.5 years after the surgery or polysomnography date.
Regardless of whether OSA was confirmed, parents of children who underwent adenotonsillectomies were significantly more likely to report sleep, breathing, and quality-of-life improvements than parents of childre…