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Learn more. Luiz Prestes. Gabriel Cardoso Ramalho Neto. Introduction: The adenotonsillar hyperplasia is the most common cause of breathing obstruction in children and leads to a variable group of abnormalities such as snoring and sleep obstructive apnea syndrome, with a high recurrence of infection in the upper airways and frequent use of antibiotics.
In certain cases, the adenotonsillectomy is the best treatment. Objective: To analyze the effects of adenotonsillectomy onto the life quality of children with adenotonsillar hyperplasia. Method: Fifty-one parents of children submitted to adenotonsillectomy were interviewed 12 to 18 months after the surgery, by means of the questionnaire about life quality, developed by De Serres et al.
The following domains were included: prevalence of rhinitis, episodes of infections of the upper airways and use of antibiotic therapy before and after surgical procedure. Results and Conclusion: By relating the domains, we observed that the adenotonsillectomy improved the children's life quality on a long term basis, 1.
