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Airway disorders affect how babies in children breathe, eat, swallow and sleep. Airway disorders may be diagnosed before birth or develop overtime because of an infection or injury. Conditions that ca...

Mouth breathing is sometimes a necessary function, particularly when a respiratory infection closes the nasal passages with drainage However, consistent or chronic mouth breathing, especially in child...

... a year in the past three years. The procedures may also be recommended if: A bacterial infection causing tonsillitis doesn’t improve with antibiotic treatment. An infection...

A ruptured eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a hole or tear in the thin tissue that separates your ear canal from your middle ear (eardrum). A ruptured eardrum can result in hearing loss and...

Tongue-tie is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue's range of motion. With tongue-tie, an unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue (lingual frenulum) tethers the bottom of the ...

..., surgery is needed in severe cases or those that don’t respond to medications.  

Adenoids are a patch of tissue that sits at the very back of the nasal passage. Adenoids help keep the body healthy by trapping bacteria and viruses that enter our bodies through breathing or swallowi...

... providers may recommend surgery when other non-surgical treatments aren’t proving effective. Surgical treatments may include: Adenoidectomy to remove enlarged adenoids. Endoscopic sinus...

Cancerous (skin cancer) Skin cancer — the abnormal growth of skin cells — most often develops on skin exposed to the sun. But this common form of cancer can also occur on areas of your sk...

Head and neck cancers are a broad category of cancers that occur in the head and neck region. Head and neck cancer treatment depends on the type, location, and size of your cancer. Treatment for head ...