In this video, Mount Sinai pediatric and general otolaryngologists perform adenoidectomy on a patient with obstructive sleep apnea. The adenoids are lymphoid tissue similar to tonsils and are located at the back of the nose in between the eustachian tubes. When they enlarge, they may cause fluid in the ears, mouth breathing, snoring, and a stuffy nose. They are large most often in young children and tend to shrink before the child is 10 years old. Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (adenotonsillectomy when done together) is often first line treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea. Surgery is typically done on an outpatient basis and patients go home the same day and are able to eat and drink most things. Surgery is not very painful.

For more information, go to:
https://www.mountsinai.org/care/ent/services/general
https://www.mountsinai.org/care/ent/services/pediatric

 

Featured Faculty 

Aldo V. Londino III, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

Michael A. Rothschild, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

Daniel Alicea Delgado
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Courtney T. Chou, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Zan Mra, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Isaac Namdar, MD
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai West

Edward J. Shin, MD
Professor, Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Benjamin C. Tweel, MD
Medical Director, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Gregory P. Tsai, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

Joshua Zeiger, MD   
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Zachary G. Schwam, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Otology-Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System