Surgery for sleep apnea improves asthma control

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 04:06 in Health & Medicine

Children who had their tonsils and adenoids removed for obstructive sleep apnea also had dramatic reductions in acute asthma exacerbations, acute status asthmaticus, asthma-related hospitalizations and ER visits, results from the first large study of the connections between OSA surgery and asthma show.

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