Sleep apnea is a condition that causes people to periodically stop breathing while they’re asleep. It is associated with many medical problems.
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which the muscles at the back of the throat intermittently relax, partially or completely blocking the airway.
More than 40 million people in the United States have a chronic sleep disorder. Sleep studies help diagnose those underlying conditions.
If your tonsils are enlarged or chronically infected, this can affect breathing and/or swallowing and may require removal (tonsillectomy).
For people with repeated sinus infections (chronic sinusitis) for whom prescription medications don’t bring relief, a surgical procedure may be helpful.
Tonsillitis is an infection of the tonsils that causes them to swell, making it hard to swallow and leaving the lymph nodes in the neck sore.
Minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgery can treat chronic sinusitis, defined as ongoing inflammation of the sinuses.
Bariatric surgery alters the stomach's anatomy to reduce the amount of food eaten and digested. Learn more about this procedure.
A brief episode in which blood flow to the brain is temporarily blocked.
When we’re healthy, blood flows freely through our bodies. When blood flow is restricted, we have high blood pressure (also called hypertension).