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Taking out a child's tonsils and adenoids, or the adenoids alone, to treat chronic middle-ear trouble offers only short-term and limited relief, says a study out Wednesday.

Medical Doctors should resort to adenoid surgery only after vaccines, antibiotics and insertion of a drainage tube fail, says the report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Given that we found both operations to have limited effectiveness - and in view of their not inconsiderable risks, (complications) and costs - we believe that neither operation should be considered initially," say Jack Paradise of Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh and his colleagues.

Source: USA TODAY

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