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Enlarged tonsils are usually treated with antibiotics, but tonsillectomies are still used to treat sleep apnea, the study authors noted.
Parents whose children are prescribed codeine should also be aware that codeine can suppress breathing, which is potentially dangerous if the tonsillectomy doesn't cure the sleep apnea.
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"This demonstrates the need to keep children in hospital under surveillance for at least 24 hours to see if the apnea persists," Koren said.
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The Nemours Foundation has more on tonsillectomies.
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