NEW TECHNOLOGY - PAINLESS TREATMENT TO STOP SNORING, TONSILS AND BREATHING PROBLEMS

            A new modality of treatment for children and adults suffering from recurrent colds, wheezing, and snoring and tonsil problems is being launched at VIKRAM E.N.T. Hospital.  COBLATOR II, an American technology which aims at reducing pain and getting patients back to normal quickly is now available for the first time in Tamil Nadu.  It has what is termed a “magic wand” which works on ionic exchange in a plasma medium.  Previously painful techniques which require long hospital stay, and ridden with complications like post-operative infection and bleeding are today simple, safe, requiring no hospital stay even some times.

            Most children do not require tonsillectomy at all as the adenoids is the cause of most colds and nasal blocks, mouth breathing, snoring, middle ear problems and protruding teeth. “Adenoid facies” is a thin child with open mouth breathing, overcrowded protruding teeth, pigeon chest and altered facial features.  Child will be dull with lack of concentration leading to poorer academic performances.  Years of snoring and impaired breathing can even affect the lungs and heart.  A totally safe, painless 10 minute endoscopic treatment changes the child’s health completely for life. Easy free breathing with no wheezing or snoring with better oxygen being available promotes the physical and mental growth of the child.  Increased height, weight and school performances are resultant due to the increased oxygen and food intake.  Moreover these recurrent colds are the cause for cholesteatomas, which are aggressive bone eroding diseases in children’s ears which require major open surgeries in the future.  These are being prevented by just treating the adenoids alone.  Excess repeated use of antibiotics is avoided promoting health and well being.

            Only long term untreated colds and adenoids lead to chronic tonsil problems which may even affect the kidney or heart.  Tonsillectomies were associated   with risk and pain in the past.  Now the COBLATOR II gives the patients the option of tonsillectomy with the least amount of pain and bleeding available in the world at present time.