[fromMars]

I am skeptical of the findings. I imagine that people who get their Tonsils and Adenoids removed are probably more predisposed to allergies to begin with.

My brother got both removed when he was 10 as he was suffering from ear infections and other problems, I didn't.

Now as an adult, my allergies are worse and I get sore throats more frequently with more irritating symptoms.

Allergies are also common in my family.

So my experience is that this surgery can have a very positive effect on one's quality of life.

[cryptonector]

From the abstract:

> Increases in long-term absolute disease risks were considerably larger than changes in risk for the disorders these surgeries aim to treat.

Presumably specifics are discussed in the paper. They followed 1.2 million children. Perhaps they were able to get an apples-to-apples comparison of children with similar issues and who did and did not get these surgeries.