• 1.Polypectomy – This is usually done when there a single large polyp. The poly is removed using a microdebrider, an instrument used to remove the soft tissue and then the patient is given nasal steroids and antibiotics.

Nasal polyps are usually treated with nasal steroids in the form of a spray. Oral steroids are sometimes used for a short duration. Medication for allergic rhinitis and antibiotics to treat the infection. If the condition does not respond to medication then surgery is advised.

Nasal polyps cause nasal stuffiness, nasal congestion, dull headache, snoring, chronic sinus infections and reduced sense of smell.

Nasal polyps are soft, non cancerous growths which develop along the lining of the nose.

Steroid nasal spray and antibiotics can be tried to treat the discharging ears. Sometimes removal of the adenoids can clear the glue ear. Hearing aid may be used if there is hearing impairment.

Grommets are used when there is a fluid behind the eardrum, a condition called glue ear. The grommet stays in the ear for about 6-8 months and then fall off on their own when the eardrum grows.

Grommets are small plastic tubes which sit in the hole of the eardrum and let air pass in and out of the ear.

There is a very minimal risk of bleeding after the surgery for which the child may need to be in hospital for a longer time.

Adenoidectomy is a simple surgery wherein the child is anaesthetized and the adenoids are removed. Often this surgery is combined with tonsillectomy.

The surgery can be avoided if the throat infection is controlled by antibiotics and does not repeat itself.

They should be removed only when they are so big that they block the nose and cause difficulty in breathing. Children with adenoids breathe through their mouth or even snore at night. Sometimes they even stop breathing for a few seconds during their sleep.

The adenoids are small glands at the back of the throat which help to fight germs. However its use reduces after 3yrs. of age.

Tonsillectomy is overall a very safe. There is a minimal risk of bleeding in 1 out of every 100 children who undergo this surgery. Such children may need readmission for stoppage of bleeding.

Children must eat well although the throat is sore due to surgery. Ice creams are given to soothen the throat and to stop the bleeding.

It is a simple operation which takes about 20mins. The child is anaesthetized and then the tonsils are removed and the bleeding is stopped. The child is discharged the same day with some medication such as painkillers & antibiotics.

We take out the tonsils only when the child gets repeated throat infections or when the tonsils are so big that they block the breathing at night.

Tonsils are small glands in the throat which help to fight germs in the body when the child is young.

• Premature baby
• Respiratory distress ( Breathing difficulty)
• Sepsis, Pneumonia
• Newborn Jaundice
• Low birth weight
• Convulsions

NICU is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Babies born premature or newborns who are sick need NICU. Such newborns require high end expertise and clinical care.

You must get your daughter investigated as she may be having a problem of urine going back into the bladder, a condition called reflux disease. When this condition is less severe it can be corrected by giving antibiotics. However if it very severe it can be corrected surgically. Recurrent urinary infections can otherwise damage the kidneys.

She must be suffering from intussusceptions, which means that the small bowel gets obstructed. This most often needs surgical correction.

This condition is called undescended testis and requires corrective surgery immediately. If not operated, the testicle will be damaged because of its abnormal position.

Your baby may have a condition called Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis which means that the muscle around the outlet of the stomach thickens and does not allow the feeds to go down. Sometimes you may see a small bulge in the upper abdomen. This condition can be very well treated by laproscopic surgery.

Besides a routine chest X-ray you need to check with your doctor if there is any foreign body obstructing your child’s airways.

Your son may have an obstruction in the urinary passage which is called posterior urethral valves. This condition can be corrected by endoscopic surgery. If not corrected quickly it may damage both the kidneys.