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"Tonsils can be removed with less physical force using the cold ablation technique,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," he said.
Dr Carney said the coblation tonsillectomy was significantly less painful for patients for the first three days after surgery.
Dr Carney said post-operative pain from current tonsillectomy procedures often discouraged patients from drinking and eating, leading to dehydration and a reduction of daily activities.
Surgeon Simon Carney said a study of 19 patients involved removing one tonsil using standard dissection,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, while the other was removed by cold ablation.
Researchers at the Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, both in Adelaide,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, have discovered that using coblation,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, also known as cold ablation, significantly reduces the pain associated with tonsillectomies.
Dr Carney said pain levels from day four to 10 were similar for both techniques and larger studies were needed to assess the prolonged benefits of coblation.
Australian researchers have found a way to reduce pain for patients having their tonsils removed.
Tonsillectomies to become less of a pain
Patients were not told which tonsil was removed by coblation and, for each side, pain levels were recorded on a daily basis for 10 days following surgery.
Presently, tonsillectomies are performed using standard dissection techniques which seal blood vessels at temperatures of more than 250 degrees celsius.
Coblation involves applying energy to salt water to produce small molecules that are then used to divide tissue and seal blood vessels at a temperature of 60 degrees celsius.
Tonsillectomies are one of the most common ear, nose and throat surgical procedures worldwide, with about 7,000 performed in Australia every year.
"The beneficial effects of cold ablation on early post-operative pain make day case tonsillectomy possible for adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis, rather than spending a night in hospital."