http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/03/10/adenoids.aspxConclusions from a study showed that removal of the adenoids, often associated with swollen tonsils, as the first surgical treatment with children the ages of 10 to 24 months with recurrent middle ear infections, was not effective in preventing furtherenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)