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Adenoids In Children

My son is 2.5 years old. i took him to an ENT specialist as he is suffering from allergy. when i mentioned that my kid was snoring, the doctor advised an X-ray for investigation on adenoids. The report read moderate adenoid hypertrophy with mild indentation on naso-pharyngeal column . however my kid never suffered any sinus infections.But his nose is wet and has very thin mucous discharge which is clear.he has little wheezing. And nowadays he is not snoring but very rarely he keeps his mouth open. He sleeps for about 10-11 hrs in a day. Is it true that if the child doesn t snore and doesn t breathe with mouth then it means that there is not much problem with his adenoids?
Tue, 5 Jan 2010
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Children are born with adenoids which are quite small. As a child grows, so do

the adenoids, reaching their maximum size when the child is 10 to 12 years old.

From that point on, the adenoid tissue starts to shrink on its own.i think ur kid is

suffernig from  allergic rhiniitis(runnning nose due to allergy) along wiith

adenoidal hypertrophy. Studies say that allergic rhinitis and adenoidal

hypertrophy had greater frequency of lower respiratory trract infection,sleep

disorders, and   Otitismedia(ear infection) occurred more frequently in

younger-aged children and sinusitismore frequentlly in children between the

ages of 4 to 12.The only treatment forenlarged obstructing adenoids is to

surgically remove them.HE KEEPS MOOUTH OPEN TO BREATHE AS HE IS UNABLE

TO BREATHE THROUGH HIS NOSE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION BY ADENOIDS.The

decision to remove the adenoids must come from weighing the benefits of

waiting for the adenoids to shrink on their own against the degree of

disruption to a child's life and health.

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Adenoids In Children

Children are born with adenoids which are quite small. As a child grows, so do the adenoids, reaching their maximum size when the child is 10 to 12 years old. From that point on, the adenoid tissue starts to shrink on its own. i think ur kid is suffernig from allergic r hini itis(runnning nose due to allergy) along wiith adenoidal hypertrophy. Studies say that allergic rhinitis and adenoidal hypertrophy had greater frequency of lower respiratory trract infection,sleep disorders, and Otitismedia(ear infection) occurred more frequently in younger-aged children and sinusitismore frequentlly in children between the ages of 4 to 12. The only treatment forenlarged obstructing adenoids is to surgically remove them .HE KEEPS MOOUTH OPEN TO BREATHE AS HE IS UNABLE TO BREATHE THROUGH HIS NOSE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION BY ADENOIDS. The decision to remove the adenoids must come from weighing the benefits of waiting for the adenoids to shrink on their own against the degree of disruption to a child's life and health.