Together with the lingual and palatine tonsils, the adenoids suspended from the nasopharynx are part of the lymphoid ring, which protects the throat from pathogens, allergens and other foreign substances. The thickness of the adenoids should not exceed 5-7 mm, and the length - 25 mm, but they often increase beyond measure after the flu, colds and childhood infections. When the degree of pharyngeal growths, the amygdala closes the dome of the nasopharynx to the upper edge of the hoan holes, through which air enters from the nose into the pharynx and further into the respiratory tract.
If you notice this - show it to the ENT doctor! With adenoids of 1-2 degrees, when they half or completely cover the khans, children often snore in sleep and are forced to breathe with their mouths. It is especially difficult at night. Restless sleep accompanied by loud snoring and even attacks of suffocation. In the morning the baby wakes up sluggish, with a bad mood and appetite. The consequences of constant oxygen starvation and chronic intoxication affect the child's physical and mental development. The more adenoids grow, the weaker the defenses of the body. Air, not passed through the nose - this natural conditioner, gets into the respiratory ways insufficiently cleansed, warmed and moistened, so microbes, dust and allergens settle on the mucous membrane of the larynx, trachea, bronchi, which leads to frequent inflammatory phenomena, repeated colds, sore throats, pharyngitis.
In children with enlarged adenoids, the nose is permanently embedded , and abundant mucous discharges make breathing even more difficult. In the pathological process, the paranasal sinuses are involved, and then the inflammation of the maxillary sinus (sinusitis), frontal (frontal) and lattice (ethmoidite) cells is attached to the chronic rhinitis. And where the inflammation, there is a high temperature, intoxication ... The proliferating adenoids squeeze and clog the pharyngeal mouth of the auditory tube. As a result, hearing deteriorates. And the inflammation from the nasopharynx spreads through the auditory tube into the tympanum, leading to the development of otitis media.
Over time, adenoids disrupt the features of a child's face. The upper jaw, as it were squeezed from the sides and lengthens, the hard palate takes the form of a gothic vault. The bite suffers - the upper incisors protrude forward, like a hare. Restriction of mobility of the soft palate causes speech disturbance - it becomes jerky, indistinct. That is why ENT doctors insist on removal of adenoids of II and III degrees. The operation is performed under local anesthesia and lasts no longer than 5 minutes. Do not be afraid of her!
Charging for the neck
Such exercises improve the blood supply to the pharynx and larynx, and also contribute to the effective removal of mucus from there.
Let the child stick out the tongue with a shovel and try with an effort to reach them to the chin, until you slowly count to two. Repeat 10 times.
And now a delicious task. Pour a thin layer of raspberry jam on a flat saucer, put it on the table and ask the son or daughter to lick the treat, depicting a kitten drinking milk.
The kid should count the teeth with the tip of the tongue . They need to be carried from the end of the dentition first from left to right, then from right to left, first along the upper jaw, then along the lower jaw. Make sure that the child counts the teeth twice, passing the tongue along the front, and then back of their surface. Repeat 3-4 times.
Ask the crumb to stick out the tongue, and then turn it alternately as far as possible to the left and to the right. Repeat 4-6 times in each direction.
In the end, play in the hospital. Let the baby imagine that the mother is a doctor and show her tongue, saying: "Aaaa" - as it does at a doctor's reception. Repeat 4-6 times.
Three cups of milk
A preschool child needs 500-600 ml of milk per day. Part of this quantity replaces yogurt or yoghurt. The menu for the day is something like this: the morning portion of milk the kid receives with a porridge, even on a cup drinks in a mid-morning snack and at supper. In the interval between meals, give it is not worth it: after all, milk is not a drink, but food. It contains 13% of dry matter - proteins, fats, carbohydrates. Its excess in a child's diet reduces appetite and can, by forcing out other useful dishes, particularly meat, to promote the development of anemia.