Symptoms:
1. Nasal breathing is difficult or completely disrupted, the mouth is constantly open;
2. Khrap, a bad dream;
3. The incessant inflammation of the bronchi, middle ear, and paranasal sinuses;
4. Easy or moderate hearing loss.
Causes of adenoids.
The pharyngeal tonsil always increases due to the proliferation of lymphoid tissue inside of it, in which there are one type of leukocytes and lymphocytes that protect the body from infection. Therefore, it is clear that with constantly recurring infections of the nasopharynx lymphoid tissue grows, with its increase over time, the pharyngeal tonsil also proliferates. The mechanism is similar in case of allergic rhinitis, as a result of the constant reaction of lymphoid tissue, the pharyngeal tonsil increases.
Treatment of adenoids.
If the cause of recurring inflammation of the middle ear and paranasal sinuses, frequent bronchitis or severe snoring are adenoids, they should be removed. Adenoids are removed if the doctor determines that they have clogged the khans (the back holes of the nasal cavity leading to the pharynx) and the holes of the auditory tubes that go into the pharynx, and thereby disrupted normal breathing and the function of the auditory tubes. This non-hazardous operation can be performed under general and local anesthesia at any age.
How to help yourself? If you want to protect your child from incessant infections, it is recommended to temper it.
When should I see a doctor? If you have at least one of the symptoms, you need to see a doctor, because sometimes similar symptoms are the herald of malignant tumors.
Action of the doctor.
The doctor will examine the nasopharynx of the patient and make sure that there is hyperplasia of pharyngeal tonsils. Having established the diagnosis, the doctor will advise you to perform the operation.
Course of the disease.
Adenoides are not dangerous. Serious consequences can only cause their complications. The most serious complication is when the enlarged adenoids completely or partially cover the part of the auditory tube that opens into the pharynx, blocking the outflow of the mucous secretion from the middle ear into the pharynx. In addition, if the function of the auditory tube is broken in the middle ear, a negative pressure is formed, while at the same time an ideal environment for the reproduction of bacteria is created, resulting in repeated inflammations of the middle ear. In connection with such complications, adenoids should be removed.
Are adenoids dangerous?
The very hyperplasia of the pharyngeal tonsils is not dangerous, but it can predetermine a chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses (sinusitis). With an increase in the pharyngeal tonsils, inflammation in children is constantly aggravated. Due to changes in breathing, the facial part of the skull sometimes changes. In addition, the development of such children lags far behind, they learn worse.
Adenoidal enlargement clamps the respiratory tract and can severely disrupt the oxygen exchange in the child's body, which in turn will cause sleep disturbance, reduce working capacity during the day, affect its physical development, and may also predetermine heart failure. After the operation, in essence, everything changes - there is a jump in the growth of the child, he is catching up with his peers.
One of the causes of recurring inflammation of the middle ear may be adenoids. For an accurate diagnosis, a doctor's consultation is necessary.