Adenoid hypertrophy can be divided into physiological hypertrophy and pathological hypertrophy. The degree of physiological hypertrophy is generally not serious, and if there are no clinical symptoms, it can be left untreated. Pathological hypertrophy is mostly due to bacterial and viral infections, which are caused by inflammatory stimulation of the adenoids’ immune defense hyperfunction, resulting in the compensatory reactive hyperplasia of lymphoid tissues.
Pathological hyperplasia occurs when the adenoids exceed more than two thirds of the nasal cavity on lateral nasopharyngeal radiographs or nasal endoscopy. Pathological hyperplasia is often combined with sinusitis, secretory otitis media and other complications. In severe cases, it may affect the child’s growth and development, short stature, and adenoid facies, which are difficult to be cured.
If you suspect that children have adenoid hypertrophy, parents must lead their children to the hospital in time to improve the examination, so as not to delay the condition. If the condition is serious or recurrent, adenoidectomy can be performed as soon as possible.