How to treat pediatric adenoid hypertrophy with a combination of Chinese and Western medicines?

  What are adenoids? The symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy are prolonged nasal congestion, snoring, the formation of “adenoid face”, and the fact that adenoid hypertrophy can affect the intelligence and growth of children, etc. Here, we will not state it too much, but it is clear if we click on the discussion of the experts.  Recurrent infections and allergies in the nasopharynx of the upper respiratory tract are important causes of adenoid hypertrophy. It is important to prevent and cure adenoid hypertrophy as soon as possible, such as allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and other diseases that accompany adenoid hypertrophy in children. These diseases can cause congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa, increased secretions, inflammatory cell infiltration, and bacterial and viral multiplication to stimulate pathological enlargement of the adenoids. The pathological proliferation process of adenoids can be stopped and delayed by medications to improve resistance, p less inflammation, regulate immunity, and control allergies. Most children with mild or mild to moderate adenoid hypertrophy should be treated aggressively and conservatively with medications.  In Chinese medicine, adenoid hypertrophy is referred to as “phlegm nucleus”. Children who eat excessively and have a lot of fire in their diet, especially in combination with infections, often have heat symptoms. There are nasal congestion, yellow nasal discharge, yellow phlegm, bad breath, snoring, impatience, dry stools, even fever, slippery pulse, red tongue with yellow coating. Children who are anorexic, picky eaters, with yellow face and thin spleen and stomach, see cold wind, clear nasal discharge, nasal congestion, snoring, post-nasal drip, sweating, lack of energy and thin stools are evidence of deficiency of both spleen and lung. Sometimes both cold and heat are present. In case of heat, the method of clearing phlegm and heat to clear the orifice is used, while in case of cold, the method of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the lung to resolve damp phlegm is used. In both types, we must add the meridian inducing drugs such as Xin Yi Hua, Cang Er Zi, Radix Platycodon, and Gooseberry to induce the action of these drugs to the orifice of the lung, which is the nasal cavity, so as to promote the action of the lung and open the orifice. Because these medicines are mainly used for children from three to seven years old, it is important that the amount of medicine should not be too large and not too bitter and cold, and that the addition of jujube and licorice in the formula can be seasoned, which should be safe and effective. Each payment of medicine should be decocted in 200ml to 300ml and finished in four times within two days. After seven payments of medicine are taken for two weeks, the prescription should be adjusted according to the condition. Commonly used Chinese medicines such as nasal abyss and orifice granules, Xinzen granules …. As long as the physique is well adjusted and p less cold, the pathological proliferation of adenoids can be delayed.  While treating with herbs, you can also stagger the time to add western medicine. For example, take anti-inflammatory drugs for five to seven days when Hopalong women fishy rhinitis, sinusitis, acute adenoiditis…. Allergic symptoms Reed when using on the Parkers, Kairetan or Sunerin. Severe nasal congestion can also be treated with endosulfan nasal spray, budesonide inhalation, etc. Combination of Chinese and western medicine, internal and external combination to improve the efficacy. As long as the sleep monitoring is not immediately necessary for surgery of children with severe adenoid hypertrophy, or first conservative treatment with drugs is good.