Adenoid hypertrophy is a pathological hyperplasia of the adenoids due to repeated stimulation of inflammation. Generally, adenoids grow gradually with age after birth, and the period of hyperplasia is from 2 to 6 years old, and gradually shrink after 10 years old. In some children, the adenoids become hypertrophic and cause symptoms such as snoring, sleep disturbance and even apnea. Once diagnosed, early surgical removal is necessary. Therefore, the question of how to detect adenoid hypertrophy in babies. Q: What are the signs of adenoid hypertrophy in babies? A: Adenoid hypertrophy has a certain degree of family heredity, and is also associated with repeated attacks of inflammation of the baby’s adenoids, inflammation of adjacent areas such as the sinuses, nasal cavity, tonsils to the nasopharynx, stimulation of the adenoids, and repeated attacks of adenoiditis caused by gastroesophageal reflux. Therefore, taking care to avoid upper respiratory infections and avoiding gastroesophageal reflux by keeping the baby upright after meals will undoubtedly help to prevent adenoid hypertrophy in babies. In mild cases, babies develop symptoms such as runny nose, rhinitis, cough, otitis media, open-mouth breathing, sleep snoring, and in severe cases, sleep apnea, learning difficulties, hyperactivity, and even disruption of growth and development. For your own baby, the main way to determine whether your baby’s adenoids are enlarged is by observing the following aspects 1, facial appearance: see if the baby has a long-term open-mouth breathing, “adenoid face” (jaw bone becomes longer, palate bone high arch, teeth alignment, upper incisors protrude, lip thick, lack of expression). If these changes occur, the child’s condition is very serious and should be seen by a doctor as soon as possible. 2. Ear symptoms: hearing loss and tinnitus, diagnosed as secretory otitis media. If your baby says that he/she cannot hear clearly, or he/she always hears strange sounds such as “buzzing”, or his/her reaction to what you say becomes weaker, or even accompanied by fever and ear pain, it also means that your baby may have adenoid hypertrophy, and you should take your baby to the doctor as soon as possible. 3, nasal symptoms: babies often appear nasal congestion and runny nose and other symptoms. When talking with occlusive nasal sound, snoring sound when sleeping, serious even appear sleep apnea. This all indicates that the baby’s situation is serious, long-term sleep apnea will affect the normal growth and development of the baby, to take the baby to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition. 4, pharynx, throat and lower respiratory tract symptoms: baby in the night paroxysmal cough, prone to bronchitis, all suggest that the baby may suffer from adenoid hypertrophy. In short, babies with problems, attentive mothers can find the difference between them and healthy children. Based on the above symptoms, combined with the direct observation and evaluation of the hospital’s electronic nasopharyngoscope, the final diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy can be confirmed. If you can’t see anything wrong with your baby through the above four aspects, then the chances of your baby having adenoid hypertrophy are very low. Most children with adenoid hypertrophy can be effectively relieved by surgical removal, so mothers should not be overly anxious.