Enlarged adenoids in 9 year olds do not necessarily require surgery. Since the adenoids will gradually shrink around the age of 10, adenoid hypertrophy can be left unresected if it is not serious for the time being, and does not produce serious symptoms or complications, but if the adenoid hypertrophy leads to serious symptoms or complications, it can be removed under the operation of a doctor.
Adenoids is a lymphatic tissue located at the back of the pharyngeal dome, which usually starts to develop when the child is about 2~3 years old, reaches its maximum size at the age of 6~7, and gradually shrinks and disappears at the age of about 10. Therefore, if the adenoid enlargement of a 9-year-old is not serious, it can be treated conservatively for the time being.
However, if the adenoid hypertrophy is severe, blocking the nasopharynx and posterior nostrils, resulting in the narrowing of the airway by more than 50%, and the child has severe nighttime breathing difficulties, open-mouth breathing, snoring, or if the adenoid hypertrophy compresses the pharyngeal orifice of the Eustachian tube, leading to otitis media, which affects the child’s hearing, then the adenoids will need to be removed through surgery in a timely manner to carry out the treatment.
If the 9-year-old child adenoid hypertrophy, can be timely otolaryngology consultation, follow the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment.