Allergy is a common causative factor for adenoid hypertrophy.
Under normal physiological conditions, adenoids proliferate in children between the ages of 2 and 6 years, gradually shrinking after the age of 10 years and basically disappearing in adults. If the adenoids become enlarged in childhood and cause a series of clinical symptoms, it is called adenoid hypertrophy.
Repeated episodes of adenoid inflammation or inflammation of neighboring parts such as nasal cavity, sinuses, tonsils and nasopharynx can stimulate the adenoids to undergo pathological hyperplasia. Allergies lead to allergic rhinitis, resulting in swelling of the nasal mucosa, which can spread to the nasopharynx, the secretion backflow stimulation of the nasopharynx leads to adenoid hypertrophy. Adenoid hypertrophy can block the posterior nostrils, aggravate nasal congestion and lead to sleep snoring.
Therefore, while actively treating adenoid hypertrophy, we should standardize the diagnosis and treatment of allergic upper respiratory tract diseases, so as to avoid the adverse effects of the two.