Patient: about a month recently Now taking medication How best to treat Laboratory and test results: Last seen at: Dalian Children’s Hospital Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of Dalian Medical University Wang Zhiqiang: Are you talking about adenoids? The Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University Patient: Yes I read the wrong diagnosis: Adenoid hypertrophy is almost ineffective when treated by drugs, and the treatment effect we see is actually on secondary diseases such as rhinosinusitis or otitis media caused by adenoid hypertrophy. The only means to address adenoid hypertrophy is surgery. Of course, it also depends on how much adenoid hypertrophy affects the child. Patient: Hello, Dr. Wang! How big is the patient’s requirement if it is surgical treatment? My daughter is only 3 weeks old, is it better to treat her with medication or surgery? How long is the hospital stay for surgical treatment? How long is the surgery? Wang Zhiqiang, Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of Dalian Medical University: Surgery is possible at the age of three, hospitalization is about one week, and the operation usually takes less than one hour. You should also visit the hospital before the surgery. Patient: Dr. Wang: Hello! Can it be cured if surgery is done? Will it recur in the future? What is the cause of adenoid hypertrophy? My child has been snoring quite heavily recently, is it an aggravation of his condition? He has repeated colds and coughs. He also sleeps very restlessly at night. Wang Zhiqiang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Hospital of Dalian Medical University: Nowadays, we usually do the surgery under the direct vision of nasal endoscope, which can cure the disease and it usually will not recur in the future.