What are adenoids? Adenoids, also known as pharyngeal tonsils or proliferators, are located at the junction of the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx and resemble half of a peeled orange. What is adenoid hypertrophy? Under normal circumstances, the adenoids develop to their maximum size when children are 6-7 years old, and gradually shrink after puberty. Adenoid hypertrophy is a pathological hyperplasia of the adenoids due to repeated stimulation of inflammation, which causes nasal congestion, open mouth whistling symptoms, especially at night, snoring, sleep restlessness, children often turn over from time to time, more obvious when lying on their backs, and in severe cases can appear whistling pauses. This disease is most often seen in children, often combined with chronic tonsillitis, tonsillar hypertrophy. Repeated upper whistle infections and adenoid hypertrophy can occur in children around 3 years of age and should not be ignored. What are the dangers of adenoidal hypertrophy? 1, easy to form “adenoid face” Because the children’s nasopharynx is relatively small, when the adenoid hypertrophy, due to nasal congestion affects the whistling and mouth open whistling, long-term mouth whistling, airflow impact on the hard palate will make the hard palate deformation, high arch, over time, the development of the face will be deformed, the upper lip is short and thick, the jaw bone drooping, the nasolabial fold disappears The hard palate, high arch, teeth alignment, upper incisors protrude, poor bite, nasal septum deviation, etc., facial muscles are not easy to move, lack of expression, look very much like the ugly duckling, medically known as “adenoid face”. 2, prone to sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis Pediatric adenoid hypertrophy can cause nose blockage, resulting in children’s nasal snot is not easy to discharge, and backflow to the pharynx, stimulating the mucous membrane of the whistle, resulting in sinusitis, often causing bouts of coughing, prone to bronchitis. The nasopharynx has a tube connected to the middle ear, and adenoid hypertrophy may cause this tube to be inaccessible, thus causing otitis media. As children need a lot of oxygen to develop, snoring can cause a serious lack of oxygen during sleep, which directly leads to a lack of oxygen supply for brain development and a decrease in the secretion of growth-promoting hormone, which not only affects the child’s height, but also decreases the body’s resistance and will affect the child’s intelligence in the future. Otitis media can also affect the child’s hearing and cause mental retardation. How to treat adenoid hypertrophy? 1.General treatment Prevent colds and flu, improve the immunity of the body, actively treat the original disease, nasal flushing, negative pressure replacement, nasal spray hormone, decongestant. 2.Surgical treatment If conservative treatment is not effective, adenoidectomy should be performed as soon as possible. Surgery can be performed together with tonsil removal.