Patient's question:
My baby is two and a half years old and snores during naps. I've visited the ear, nose, and throat department twice, and the doctor said it's chronic rhinitis. I've taken medication, but it hasn't helped at all. The snoring makes me feel really uncomfortable. What should I do? DoctorDoctor's answer:
According to your description, the child should be snoring due to adenoid hypertrophy. The adenoid is located behind the posterior nasal cavity. When it grows to cover two-thirds of the posterior nasal cavity, it blocks the airflow through the posterior nasal cavity, causing the child to breathe through the mouth, which is known as pediatric snoring. It is recommended that you have a CT scan to determine the size of the adenoid and whether there are indications for surgery. If there are surgical indications, surgical treatment should be performed.