Patient's question:
Child with adenoid hypertrophy, accounting for about 80% of the posterior nasal cavity, has difficulty breathing at night, sometimes even breathes through the mouth, and frequently experiences nasal congestion.Doctor's answer:
Besides surgery, there is no other solution. In children with long-term adenoid hypertrophy, the nose becomes flattened, the nostrils develop poorly, the eye distance widens, mouth breathing occurs, and facial expressions become, presenting a special adenoid face. At this time, both physical and intellectual development of the child are greatly affected, and it can also cause secretory otitis media. Active surgical treatment should be adopted. Adenoid removal can be performed at the same time as tonsillectomy or separately. Those who are not suitable for surgery can consider radiotherapy (but it is rarely used). In recent years, some people believe that plasma treatment can be adopted for adenoid hypertrophy, which is simple and causes minimal pain.