Patient's question:
Daughter is 4 years old. Since she was 3, she has sometimes snored at night and had a stuffy nose after catching a cold, which never gets better. She has seen a doctor, who said there is a high possibility of adenoid hypertrophy. Is adenoid hypertrophy likely to cause a stuffy nose?Doctor's answer:
The adenoid, also known as the pharyngeal tonsil or palatine tonsil, is a mass of lymphoid tissue located at the top of the nasopharynx, behind the nasal cavity and above the throat. Under normal circumstances, children between the ages of 2 and 10 are in the period of adenoid hypertrophy, reaching their maximum size at age 6, and beginning to atrophy after age 10, disappearing around age 13. Adenoid hypertrophy in children poses significant harm to patients, and it is recommended that patients seek timely treatment from a specialized medical professional under the guidance of a doctor. In daily life, it is advisable to drink more water and pay more attention to dietary issues, hoping that the child can recover as soon as possible!