ADENOIDS

• Restlessness while sleeping.Snoring.
• Bad breath.
• Frequent ear infections.
• Persistent runny nose or nasal congestion.
• Enlarged tonsils.Your caregiver is often able to diagnose enlarged adenoids by examining your tonsils and your adenoid (done with a special mirror). Occasionally, an X-ray exam of the throat may be done. Sleep studies may be done if you have signs of sleep apnea.Antibiotics may be used to treat bacterial adenoid and sinus infections and reduce swelling of the adenoids.
• Removal of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) may be recommended in cases of longstanding or recurring bouts of tonsillitis or enlarged adenoids that are causing airway blockage. Because adenoids normally shrink in adolescence, adults very seldom need adenoidectomy.
• Other reasons for adenoidectomy may include:
• TREATMENT
• DIAGNOSIS
• Trouble breathing through the nose.
• Excessive snoring.
• Repeated or longstanding ear infections that:
• Persist despite the use of antibiotics (in cases of bacterial infection).
• Recur 5 or more times in a year.
• Recur 3 or more times a year during a 2 year period.
• Episodes of no breathing while sleeping (sleep apnea).

Adenoidectomy, Child

Care Before and After

An adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids. This is often done because nonsurgical treatment has failed to help your child’s problems. Enlarged adenoids often cause ear problems, because the tubes that drain the middle ear enter into the upper and back area of the throat. When these tubes are blocked by adenoid tissue, the ears cannot drain properly and this can result in infection.