Your child's adenoids can be enlarged, or swollen, for different reasons. It may just be that your child had enlarged adenoids at birth. Adenoids can also become enlarged when they are trying to fight off an infection. They might stay enlarged even after the infection is gone.

Enlarged adenoids can make it hard to breathe through the nose. Your child might end up breathing only through the mouth. This may cause a dry mouth, which can also lead to bad breath, cracked lips and running nose.

WHAT ARE ADENOIDS?

Adenoids are a patch of tissue that is high up in the throat, just behind the nose. They, along with the tonsils, are part of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system clears away infection and keeps body fluids in balance. The adenoids and tonsils work by trapping germs coming in through the mouth and nose.

Adenoids usually start to shrink after about age 5. By the teenage years, they are almost completely gone. By then, the body has other ways to fight germs.

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR ENLARGED ADENOIDS

This enlargement of adenoids can affect your child’s health in many ways; ranging from recurrent upper respiratory infections to hearing deficits .Homoeopathy has a lot to offer for the treatment of enlarged adenoids. A well-focused homoeopathic treatment can save your child’s adenoids from a surgeon’s knife.

Whether it be the tonsils or the adenoids, homoeopathic philosophy has always believed in preserving these helpful body tissues. Homoeopathy offers an excellent treatment for enlarged adenoids and complications arising from it.

While treating for adenoids the overall immunity of the child needs to be carefully looked at, as recurrent infections can lead the child into vicious cycle of enlarged adenoids and upper respiratory Infections. Frequent Infections issues can be dealt effectively by Constitutional homoeopathic medicine.

SYMPTOMS OF ENLARGED ADENOIDS

Swollen adenoids block the airways and can cause the following symptoms.

• frequent ear infections
• sore throat
• difficulty swallowing
• difficulty breathing through the nose
• habitual mouth breathing
• obstructive sleep apnea, which involves periodic lapses in breathing during sleep

Repeated middle ear infections due to swollen adenoids and clogged eustachian tubes have serious implications, such as hearing loss, which can also lead to speech problems.

DIAGNOSIS OF ENLARGED ADENOIDS

To find out if your child has enlarged adenoids, the doctor will.

• Ask about your child's medical history, including asking about your child's symptoms
• Check your child's ears, throat, and mouth
• Feel your child's neck

Since the adenoids are higher up than the throat, the provider cannot see them just by looking through your child's mouth. To check the size of your child's adenoids, your provider may use.

• A special mirror in the mouth
• A long, flexible tube with a light (an endoscope)
• An x-ray

PREVENTION OF ADENOIDITIS

There are a few things you can do to try to prevent adenoiditis. Eating healthy foods and drinking plenty of fluids is important. Also, getting enough sleep can help. Using good hygiene practices can minimize the chance of infection.

AN OUTLOOK ON ENLARGED ADENOIDS – BY DR. SMRITI’S HOMOEOPATHIC HEALING

Adenoids are spongy tissue that, along with your tonsils, help keep you healthy by trapping harmful germs that pass through the nose or mouth. Your adenoids also produce antibodies to help your body fight infections. 

However if your child has frequent infections, including ear and sinus infections, or antibiotics do not help, or if your child has ongoing breathing problems, doctors may refer your child to a specialist who can discuss surgery to remove the adenoids. This procedure is called an adenoidectomy. Homoeopathy can save your child from undergoing surgical removal of adenoids in most cases, especially if the adenoids are not huge in size, blocking the nasal passage to great extent. Homoeopathy helps to treat the underlying infection, allergies and thus reduce swelling of adenoids.