Adenoiditis

Adenoids are lymph tissue mass that are located in the pharynx just behind nose. They act as a protective barrier to infections entering respiratory tract. They trap harmful germs that enter through mouth or nose and also produce antibodies to fight infection. Adenoids become less significant as the body develops immunity with growing up and by the age of 5 or 6, they become smaller and gradually disappear. They cause no symptoms by the time your child reaches his or her teenage years. Adenoids can swell up again in adulthood because of infection, but this isn’t common.

ADENOIDITIS

• Bacterial or viral infections can cause inflammation and swelling of adenoids resulting in condition called adenoiditis.

• They can block your child’s nose and throat. If both your child’s adenoids and tonsils are enlarged, it may make it more difficult to breathe or swallow.

• This particularly affects more when child is asleep, causing snoring or may temporarily stop breathing for a few seconds, called sleep apnoea.

• They can also block or cover the tubes that join the nose to the ear (the Eustachian tubes). These tubes help to drain fluid from your child’s ears and keep the right amount of pressure in the ears. If they stop working properly, your child may have hearing problems or develop an ear infection.

• It can also cause sinusitis in some children

SYMPTOMS OF ENLARGED ADENOIDS

• Sore throat

• Stuffy nose

• Swollen glands in the neck

• Ear pain and other ear problems

• When the nose is stuffy, breathing through it can be a challenge. Other symptoms of adenoiditis related to nasal congestion include:

o Breathing through the mouth

o Speaking with a nasal sound, as if you are speaking with a pinched nose. Trouble in producing certain letter like “M”

o Difficulty sleeping

o Snoring or sleep apnea (a condition where you stop breathing for a short amount of time during sleep)

COMPLICATIONS OF ADENOIDITIS

Breathing problems and sleep apnoea may result in incomplete sleep which inturn leads to tiredness all day long, behavior problem, short attention span etc.

Regular ear infection can cause glue ear and hearing loss. Severe hearing loss can affect child’s speech and understanding. It can also affect the behavior and child’s performance at school.

PREVENTION

• Nutritious diet and good ventilation helps us to prevent infections

• Avoid cold and acidic drinks

• Avoid tinned food items with preservatives, sauces, packed juices etc.

• Avoid cold damp and overcrowded places

TREATMENT

Conventional medicine treats adenoids either by managing symptoms or going for adenoidectomy.

WHY SURGERY SHOULD BE AVOIDED

Adenoids as well as tonsils form the first line of defense against germs entering through respiratory tract. Their removal makes our body more susceptible to recurrent respiratory infections. So, even after surgery, immunity against infections may remain low.

HOMEOPATHY HAS THE SOLUTION

Homeopathy can completely reverse the inflammation and enlargement of glands without surgery. It strengthens the immune system of the body so that recurrent infections are resisted. It provides painless relief with easily palatable pills. The treatment is tailor made where the medicine is prescribed according to personality of the individual. It provides safe and effective solution to cure enlarged adenoids and tonsils