Adenoids in children: symptoms and causes
If your baby constantly walks with snot and sits on a sick-list, then perhaps the cause of such problems lies in the growth of the nasopharyngeal tonsils. Many parents of preschool children face one of the most popular problems from the medical point of view - the removal or non-removal of adenoids.
Symptoms of adenoids in children
Most often, this disease is quite unobtrusive, slow and it may seem that this is not a disease at all. In most cases, inflammation of adenoids in children is manifested in the fact that the baby is often sick with all kinds of colds, and parents need to take constant sick leave because of which problems arise in the workplace. It is this circumstance that most often causes mums and dads to consult a doctor. And in general, the reasons for calling an otolaryngologist about inflammation of glands are quite unusual.
Another popular reason for referring to a specialist is the sudden dissatisfaction of the grandmother who came from a dacha or village, the breath of your child. Also a common cause is the discovery of something incomprehensible in the nasopharynx during a medical examination at a pre-school institution. And on the 4 th place to the doctor leads the symptoms of a medical nature. Also among many parents there is a mistaken belief that their children have adenoids: the causes of which lie in congenital pathology.
It is proven that the causes of adenoids are most often infectious diseases.
To see adenoids "with the naked eye" is quite difficult, only the ENT can examine the amygdala with the help of a special mirror. For many children, adenoids cause a lot of problems. Initially, nasopharyngeal tonsils are designed to protect against germs, which tend to penetrate the body with air, which we inhale through the nose. On the way they meet a filter - adenoids, in which special cells are developed that neutralize the body.
This organ is sensitive to various diseases, during which adenoids increase, and after recovery again return to normal. If between the diseases the gap is very small, then the adenoids do not decrease, but are constantly inflamed. In some cases, they can swell and block the nasopharynx.
Symptoms of defective changes in the nasopharyngeal tonsil
Symptoms of adenoids in children most often have violations of normal breathing through the nose, secretion of a mucous secret that fills the nasal passages and drains into the nasopharynx. Adenoids in children in the nose cause bad and restless sleep, snoring in sleep and children breathe only with their mouths, and in the morning the child is very sluggish. Children of school age often for this reason, dramatically reduced academic performance, attention and memory. Some children change speech, a dull tone appears in the voice and it becomes less sonorous.
A concomitant sign of a defect may be permanent headaches. Under the nose there is a swelling, which can develop into eczema.
Adenoids in children: symptoms in later stages, when the disease is started, the child's face acquires a meaningless expression, the nasolabial folds are smoothed out, saliva follows from the corners of the mouth. Among medical professionals, the term "external adenoidism" or "adenoid face" is often used. Due to constant breathing through the mouth, even deformation of the facial skull is possible. The baby spoils the bite, the thorax very much changes to become hollow or flat.
Degrees of adenoids
The following degrees of adenoids are distinguished:
- Adenoids are characterized by the fact that the baby breathes freely during the day. And in a dream, the size of the tonsils increases and interferes with the free air intake.
- Difficulty breathing the whole day, during sleep the baby snores, breathes through the mouth.
- The intake of air in the mouth is completely blocked by an adenoid tissue.
As you know, breathing mouth is dangerous, as it can cause tonsillitis, pneumonia, laryngitis, hearing loss.
Consequences of adenoids. All the consequences are obvious: hearing loss in adenoids and difficulty in nasal breathing. If the problem is not solved at the time, adenoids can cause irreversible consequences: speech disturbance, curvature of the spine, change in facial expression and shape, incontinence and changes in renal function. In addition, this disease can lead to physical and mental retardation of the baby.
The most common problems with defects in nasopharyngeal tonsils occur in children, while adolescents aged 13-14 years old adenoid tissue decreases and does not bother. However, this happens if the problem was initially treated professionally. The most common adenoid vegetations in children from 3 to 7 years old, when they go to the garden. At the moment, there is a medical opportunity to identify adenoids in children under one year.