Adenoids are neoplasms from the lymphoid tissue that form in the region of the pharyngeal tonsil. Most often they occur after the transferred infectious diseases, such as measles, rubella, scarlet fever, ARVI and so on, in children aged 3 to 10 years. Also, their appearance may be due to hereditary factors.
Signs of adenoids:
- violation of nasal breathing;
- discharge from the nose;
- headache;
- due to problems with breathing, sleep is disturbed, memory deteriorates, attention is lost;
- hearing loss;
- children of early age have difficulty mastering speech.
Continuous breathing through the mouth is not natural, so it leads to a change in the facial skull and even the chest, the child has a cough and shortness of breath. Anemia can also develop, because of the difficulty in breathing, the blood is not enriched enough with oxygen.
Treatment of adenoids
Speaking about the treatment of adenoids, it is important to differentiate the concept of adenoids and adenoiditis. So - adenoids are vegetations, anatomical neoplasms, and adenoiditis is an increase in pharyngeal tonsils due to inflammation. Conservative treatment is affected precisely by inflammation, and to solve the problem of adenoids in the presence of absolute indications in traditional medicine there is only one proven and effective method of treatment - adenotomy or removal of adenoids in children. When the adenoids and adenoiditis are combined, the inflammatory process is first eliminated, followed by surgical treatment.
Parents of often ill children often face a dilemma - to decide whether or not to have an operation to remove adenoids in children? According to most experts, if about every second ARI in a baby ends with complications in the form of otitis or a hearing disorder, then the answer to this question should be unambiguously positive.
Methods of removal of adenoids in children
The radical method of disposal is, of course, the most effective. Initially, nasopharyngeal tonsils are designed to be a barrier that protects the body from the penetration of infections from the outside, but if adenoids appear on them, they themselves become a permanent source of spread of pathogens. The effectiveness of surgical intervention depends on whether the adenoid tissue is completely removed. If there is at least a millimeter layer of growth on the surface of the amygdala, then the likelihood of a relapse will be great.
To date, two cutting-edge methods of adenotomy are used:
- endoscopic removal of adenoids in children - is carried out under general anesthesia with the help of special optical instruments with the use of special instruments. The operation is fully controlled visually and surgical intervention is minimized;
- removal of adenoids in children with a laser - a bloodless method, alternative to a scalpel, allows you to work on inflammatory foci without affecting healthy tissues.
In case of untimely or incorrect removal of adenoids in children, the following consequences are possible:
- The child is deprived of natural protection. Children who underwent such surgery at an early age - up to 6-8 years - are much more prone to allergies, pollinosis and bronchial asthma.
- Probability of relapse. Lymphoid tissue is prone to self-healing, and this process sometimes does not depend on the quality of the operation performed. The younger the child, the faster the recovery occurs.
- After removing adenoids, the baby snores. This again is associated with difficult nasal breathing due to the fact that adenotomy does not solve the problem of morbidity in general and it is necessary to constantly apply preventive measures to prevent the re-growth of neoplasms.