Disease due to adenoid gland problem

A child who will be about 5/6 years.He arises from his sleep in the morning with phlegm from noses .He is always affected in cold .He used to use some medicines months to months to reduce cold.But there is no improvement the situation.He is not only in coughing but also mild fever.Then he becomes well after using antibiotic,antihistamine,nose drop etc.This is continuing last some years.The problem is not reducing rather increasing.Once he feels insomnia.Whole night is continuing with little sleeping and with phlegm.In this situation his parents took him an ENT specialist.The doctor observed him very carefully.

Then the doctor suggested him to do an x-ray of adenoid gland.After x-ray,there is a problem is seen in adenoid gland.Doctor gave them a suggestion for operation.At last operation is done.Now the child is complete well.Gradually he is becoming in healthy baby.Many children are also suffering this disease with it.

Although the word "adenoid" is unknown but it is seen available.A statistics has shown that the children who had an experience of operation,among then adenoid operation is one of them.

Tonsil is also familiar to all.So,there is problem shown in throat,tonsil matter comes first.Many think that its problem is as well as tonsil problem.It is a different things.But it has a similarity with tonsil structurally.For this reason,if there is problem in tonsil,there have also problem in adenoid.Simultaneously,if there is problem in adenoid,there  have also problem in tonsil.

It becomes large mostly between 3 to 7 years and smaller between 8 to 10 years.If someone has an experience a derangement of this,he/she can be affected by this disease.

Diagnosis of it:


An ENT specialist observes a child,details history of child,and he can give a suggestion for an x-ray to find out the problem of it.

Usually the treatment of it is operation:
Fathers and mothers become worried if it is told for  operation.It depends on how much does it becomes large.But it is matter of saying that this problem appears only in children age and the treatment is operation.So you can avoid future complication by operation.But it does not need always and then medicines can be used.But an ENT specialist will a decision which is good by measuring whole matters.

If operation is not done,some disorders may be seen in future-researchers have said that oxygen supply reduces to the brain in children due prolong nose closing.So,children,s brain do not groe properly and intelligence shows low in child. Besides this,children become inattentive in class,bad results in examination and hampers education life due to low hearing gradually.Eventually,middle ear infection can be complicated that lead to a hole in ear curtain and patients can affect with CSOM disease.But it is telling that closing nose,nose problem,water deposition in nose try to inhale by mouth may also happen for various reasons except adenoid problem.If above problems are shown for other reasons,treatment should be needed.

Causes of enlarging it:  
Recurring infection of upper esophagus influences on adenoid gland.As a result,it becomes large.Besides this,health scientists guess that it also becomes large due to allergy.

Symptoms may be shown when it becomes large:
Way of nose air becomes shorten due to adenoid problem.So child take inhale by mouth.Even,exhale or inhale sounds may be occurred during sleeping and nasal sounds.Which tube is connected with upper esophagus with ear is called eustachian tube.Adenoid is situated this side.So,eustachian,s tube path becomes problem due to adenoid problem.

So,phlegm can grow in middle ear and pain can grow in ear and sometimes hearing problem may be occurred.Children,s nose remain closed due to adenoid gland enlarging.So,children inhale by mouth.Children,s taking food may be delayed or difficulty because of it.Besides this,spittle can escape from mouth corner.If this prolong situation is continuing,children,s upper teeth becomes high,teeth root becomes short and snub-nosed is seen as well as a stupid looking seems to face.After all,these symptoms what change come in their face,is called "adenoid facies".Children looks stupid and foolish who are affected by this disease.