Is it worth removing adenoids in children?

In early childhood, babies often get colds. A special peak occurs at the beginning of the kindergartens, when many children from each other grab different infections. Of course, frequent illnesses do not promote health. The human body is designed in such a way that it tries to save its health as much as possible. In children, this self-preservation reflex also works - infectious diseases meet such a powerful barrier as adenoids, which do not allow viruses and bacteria to become a source of other serious diseases. From the nasopharynx the infection does not fall down on the respiratory tract, but settles on special tonsils - adenoids. Undoubtedly, adenoids contribute to the fact that children are sick less.

Adenoids in children vary in size. Because of frequent inflammation adenoid tissue proliferates, then the doctors and diagnose adenoiditis (inflammation of the adenoids). The first sign that parents can notice is the baby's breathing with his mouth open, snoring at night, non-speaking of consonant consonant sounds (an example is perfectly visible on the word "lamp" - the combination of letters m and n turns into a fused nasal sound that does not separate letters). In addition to speech, hearing is affected. If the adenoids in children are not treated for a long time, then there is an "adenoid type of face" - it visually lengthens slightly, nasal folds are smoothed, a little more saliva, cheeks puffy. In addition to these signs, adenoids do not externally manifest themselves - they simply can not be seen without special ENT devices. Therefore, when the first symptoms of adenoids go to the doctor is mandatory.

Doctors after the first visit and collected anamnesis easily diagnose the problem. On examination, they can see adenoids of three degrees: from the first to the third, respectively, the severity. For the first stage of adenoids only observe, if the second one has a tendency to further growth, or already the third degree, then doctors prefer to delete them. Before removing adenoids in children, prescribe special drugs that increase blood coagulability. Fortunately, the proderal removal of adenoids by surgery has changed greatly since the days of Soviet medicine. Earlier adenoids in children were removed under local anesthesia. The child was fixed on a stool and adenoids were cut through the mouth with a special scalpel-loop. Usually, there was no serious soreness during the operation, but the baby was scared with a large amount of blood after the operation, and even the moment of removal. But today adeniodes are removed under general anesthesia (exceptions are possible only if the baby is anesthetized), so the child does not feel anything and wakes up already when the operation is over. Of course, this method is much safer for the child's psyche and the nervous system. The dose of anesthesia in this case is very small, so it does not do any harm to the baby. If there are no problems, then by the evening of the same day or the next morning you can go home. At home, the nasopharyngeal and lavage instillations are performed, the sparing diet for a while.

If parents suspect adenoids in children, treatment with homeopathy should not be used (especially at 2-3 degrees). Most often this leads to a prolonged process and still leads to the hospital. It is much better to consult a specialist and it is possible to remove adenoids in children in less traumatic ways. If it is possible to avoid standard surgery, adenoids in children can be removed endoscopically - through a tube inserted into the nose, or by a laser. Such operations are less traumatic, with minimal blood loss. They are made much faster, and the recovery period is shorter. Children are sent home that evening, provided there are no postoperative complications.

Another method of treating adenoids is cryo-exposure. This method involves spraying adenoids with liquid nitrogen through the nose. The method is painless and bloodless. Similar sessions need to be held somewhat depending on the dynamics. The interval is one and a half month. Usually this procedure stimulates the immune system, and the adenoids themselves do not need to be removed.