What is Adenoid?
Adenoids are a small mass of lymphatic tissue situated behind your nose along with the tonsils. You cannot see adenoids as you can see the tonsils. Adenoids help you to trap the micro organisms which enter to the body through mouth and Nose. Adenoid gland plays an important role in keeping a kid healthy. As you get older, it get atrophied and disappear almost by the age of 15
Adenoid swelling (Hypertrophy)
Sometimes these adenoids get infected with micro organisms. This will lead to the swelling of the gland.
Recurrent upper respiratory infection in kids can be due to adenoid hypertrophy.
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What are the causes for Adenoid hypertrophy?
In some cases enlargement of adenoids can be natural.
Long term infection is another cause for it.
Allergy can be seen in some cases of Adenoid swelling.
What are the symptoms of Adenoid swelling?
· Mouth breathing (mostly at night)
· Mouth open during day (more severe obstruction)
· Bad breath
· Cracked lips
· Bad breath
· Cracked lips
· Dry mouth
· Dry mouth
· Persistent runny nose or nasal congestion
· Restlessness while sleeping
· Snoring
· swollen glands in the neck
· ear pain and other ear problems
Investigation
Your Doctor can diagnose it by inspection.
A complete blood picture and a X-ray may be needed to assess the condition.
How is it treated?
As I told you adenoid will disappear spontaneously. If it doesn’t make much difficult to your kid, you can wait and watch.
In some cases surgery to remove adenoid tissues are done (Adenoidectomy).
Homeopathy for Adenoid hypertrophy
Homeopathy has shown remarkable positive effect on adenoid swelling. There are lots of homeopathic medicines which can take care of your swollen adenoid. If your kid suffers from recurrent throat infection, you should consult a qualified classical homeopath near you.
Most commonly used medicines are,
Agraphis Nutens
Baryta Mur
Baryta sulph
Iodum
Calc iod
Nat mur
Belladonna
Rhus tox
Tuberculinum Etc.
One should consult your homeopath to find out your kid’s constitutional homeopathic remedy.
Source:
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (An Autonomous Organization of the Department of AYUSH,)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html
http://www.bupa.co.uk
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001649sym.htm#ixzz2Dbu5PwSe
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