With increasing cases of repeat colds, coughs, and allergies; there’s a rise in cases of surgery in children.
As children, we all have suffered from repeat cold coughs, inflamed tonsils, and nose blocks but most of us survived it without many medications and surgeries. These days, the problem is that no one has time, no patience, nuclear families, working parents, extra cautious schools and so on.
Everything needs a quick fix un-foreseeing the long-term consequences.
Tonsils and Adenoids go mostly together and are being surgically removed in patients at a go if the patient has persistent complaints.
Tonsils are in the throat while adenoids are in the nasal root /behind the nasal cavity. Adenoids are also referred to as Nasopharyngeal Tonsils. They have the role of blocking any germs entering through our nose., just as tonsils do in the throat. Both are lymphatic organs shielding us from major infections, but when infected, it becomes problematic and repeated infection affects & alters the normal growth of our kids. Adenoids usually start involuting after the onset of puberty.
Lets have a look the causes & prevalance
- Age – usually between age nof 3 yrs- 10 yrs age
- Infection
- Allergies
- Cold intakes
Symptoms
- Adenoids- block the nose, so induce mouth breathing.
- Mouth breathing leads to – protuding teeth, irregular and crowded with high arched palate.
- Adenoids persistent give a blank face , typically called Adenoid Facei.
- While adenoids block air passage, so is the eustachian tube block in most of the cases which may cause ear pain and middle ear infection as well.
- It mostly is associated with other upper respiratory tract infection like- sore throat, cold, coryza and ear infections as well.
- Sometimes – nocturnal enuresis due to suffocative sensation in sleep
- There may be some hearing difficulties secondary to associated ear infections.
Treatment & Prevention
- Homeopathy is all about conserving, surgery best avoided, so we offer health with our best individually suiting medicine to the patients. To name some medicines for adenoids are- Calcarea, Lycopodium, Agraphis, Iodum .
- While everyone panicking and fearing about secondary symptoms opting surgeries with no much relief , we suggest to have patience and right choice of treatment first.
- Prevention is quite easier and feasible and free of cost. Breathing exercises have worked wonders in preventing and minimizing the relapses.
- Wearing masks while travelling prevents the adenoids and polyps as well, as it bars smoke, dust or even cold air and the germs from other infected persons.
- Breathing exercise you may follow on youtube @MedicinegotEasywithDr.Mrinalini , namely- Bhramari, Anulom – vilom, kapal bhati, deep breathing.
Bibliography
1.Text book on ENT by Bhargawas
2. Boericke’s Repertory
