Symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy in children

When it comes to adenoids hypertrophy, many people are familiar with it. Children are very likely to suffer from this disease. The treatment of adenoids hypertrophy in children should be based on the patient's specific situation, which is very helpful in alleviating the disease. However, when treating adenoids hypertrophy, it is also necessary to understand the manifestations of adenoids hypertrophy. Many people are not very clear about the manifestations of this disease. The following is a detailed introduction so that the treatment of adenoids hypertrophy can be carried out correctly.

Symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy in children:

Systemic symptoms

The overall development and nutritional status are poor, and the children show symptoms of anorexia, vomiting, indigestion, and subsequent malnutrition. Poor breathing and insufficient lung expansion may lead to chest deformity. Poor breathing at night will cause children to be in a state of hypoxia for a long time, which will disrupt endocrine function and cause growth and development disorders. Parents may find that their children have symptoms such as inattention, mood swings, night terrors, teeth grinding, night sweats, bedwetting, enuresis and slow reaction. In addition, long-term airway obstruction and insufficient lung ventilation will lead to increased pulmonary artery pressure, and in severe cases, right heart failure.

Adenoid hypertrophy is one of the most common causes of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Loud snoring and breath holding during sleep are the two main symptoms. Mouth breathing during sleep, excessive sweating, morning headaches, daytime sleepiness, and learning difficulties are also common symptoms.

Main hazards

Prone to "adenoid facies"

Since children's nasopharynx is relatively narrow, when the adenoids are enlarged, they have to breathe through their mouths due to nasal congestion that affects their breathing. Long-term mouth breathing, the airflow impacting the hard palate will cause the hard palate to deform and arch. Over time, the face will develop out of shape, with a short, thick and upturned upper lip, drooping mandible, disappearance of the nasolabial groove, a high and arched hard palate, uneven teeth, protruding upper incisors, poor bite, a flat and curved nasal septum, etc. The facial muscles are not easy to move and lack expression. This is medically called "adenoid facies."

Susceptible to tracheitis

Enlarged adenoids in children can cause nasal congestion, causing the child's nasal mucus to flow back into the pharynx, irritating the lower respiratory tract mucosa, often causing bouts of coughing, and making the child more susceptible to bronchitis.

It can easily cause children to become depressed and slow to react.

If children breathe through their mouths and have blocked noses for a long time, it is easy to cause ischemia and hypoxia in the head, resulting in mental depression, headache, dizziness, memory loss, slow reaction, etc.

Affects children's growth and development

Since children need a lot of oxygen to develop, snoring will cause children to suffer from severe hypoxia during sleep, which will directly lead to insufficient oxygen supply for brain development and cause a decrease in the secretion of growth hormone. This will not only affect the child's height, but also reduce the body's resistance, and will also affect the child's future intelligence.

After understanding the symptoms of adenoids hypertrophy, it is necessary to improve the disease in a timely manner. In addition, any abnormal conditions that occur during the treatment process must be reported in a timely manner. This will help the patient's disease. At the same time, if the patient feels uncomfortable during the treatment process, he or she also needs to choose some improvement methods.