What are the symptoms of swollen tonsils in children?

When children are young, they are prone to swollen tonsils due to their poor resistance, especially when they have a cold or fever. However, many parents may not be able to detect enlarged tonsils in children, especially in younger children. So, what symptoms should parents look for to detect enlarged tonsils in children?

Symptoms of swollen tonsils. Sometimes the lymphatic tissue will enlarge (due to chronic inflammation or allergic reactions), and then swollen tonsils will appear. When tonsils are swollen, they will block the respiratory tract, causing sinusitis, otitis media, or causing stubborn coughs. People with swollen tonsils often have to breathe only through their mouths.

1. Ear symptoms: Due to the hypertrophy of tonsils and the accumulation of inflammatory secretions in the nasopharynx, the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube is blocked, which may be complicated by non-suppurative or suppurative otitis media, leading to hearing loss, tinnitus, and ear stuffiness.

2. Nasal symptoms: Enlarged tonsils are often complicated by rhinitis and sinusitis. The children have symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, mouth breathing, drooling, occlusive nasal sounds when speaking, and snoring during sleep.

3. Symptoms of respiratory tract infection: Due to the inflammation, secretions irritate the respiratory mucosa, often causing inflammation of the throat, trachea and bronchitis. Therefore, patients may experience symptoms such as throat discomfort, voice changes, coughing and spitting, asthma, low fever, etc.

4. "Adenoid facies": Due to long-term mouth breathing, the development of the child's facial bones is affected, the maxilla becomes long and narrow, and the hard palate becomes high and narrow. Protruding teeth, irregular dentition, poor bite, drooping mandible, thick lips, upturned upper lip, hanging lower lip, drooping outer canthus, and shallow nasolabial groove. If there is mental depression and dull and stupid facial expressions, it becomes the so-called "adenoid facies".

If the above situations are found, parents should pay attention to whether the child's tonsils are enlarged. After all, the child cannot express himself well, so parents still need to pay more attention to the child. Through the child's usual performance and the reason for crying, parents can discover the child's abnormality as early as possible. Do not ignore the child's health due to carelessness.