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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Adenoids In A Child
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My 5 year old son has following symptoms- frequent throat infections, breathing difficulty at nite, snoring, with his mouth open. X-ray confirms enlarged adenoids. Surgery suggested. my query is, should I wait till he is grown up and the adenoids gets shrink on its own or go for the surgery? the symtoms are quite frequent though and despite being otherwise a healthy and active kid, his chest, throat etc are always in problem. pls advice!
My 5 year old son has following symptoms- frequent throat infections, breathing difficulty at nite, snoring, with his mouth open. X-ray confirms enlarged adenoids. Surgery suggested. my query is, should I wait till he is grown up and the adenoids gets shrink on its own or go for the surgery? the symtoms are quite frequent though and despite being otherwise a healthy and active kid, his chest, throat etc are always in problem. pls advice!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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From the symptoms you have described it sounds although there is no reason to delay having your sons adenoids removed.
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