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Toddler With Cold And Cough. Adenoids Enlarged. Suggested Maxtra And Xymal. Is Surgery Permanent Solution?

My 1 year & 11 monts sons has heavy cough & cold from long time, after x-ray its detects that its adenoids get enlarged, so doctor has suggested medicine like metoxim-dt 100mg, maxtra-p & xyzal m kid, so i just want to know that this maxtra is for cough or what and also want to know whether surgery is required to remove the adenoids, also in future after my son will live his normal life, or again it will occur, pl explain...
posted on Fri, 14 Dec 2012
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Critical Care Specialist,  's  Response
Hi thanks for your question.
Relax Adenoids do get enlage in this age group and regress as age increases.Sometime they get infected and need antibiotics.
However if symptoms are sever and interfer day to day life ,adenectomy( surgical removal of adenoids) is permenent treatment.
Hope this answers your question.
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Pediatrician,  Dr. O.P.Jha's  Response
Yes mantra is for cough .if medical treatment fails then surgery is needed.after surgery. No chance off recurrence n life. Will. Remain normal.
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Toddler With Cold And Cough. Adenoids Enlarged. Suggested Maxtra And Xymal. Is Surgery Permanent Solution?

Hi thanks for your question. Relax Adenoids do get enlage in this age group and regress as age increases.Sometime they get infected and need antibiotics. However if symptoms are sever and interfer day to day life ,adenectomy( surgical removal of adenoids) is permenent treatment. Hope this answers your question.