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What Does Problem In Adenoid Mean?

hii i ask u that what is adenoid?my baby is 3years old and he hav 16mm adenoids,doc give medicines for 2months for melt adenoid but my baby hav very problem to breathing,so me nd my hus just confused what 2 do wait for result medicines or not,what u say 16mm adenoid melt by medicines or not plz tell me,nd what care i give my baby in adenoid problem,plz tell me
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thanks for your query

I appreciate your concern about your loved one.
Adenoid is a small mass of soft tissue (like tonsils in the throat) at the back of our nasal area .Usually the adenoids like tonsils become smaller as the child grows.
sometimes adenoids enlarges and become troublesome--repeated ear infections/mouth breething/snoring/breething difficulties.
your baby seems to have a breething problem, which has not settled with medication (nasal sprays and oral moteleukast) .
In case it is troubling her during sleep (disturbed sleep/loud snoring/apnea-momentarily stoppage of breething), she needs to be evaluated with the help of a tympanogram-a type of ear examination,repeat xrays of adenoids,hearing tests and opinion of an ENT specialist.
I hope my answer is able to help you and your daughter in solving her problem of enlarged adenoids

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dr kanwar deep

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What Does Problem In Adenoid Mean?

thanks for your query I appreciate your concern about your loved one. Adenoid is a small mass of soft tissue (like tonsils in the throat) at the back of our nasal area .Usually the adenoids like tonsils become smaller as the child grows. sometimes adenoids enlarges and become troublesome--repeated ear infections/mouth breething/snoring/breething difficulties. your baby seems to have a breething problem, which has not settled with medication (nasal sprays and oral moteleukast) . In case it is troubling her during sleep (disturbed sleep/loud snoring/apnea-momentarily stoppage of breething), she needs to be evaluated with the help of a tympanogram-a type of ear examination,repeat xrays of adenoids,hearing tests and opinion of an ENT specialist. I hope my answer is able to help you and your daughter in solving her problem of enlarged adenoids regards dr kanwar deep