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Medical Conditions - Adenoid Growth

Adenoid is a collection of soft tissue found behind the nose and throat. They tend to swell up during infection or inflammation in children and regress with age. Swollen adenoids may impact the clarity of speech.

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Is surgery necessary for my child's breathing difficulty?

Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern.

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What are adenoids, and how do they affect breathing?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern.

MRI of head and neck shows enlarged adenoids. I the enlargement benign or malignant?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the MRI (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There is a very mild adenoid hypertrophy.

Grommets, now ringing and hearing loss. Cause?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Grommet or ventilation tube insertion is done when there is a fluid accumulation behind the eardrum.

Is the height of a child affected due to adenoids?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Here are certain points of advise I would like to give you. Weight is absolutely normal for her age as per growth charts. As per the height mentioned (3.

What is the best way to treat an enlarged adenoids in a 5-year-old child?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The X-ray (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) shows adenoid hypertrophy of 80 to 90 percent.

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My 5-year-old kid has ear infection with a little pus collection. Kindly help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You described about the right ear discharge since three weeks is associated with tonsillitis.

My voice always sounds blocked. Should I get my adenoids removed?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Nasal voice can occur due to an adenoid enlargement. Adenoids are protective in kids, and they should regress in size by the age of 10 to 13.

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