Your little ones suffering from snoring, mouth breathing or nasal block ? Read to know Why !
All of you might have heard about tonsils. Adenoids are similar kind of tissue which is a part of our immune system, located at backside of the junction between our nose and oral cavity. So like tonsils, adenoids are also there for everyone during childhood. Unlike tonsils, adenoids shrink with age and usually regress completely by around 12 years . However it keeps growing and reaches maximum size by around 6-7 years . Then it shrinks normally. So what is the problem??? Sometimes due to repeated infections or other factors the adenoids become unusually enlarged and narrows the normal airway. When this happens child starts facing difficulty in breathing through nose ( nasal block ) and becomes a frequent mouth breather . Snoring develops. Repeated infections can cause inflammation of adenoids and can lead to nasal bleeding occasionally. The eustachian tube which is a connection between bac...