The most common cause of snoring in children is adenoidal hypertrophy, and the common symptoms include nasal congestion, snoring, inattention, and decreased learning ability. It seems that some children even have a typical "adenoid face". Children with adenoid hypertrophy, if accompanied by bacterial infection, are likely to cause chronic sinusitis, middle ear effusion, bad breath and so on. It has a great influence on children's growth and development. Adenoid hypertrophy to a certain extent, doctors generally recommend surgery. Parents who are eager to take care of their children often talk about the discoloration of "surgery" at this time, fearing that the operation is risky or will leave sequelae for their children. In order to relieve parents' worries, the following questions and answers are expected to help parents in need.

Hypertrophic adenoids

A child with an adenoid face

1. Is it necessary to operate on adenoidal hypertrophy?

If conservative treatment fails and the hypertrophy exceeds 70%, surgery is needed.

2. Can adenoidectomy solve all the problems?

The best effect of surgery is to solve the difficulty of nasal breathing, that is, to solve nasal congestion, especially nasal congestion and snoring at night and apnea (breath holding). Followed by runny nose and cough. The third is to solve the symptoms of the ear. The principle is to relieve the dysfunction of eustachian tube. Surgery only relieves adenoidal hypertrophy itself, and its accompanying symptoms still need corresponding treatment.

3. Does adenoidectomy affect immunity?

Adenoidectomy will not affect immunity. This is a reliable conclusion after research, without doubt. It is confirmed by a large number of clinical research cases.

I heard that general anesthesia will affect children's intelligence. Is that so?

The influence of narcotic drugs on children is limited to the period of anesthesia and within 24 hours after anesthesia, and it will not have any influence on the body, let alone the intelligence.

5. How painful is the operation?

Simple adenoidectomy is painless. Generally, children can move freely in the afternoon on the day of operation, eat semi-solid food that night and ordinary food the next day. Most children can't tell the day after surgery that they just had surgery. Generally, postoperative analgesia is not required.

6. How long is the operation?

Simple adenoidectomy takes about 20 minutes (from the beginning of excision to the end of hemostasis), but due to factors such as preoperative preparation, anesthesia and postoperative anesthesia recovery time, children spend much longer in the operating room. For parents, it may feel longer than a year.

7. How long does it take to stay in hospital?

It usually takes 3-7 days, and a doctor is needed in special circumstances.

8. How long should I rest after discharge?

Generally, you can go to school normally, and you don't need to rest at home without special advice.

9. Do you need to supplement nutrition after the operation?

You can't take so-called supplements after the operation.

10, can I have ice cream?

Of course. Eating ice cream can relieve pain and reduce the chance of bleeding.

1 1. Is there anything I can't eat?

Try to avoid spicy food while ensuring comprehensive nutrition.

12. When should I check again after the operation?

Review once a week, and review twice a week after discharge. If there is no special need, there is no need to review. When necessary, the doctor will explain the time of reexamination (usually two months after operation).

Children with chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis or secretory otitis media, if their condition is complicated before operation, should adhere to medication after operation, so as to have a good therapeutic effect and should be followed up.