Enlarged adenoids

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Adenoids

Throat anatomy

Adenoids - enlarged

Surgical removal of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) will prevent complications, and will cure complications if they already exist from enlarged adenoids. Antibiotics may be used to treat tonsil, adenoid, and sinus infections when they occur.

Full recovery is expected. Right-sided heart failure is reversible when the sleep apnea and airway obstruction are treated.

Enlarged adenoids can cause health-threatening conditions such as chronic ear infections, sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, and right-sided heart failure.

Call your health care provider if your child has difficulty breathing through the nose. Call if the child has other symptoms discussed above.

Review Date: 01/30/2007
Reviewed By: Ravindra Uppaluri, MD. Otolaryngologist, Private Practice, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.