Adenoiditis in children - treatment

Adenoids are designed to protect the human body from infection in childhood. Like any other organ, they can become inflamed for various reasons. Especially often this happens in toddlers in the age range from 3 to 7 years. This inflammation is called adenoiditis and in the absence of proper treatment is a serious danger to the health of crumbs.

In this article, we will tell you what is dangerous adenoiditis, and what treatment for this disease is used in children, depending on its form.

Possible consequences of adenoiditis

Ignoring the symptoms of this ailment can lead to the following complications:

• disturbance of the activity of the middle ear and, as a consequence, a deterioration in the ability to hear;
• the appearance in the child's organism of chronic foci of infection;
• the inability to completely cure colds;
• decrease in academic performance during the school period;
• development of inflammatory processes in the organs of hearing;
• disturbances in the development of the speech apparatus.

To avoid the above complications, one can not ignore the symptoms of the disease. If there is a suspicion of adenoiditis, you should consult your doctor as soon as possible and undergo appropriate treatment.

Modern scheme of treatment of adenoiditis in children

Today, surgical treatment of adenoiditis in children, including 2 and 3 degrees, is used only in the most extreme cases. Even if the baby has more than 2/3 of the opening that opens into the nasopharynx, surgery is not performed until the child develops any complications of the disease. The following are considered indications for surgery:

difficulty breathing, in which the body of the child receives less oxygen; too large adenoid size, which leads to the development of maxillofacial anomalies; beginning hearing loss associated with the accumulation of mucus in the middle ear cavity.

In all other cases, treatment of adenoiditis in children is carried out with the help of medications and procedures, namely:

1. To facilitate breathing with the nose, vasoconstrictive drops are used, for example, Vibrocil, Galazoline, Xylen, Naphthysine. Before instillation of such preparations, the child should blow his nose, if he does not know how to do it himself, it is necessary to wash the nasal passages with the help of sea water and an aspirator. Such treatment is prescribed for acute adenoiditis in children and can last no more than 7 consecutive days.
2. Also in the nose are often instilled antiseptic or antibacterial drops, such as Albucid, Protargol or Bioparox.
3. To treat purulent adenoiditis in children in most cases, use antibiotics, for example, Augmentin, Clacid and Amoxicillin. With this form of the disease, timely treatment to the doctor and the implementation of all his recommendations can cost the child a life, so do not give up antibiotics and self-medicate.
4. In the treatment of chronic adenoiditis, children can additionally be prescribed antihistamines - Diazolin, Zirtek, Fenistil.
5. In some cases, the otolaryngologist can recommend that the baby undergo several sessions of electrophoresis and ultraviolet irradiation.
6. Finally, during treatment, multivitamins and immunomodulators are required to maintain the immunity of crumbs.