Upper respiratory tract disease characterized by the unusual growth of the adenoid tonsil; has symptom snoring, has symptom hyponasality, has symptom otitis media with effusion, has symptom mouth breathing.
Some 10 per cent of children snore, too, often due to enlargedadenoids that shrink by the age of seven.
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An estimated 10 % of preschoolers snore, and the most common causes are thought to be obesity, or enlargedadenoids or tonsils.
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Suppressive Surgical Treatment of Tonsillitis and EnlargedAdenoids
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Results: The two groups did not differ significantly with respect to preoperative symptoms, the size of tonsils, and the presence of adenoidhypertrophy.
Ús de adenoidal hypertrophy en anglès
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Our study group was represented by 58 children undergoing adenoidectomy for adenoidalhypertrophy.