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.
Our study group was represented by 58 children undergoing adenoidectomy for adenoidalhypertrophy.
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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
Uso de adenoid hypertrophy en inglés
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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.