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Enlarged Adenoids
The adenoids are lymphatic tissue in the back of the nose, similar to the tonsils. If the adenoids become enlarged, it can cause cause mouth breathing, snoring, bad breath, and chronic runny nose. It can also cause heal...
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Mouth breathing (mostly at night; Dry mouth; Cracked lips; Mouth open during day (more severe obstruction; Bad breath; ...
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Causes
Enlargement of the adenoids may occur naturally (beginning during fetal development), or it may be caused by long-term ...
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The adenoids cannot be seen by looking in the mouth directly, but can be seen with a special mirror or using a flexible...
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Surgical removal of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) will prevent complications, and will cure complications if they alread...
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No known drug therapy
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Risk Factors
Recurrent Pharyngitis
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Enlarged adenoids can cause health-threatening conditions such as chronic ear infections, sleep apnea, pulmonary hypert...
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Prevention
Treating throat infections early may prevent the adenoids from becoming enlarged from long-term infection and inflammat...
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Call your health care provider if your child has difficulty breathing through the nose. Call if the child has other sym...
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