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Adenoid swollen
3 year old son has adenoid swollen, grade 3 as mentioned my Pediatricians. No complaints from him as such. He is on steroid nasal spray for 2 months. What's the other option than surgery? Does it get better with age.
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Child is small so better to go by medical treatment
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do update how is the snoring etc
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it gets better don't worry
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Most important thing is what difficulty your child is having.. does he is having difficulty in breathing at night , does he snoar at night ... is he dull and irritated. Having frequent runny nose , ear ache .. if he does have complaints
that mean he is not getting good quality of sleep which requires surgical intervention ..but if no above complaints then you continue steroid nasal spray
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Continue the nasal spray for 6 months and follow-up with ENT surgeon..
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
Continue nasal spray for 6 months. Repeat x ray.
After that we can decide.
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Dr. Nafisa Parveen
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
Practice breathing exercises.. In most cases it regresses spontaneously.
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
29 yrs exp
Bangalore
Continue the steroid nasal sprays for 6 months, then repeat Digital X-Ray of Nasopharynx to ascertain size of adenoids. This will guide your Doctor on right course of action.
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whenever he is prescribed any medicines, check if any of them are antibiotics and if so, what is the full course which you must complete to avoid antibiotic resistance. It is these superbugs that colonise the adenoids and tonsils and pose a risk to your child in future by attacking your child's vital organs!
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Dr. Rajdeep
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Mohali
Wait for 2 years
If no improvement
Get it operated
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Dr. Satguru Saran Singh
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
8 yrs exp
Bareilly
Continue same treatment it will subside by medication and by the age
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Dr. Saiyad Saif Naziruddin
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Raichur
Wait for atleast a year till u go for surgery
Continue steroids nasal spray
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