Appearance of adenoid hypertrophy

Adenoid hypertrophy mainly has ear symptoms, nasal symptoms, throat and respiratory symptoms, adenoid features, systemic symptoms, etc. 1. Ear symptoms Adenoid hypertrophy can compress Eustachian tube pharynx, causing secretory otitis media, conductive deafness, tinnitus and other ear symptoms. This is due to eustachian tube dysfunction caused by middle ear negative pressure, and then affect the normal function of the ear. 2. Nasal symptoms often complicated with rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal congestion, runny nose and other manifestations. Adenoid hypertrophy will hinder nasal ventilation, leading to nasal mucosa swelling and secretion retention. 3. Throat and respiratory symptoms can occur throat discomfort, coughing, etc., severe sleep apnea. Hypertrophic adenoid can affect the normal ventilation of the throat, cough reflex will also be stimulated accordingly. 4. Adenoid facial features such as maxilla lengthening, palatal arch, dentition irregularity, maxillary protrusion and lip thickness may be affected by long-term respiratory pattern change. 5. Systemic symptoms Children may be characterized by poor nutritional development, slow response, lack of concentration, night terrors, grinding teeth, enuresis, etc. This is mainly due to sleep breathing disorders leading to sleep quality decline, and then affect the general state.