Enlarged adenoids

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Throat anatomy Adenoids

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Enlarged adenoids

Surgical removal of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) will prevent complications, and will cure complications if they already exist from enlarged adenoids. Antibiotics may be used to treat tonsil, adenoid, and sinus infections when they occur.

Full recovery is expected. Right-sided heart failure is reversible when the sleep apnea and airway obstruction are treated.

• Right-sided heart failure (cor pulmonale)
• Sleep apnea
• Chronic otitis media

Call your health care provider if your child has difficulty breathing through the nose. Call if the child has other symptoms discussed above.

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