ADENOIDS: SYNONYM: Adenoid hypertrophy, chronic adenitis DEFINITION: Chronic inflammation or the enlargement of the adenoids causing obstruction to the naso pharyngeal air way and consequent recurrent nasosinus infections, otitis media or mal development of the face ETIOLOGY: • Common in children • Physiological hypertrophy • Recurrent respiratory tract infections • Low socio economic status • H -influenza infection has been commonly implicated in adenoid and tonsillar hyperplasia • Tuberculosis can rarely affect the adenoids • Adenoid hypertrophy is uncommon in adults should raise the suspicion of lymphoma The best way to prevent any disease is good immunity power...

Adenoid surgery or adenoid removal is one of the most common ENT surgeries But you must resort to extreme step of surgery only when your ENT specialist is hopeless of treating the complication through medications and other alternative ways...