Question
Ever since I was a child, I loved drooling, and it stopped by the time I was two years old. The doctor said it was because of the adenoids being more developed, but they didn’t mention any treatment methods. When I was seven or eight years old, I noticed that I would occasionally snore while sleeping at night, or cough because of the saliva, and I always breathed through my mouth. When I tried to get him to breathe through his nose instead, he said he was not used to it and felt it was uncomfortable. I don’t eat much mouthwash sugar every night, but I still have a lot of cavities. A doctor once suggested an adenoid surgery, and I want to ask what kind of treatment can be obtained without surgery? Have doctors said that adenoids will naturally disappear as they grow larger, is this true?
Answer
Adenoid hypertrophy is a pathological hyperplasia caused by repeated inflammation stimulation, with pathogens or toxins deeply rooted in the body. Traditional Chinese medicine adopts a differential treatment approach, focusing on overall adjustment for the treatment of adenoid hypertrophy, which takes longer to show effects and requires time to change the environment around the lesion tissue. During the treatment process, if patients do not take appropriate preventive measures, inflammation may easily recur, resulting in only half-hearted efforts and exacerbating the condition. The main preventive measures include enhancing nutrition, preventing colds, improving immunity, actively treating primary diseases, and using furimeth drops to relieve nasal congestion symptoms. As age increases, adenoids will gradually shrink, and the condition may be alleviated or even completely disappear.