Question
What medication should be taken for pediatric adenoid hypertrophy?
Answer
Adenoid hypertrophy often occurs due to incomplete recovery from a child’s cold and cough, leading to long-term nasal obstruction that can cause facial deformation, affect intelligence, and trigger otitis media. Immediate surgery is recommended, and iontophoresis can also be used as a treatment for adenoid hypertrophy. If a child develops this condition after the age of four or five and the situation is not severe, it may be manageable. In some cases, the adenoids may shrink spontaneously as the child grows into their teens.