Question
My child has severe nasal congestion and snores at night while sleeping. The hospital diagnosed it as adenoid hypertrophy. Can traditional Chinese medicine effectively treat adenoid hypertrophy?
Answer
When a child has severe nasal congestion and snores during sleep, this may be a symptom of adenoid hypertrophy. Adenoid hypertrophy not only causes growth and intellectual development issues in children but is also a major cause of pediatric sinusitis and otitis media. If the adenoids exceed more than two-thirds of the posterior nares, surgery is typically recommended. Traditional Chinese medicine is not effective in treating adenoid hypertrophy and has poor results.