adenoidectomy

Why do you have an adenoidectomy?
Children one or lymph glands may be infected with a throat infection and cold have to upgrade. They can block the nose and difficult to breathe, especially for sleeping children. These sleep problems, such as sleep apnea or snoring can cause. Swollen lymph glands in the neck of the middle ear is a tube that connects the back of the Eustachian tube, can block. Eustachian tube and blocking can cause ear infections and a constant ear fluid build-up and - is called glue ear. For this difficult to listen to your child's correct and as a result, can cause learning difficulties can do it. Adenoidectomy your child's ear (Grommets) by a tube to be effective in the treatment of glue ear. Swollen lymph glands frequent tonsillitis (infected tonsils) and the relevant part of an operation to remove the tonsils may be removed. Both procedures remove the adenoids and tonsils were adenotonsillectomy is one.

To prepare your child for adenoidectomy
An adenoidectomy is usually like a day, but it is done sometimes to keep your child may be in the hospital tonight. Cold or infection in the weeks before surgery, please notify the hospital if you have a child. The operations will be postponed until the child may have become completely well. Process is always done under general anesthesia. This, children and sleep during the process to feel pain means nothing. Typically, your child food or drink during the approximately six hours before general anesthesia. Usually, the morning activities, so that your child is planned will only miss breakfast. When you come in, and children's hospitals, a nurse, the child asks questions about your general health. The nurse also checks your child has food or beverage and the child's heart rate and blood pressure was not something to measure. If the child in the past, any drug allergies or unusual reactions you need to tell the nurse if you have had. Doctors usually visit your child before the operation. This a good opportunity to ask some questions. If the child of any dental problems or bleeding in the family doctor tell you to fix a date. If your child has parental responsibility, if you may be asked to sign a form. This, risks, benefits and possible alternatives to understand the process and are approved to continue you have given permission.

Recovering after an adenoidectomy
Then home, follow your doctor about pain help. You paracetamol or ibuprofen syrup-counter pain reliever such as () on a child may, for example, Calpol or Calprofen. Comes with this medicine and may ask pharmacists for advice, follow the instructions booklet. Children under the age of 16 do not give aspirin. This may be difficult but, for children to be thirsty to drink a lot of fluids to prevent gerekir. In addition, children for lunch. Best of all, this is easier to swallow soft foods or liquids to start with. Help your child eat more room for half an hour before cooking to give a dose pain relief. Encourage children to brush their teeth as usual is good. Your child in school for a few days rest and stay to prevent contact with possible infections. Crowded and smoky places, and also away people from children's cough and cold hold. A small nosebleed after surgery are common. But why should not be bleeding nose or sneezing. If you have any questions, if your child has any sign of bleeding in the nose or throat if you call your doctor will develop a high temperature or to the complainant about the pain worse. An activity that is a good reason Adenoidectomy and that a full and speedy recovery after your child's first lost to pain can wait. Full recovery may take two weeks