[blparent] Adenoids (was advice for flying on planes with kids)

Sat May 12 02:08:07 UTC 2012

I was curious too, so I looked up some info on adenoids in Wikipedia.

Adenoids are a mass of lymphoid tissue situated posterior to the nasal 
cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx where the nose blends into the 
throat.

The adenoids are often removed along with the tonsils. This can cause a very 
sore throat for about a week and rather unpleasant breath. Most people's 
adenoids are not even in use after a person's third year, but if they cause 
problems they must be taken out or they may otherwise shrink.  Enlarged 
adenoids can become nearly the size of a pingpong ball and completely block 
air flow through the nasal passages.

Even if enlarged adenoids are not substantial enough to physically block the 
back of the nose, they can obstruct airflow enough so that breathing through 
the nose requires an uncomfortable amount of work, and inhalation occurs 
instead through an open mouth.

Adenoids can also obstruct the nasal airway enough to affect the voice 
without actually stopping nasal airflow altogether.

Surgical removal of the adenoids is a procedure called 
adenoidectomy.Adenoids may be removed if they become infected, causing 
symptoms such as excessive mucus production. Studies have shown that adenoid 
regrowth occurs in as many as 20% of the cases in which they are removed.

Carried out through the mouth under a general anaesthetic (or less commonly 
a topical), adenoidectomy involves the adenoids being curetted, cauterised, 
lasered, or otherwise ablated.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] advice for flying on planes with kids

> That's good news.  What do annoids do anyway?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
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> I guess it depends on the kid.  My cousin's little girl had hers out, and 
> it
> was the best thing her parents ever did for her.  She's breathing better,
> eating better, and finally catching up to her peers on the growth charts.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant 
> of
> the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all 
> of
> these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:20 PM
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>> Let me give you a little advice before you do something so drastic.
>> My niece had her son's out and nothing has changed, he still can't
>> breathe and his allergies and infections are now running wild.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 6:05 PM
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>> It's been found that decongestions are dangerous for kids under a
>> certain age.  I believe my pediatrician said it is 2?  My son has
>> dealt with a lot of congestions due to what we are now finding is
>> probably enlarged adenoids and it's been hard not to be able and give
>> him something other than saline nose spray to ease up the congestion.
>> My son will be going to an ear nose and throat specialist very soon to
>> confirm the diagnoses so we might very likely be looking at surgery to
>> get his adenoids out in the next 6 months or less.  In talking with
>> other parents who've had to do this it was the best thing they could
>> have done for their child.  Besides being congested, my son is also
>> having trouble breathing at night and even having episodes of apnea.
>> We can't mess around with that.
>>
>> Erin
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 2:42 PM
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>> Since I haven't had a baby for some time, when we traveled with Gab so
>> many years ago, our pediatrician suggested giving her a decongestant,
>> they keep the ears open but they make  your kiddos kind of sleepy.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 10:16 AM
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>>
>> I'm flying down to so' CAL tonight and it just dawned on me that I
>> don't know how to relieve the ear popping pain for Erik. Last time I
>> flew, I fed him a bottle. The time before that I nursed him. He
>> doesn't use a bottle any more and he doesn't use a pacifier any more.
>> Any tips for helping him on the ascent and descent?
>>
>> LM
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