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Child Suffering From Constant Headaches, Swollen Adenoids. How To Treat It?

Hello, I have an eight yr old daughter who suffers from constant head aches. he pediatrician told me she has her sinuses swollaen from some sort of allergy . There is a beige mold on her bedroom ceiling and walls. We had an mri done on her and she has swollen adenoids , also the right horn is slightly large. She does not sleep well and her head ache is constantly high and low during the day and night.
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There are several reasons why she is unable to sleep at night hence the headaches.
Sensitivity to fungal allergens needs to be excluded with either blood (specific IgE) or skin tests.
Enlarged tonsils or adenoids will interfere with sleep and not helped by fungal allergy.
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Child Suffering From Constant Headaches, Swollen Adenoids. How To Treat It?

Hello, There are several reasons why she is unable to sleep at night hence the headaches. Sensitivity to fungal allergens needs to be excluded with either blood (specific IgE) or skin tests. Enlarged tonsils or adenoids will interfere with sleep and not helped by fungal allergy.