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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Adenoid In 3 Year Kid

my six yrs old boy has enlarge adenoid, But he doesn't snore at all , he doesn't breath by his mouth or having his mouth open all the time, he can blow his nose without problem. He has never had otitis. But the doc has told me he should do sugery! and he should not go in swimming pool! Im so confused.I was thinking about the fact that he has no symtoms, no pain or anything like that probably if we could wait a bit longer before going to surgery... And why not swimming pool?The doc told me because water getting in his ears can cause chronic otitis!!!!!!pls i need some advice, thanks.
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Ok going to swimming pool increases chances of getting infections more commonly upper respiratory tract infections like tonsillitis , pharyngitis, adenoiditis. Since water in pool is contaminated and during swimming child swallow the water, so it is better to protect the child from swim more catiously if he has adenoids problem. As you said there is no symptoms so please do not go for surgery who ever say to you for this. Unless child is symptomatic like snoring causing disturbance in sleep, breathlessness, frequent severe infections, affecting speech no surgery is indicated. It may regress gradually by the age of 9 or 10. Please get them recheck.
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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Adenoid In 3 Year Kid

Ok going to swimming pool increases chances of getting infections more commonly upper respiratory tract infections like tonsillitis , pharyngitis, adenoiditis. Since water in pool is contaminated and during swimming child swallow the water, so it is better to protect the child from swim more catiously if he has adenoids problem. As you said there is no symptoms so please do not go for surgery who ever say to you for this. Unless child is symptomatic like snoring causing disturbance in sleep, breathlessness, frequent severe infections, affecting speech no surgery is indicated. It may regress gradually by the age of 9 or 10. Please get them recheck.