5 señales de la hipertrofia de adenoide en niños que debes conocer

Adenoids are lymphatic tissues found in the upper respiratory tract between the nose and the back of the throat. They are similar to tonsils. Adenoid enlargement means the tissue is swollen. Adenoids, also called adenoids, are a mass of tissue located at the back of the nasal cavity. Like tonsils, adenoids help keep your body healthy by trapping harmful bacteria and viruses that you inhale or swallow. Adenoids play an important role in fighting infections in infants and young children. But they become less important as children get older and their bodies develop other ways of fighting germs. Adenoids usually shrink by the time a child is about five years old and often disappear almost completely during adolescence. What are swollen or enlarged adenoids? Because adenoids trap germs that enter the body, the tissue sometimes temporarily becomes inflamed (as if swollen) as it tries to fight an infection. Sometimes the inflammation improves, but other times the adenoids become infected. Learn how adenoids can enlarge and what consequences this can have on children in this video.