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Prophylaxis of adenoids in children
Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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Prophylaxis of adenoids in children is for today the main task, considering the extent of the spread of this pathology. The concept of "adenoids" is very closely related to the concept of a sick child. Therefore, it is important to prevent the development of adenoids in order to reduce the incidence of children.
The causes of adenoids and how to affect them?
According to statistics, more than 89% of children under 7 years old have an increase in adenoids and the corresponding problems. A small number of children after 14 years of age still suffer from this pathology, and about 1% solve this problem by surgery. This proves that preventive measures should be on the first place, because it is much easier to prevent this disease than to treat the consequences.
The main reasons for the development of adenoids are frequent viral and bacterial infections in the child, chronic allergic diseases, a decrease in the reactivity of the organism against the background of chronic infections. All these factors can be prevented to reduce the incidence rate and reduce the risk of complications.
Adenoids are a chronic disease characterized by an increase in the pharyngeal tonsil, which leads to difficult nasal breathing and other symptoms. Violation of the normal breathing process in a child can lead to the fact that viruses and bacteria do not lend themselves to sufficient filtration. This leads to the development of protracted viral or bacterial rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis. Thus, the increase in adenoids causes frequent infectious diseases, which creates a vicious circle - because infections support this hypertrophy of adenoids.
Therefore, it is very important to prevent this disease in the first place, so as not to start the process.
The main measures of prevention of adenoids
Prevention of the occurrence of adenoids in children is primarily in preventing frequent exacerbations of chronic diseases and the prevention of acute pathologies. Therefore, to increase the overall protective forces of the immune system, it is very important that the child has proper nutrition, the regime of the day, and is tempered. A very important stage in the prevention of any illness is sleep at least 8 hours a day, daily walks in the fresh air in any weather, reducing the time spent at the computer. All this is important for the correct organization of the baby's day regimen, which will allow the body to adjust the work of all organs and systems, including the immune system. Nutrition of a child with enough protein, iron, vitamins is very important for maintaining the energy balance of cells.
Quenching with water, air, sun - this is an excellent method to enhance the protective function of the body. These tempering should be done from an early age, which will teach the child to the regime and provide him with an addiction to the unfavorable influence of environmental factors. Therefore, such prevention measures are very effective if conducted in a comprehensive and systematic way.
Prevention of inflammation of adenoids in children is not only in the home mode, but also in the school regime. It is important that school activities take place in a clean and fresh air environment. After all, the accumulation of bacteria in the classroom should be constantly monitored. An important issue in the prevention of adenoids is the correct regimen, when sick children do not visit children's groups during the height of the illness, and are treated at home.
Given that chronic infections are one of the important causes of adenoid development, it is important that the acute exacerbations of these diseases are treated on time and the chronic foci of infection are sanitized.
Prophylaxis of adenoids in children is not as complex as their treatment, which proves the undeniable benefit of precisely preventing their development. It is important to properly organize the regime of the child's day, exercise, outdoor exercise - all this very simply and effectively eliminates the factors of development of adenoids.