Enlarged adenoids refer to the enlargement of adenoids i.e. the lymphoid tissue located at the junction of the back of the nose and throat. Like tonsils, they are a part of the body’s immune system and play a major role in fighting infections (like the bacteria and viruses entering the body via the nose) in children. Adenoid enlargement is a problem affecting children, those in the 3-10-year age group are the most vulnerable.
Homeopathy is a very natural and effective alternative to surgery in cases of enlarged adenoids in children. Homeopathy treats adenoids in two phases. In the first phase, homeopathic medicines help to provide relief for symptoms like a blocked nose, snoring, etc. Besides, they treat any ongoing infection if present when a person approaches for treatment. In the second phase, these medicines build the immunity of the person to prevent chronic upper respiratory tract infections. It also treats nasal allergies if that causes enlargement of adenoids. Homeopathy helps to halt the further increase in the size of adenoids. The adenoids gradually start to shrink in some time with the proper course of homeopathic treatment as guided by a homeopathic doctor. In conventional medicine, surgery may be advised in many cases of enlarged adenoids. Even if adenoids are surgically removed, the regrowth of adenoids has been noted. Here homeopathy may help to prevent surgery in many cases, having mild to moderate grade of enlarged adenoids. Homeopathy first fixes the root cause, followed by shrinking adenoids back to normal size. However, how much these medicines can help and for how long they need to be taken depends on the severity of the condition.
Homeopathy strengthens immunity and prevents recurrent infections
The main cause behind enlargement of adenoids is recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. So this root cause needs to be treated to get relief in these cases. So, here homeopathic medicines address this root cause by focusing on strengthening the child’s immune system. Once the immunity is strong, the child becomes less prone to catching cold frequently and less susceptible to recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. Once this key factor leading to enlarged adenoids is treated, the adenoids get the time to shrink and go back to their normal size.
Safe medicines
Homeopathic medicines offer the safest treatment in cases of enlarged adenoids as these do not have any adverse side effects. The reason behind this is the use of medicines prepared from natural substances like plants, minerals, etc. These are free from any toxins and treat the condition of enlarged adenoids in a very gentle and natural way by boosting the body’s self-healing mechanism. In mainstream medicines, the treatment protocol for enlarged adenoids mainly includes frequent use of antibiotics, steroid nasal spray, and antihistamines (this is in the case of nasal allergies). These medicines give only temporary relief and may lead to side effects. On the other hand, homeopathy medicines aim for a permanent cure and have zero side effects. Homeopathic treatment for the recommended time as per a homeopathic physician also helps to reduce dependency on the use of antibiotics, antihistamines, and nasal sprays remarkably.
Top 7 Homeopathic Medicines To Treat Enlarged Adenoids
Homeopathic medicines that work wonders in treating enlarged adenoids include Agraphis Nutans, Baryta Carb, Calcarea Carb, Sambucus, Ammonium Carb, Kali Sulphuricum, and Tuberculinum.
1. Agraphis Nutans – Top-Grade Medicine
Agraphis Nutans is one of the best homeopathic medicines for treating enlarged adenoids. It is a natural medicine prepared from the plant Bluebell, also known as ‘wild hyacinth’. This medicine is mainly prescribed based on its two important indications. First is nasal blockage due to enlarged adenoids where it proves very effective. Next is ear complaints mainly deafness, resulting from adenoids growing big. Apart from these, Agraphis Nutans is also very effective when the enlargement of adenoids and tonsils is present together at the same time.
When to use Agraphis Nutans?
Agraphis Nutans can be given in cases of enlarged adenoids to manage nasal blockage and also for ear complaints, especially deafness resulting from enlarged adenoids.
How to use Agraphis Nutans?
A child having enlarged adenoids can be given this medicine twice or thrice a day as per the intensity of the complaint.
2. Baryta Carb – For Managing Recurrent Tendency To Get Cold And Sore Throat
Baryta Carb is a homeopathic medicine of great help in treating numerous health concerns in kids among which enlarged adenoids is a prominent one. It is mainly prescribed where a child has tendency to have colds and recurrent throat infections. Both adenoids and tonsils may have enlarged together simultaneously. In acute phase of URTI (upper respiratory tract infection), pain in the throat on swallowing, sneezing and thick yellow nasal discharge may also be seen. The mouth gives off an offensive odor. The child may be physically inactive and sluggish.
When to use Baryta Carb?
Baryta Carb is considered in cases where the tendency to have recurrent cold and sore throat is present. This medicine can also be used when adenoids and tonsils, both are enlarged.
How to use Baryta Carb?
Its use can be done from low (like 30C) to high potencies (like 200C and 1M) but not in very frequent doses. To begin with, one may take Baryta Carb 30C twice a week only. To increase the dose or potency, kindly consult a homeopathic doctor.
3. Calcarea Carb – To Manage Disposition To Take Cold Easily
Calcarea Carb is the top medicine for kids who are highly susceptible to cold and fall sick after every such exposure. They get repetitive cold with clear watery nasal discharge or yellow foul discharge. Besides, nasal blockage is very prominent which is the most troublesome at night. The chronic tendency to infections results in enlarged adenoids or tonsils. Such children also tend to perspire excessively on the scalp.
When to use Calcarea Carb?
Calcarea Carb is administered to kids who are inclined to get recurrent colds from even slight exposure to cold weather.
How to use Calcarea Carb?
Its use varies from low (30C) to high potencies (200C, 1M) varying from case to case. Initially, Calcarea Carb 30C can be given twice a week or 200C be given once a week. For changing its dose or moving to higher potencies, advice from a homeopathic expert is a must.
4. Sambucus – To Relieve Nasal Blockage
Sambucus is a natural remedy sourced from the plant Sambucus Nigra commonly known as ‘elder’. Its use is highly considered to manage a blocked nose at night with thick mucus in the nostrils. The mucus is also very sticky. Mouth breathing due to a blocked nose is pronounced.
When to use Sambucus?
This medicine is best to relieve nasal blockage along with thick mucus in the nose.
How to use Sambucus?
This medicine acts for a short period and bears repetition well. Sambucus 30C can be used two or three times a day as per the severity of the problem.
5. Ammonium Carb – For Intense Nasal Blockage
Ammonium Carb is a very suitable medicine to manage nasal blockage. The blockage is intense causing the child to breathe through mouth. The child may jerk several times during sleep due to obstructed breathing.
When to use Ammonium Carb?
Ammonium Carb can be used when there is nasal blockage along with mouth breathing.
How to use Ammonium Carb?
Ammonium Carb 30C given three times a day gives great relief in nasal blockage.
6. Kali Sulphuricum – When Symptoms Still Trouble Even After Surgery Of Adenoids
Kali Sulphuricum is a specific medicine for managing symptoms that persist even after surgery for enlarged adenoids. This medicine can be used to manage symptoms including nasal blockage, mouth breathing, and snoring. It can also be given when yellow nasal discharge accompanies these symptoms.
When to use Kali Sulphuricum?
This medicine is an ideal prescription if symptoms like nasal blockage, mouth breathing, and snoring are still disturbing your child inspite of adenoid surgery.
How to use Kali Sulphuricum?
It is majorly used in biochemical form in 6X potency that comes in tablet form. Kali Sulphuricum 6X can be used three to four times a day at a three-hour gap. The number of tablets to be given at a time varies from 2 to 4 as per the age of the child.
7. Tuberculinum – To Treat Recurrent Infections Causing Enlarged Adenoids
Tuberculinum is a very effective homeopathic medicine to help build a child’s immunity so that he does not catch infections repeatedly. Children needing it are very sensitive to weather changes and highly susceptible to infections. They frequently suffer from sore throat, colds, and upper respiratory tract infections. This medicine is given in chronic cases and when no active infection is present. It strengthens the body’s immune system.
When to use Tuberculinum?
Tuberculinum is mainly used as a medicine to boost a child’s immunity which will make a child less susceptible to catch frequent infections.
How to use Tuberculinum?
It is mainly used in 200C or higher potencies. The dose varies from just one dose in 15 days or a month depending on the age of the child and the severity of the problem. It is advised not to self-medicate with this medicine as it is a strong remedy. Always use this medicine only after consulting a homeopathic physician.
Note Use of these medicines is recommended only in mild to moderate cases. They can be used for about a month or two in recommended potency and dose. For further continuation of these medicines or for increasing dose or potency, kindly consult a homeopathic physician. In severe cases (for example, sleep apnea, mouth breathing even during daytime, recurrent ear infections or retarded overall growth of child), kindly take help from conventional mode of treatment as homeopathy has its limitations in treating severe cases of enlarged adenoids.
Cause Behind Adenoids Enlargement
Adenoids are present in every child that act as the first line of defense in the body along with tonsils. They normally grow up till 5-7 years of age and thereafter, they start shrinking and finally disappear around teenage. This is the physiological growth and regression pattern of adenoids, which are needed only until the child becomes a teenager. By that time, the other immune systems get mature enough to fight infections and disease. The adenoids, which are no longer needed, regress and disappear.
But in some children adenoids tend to get enlarged. The main risk factors behind this are recurrent upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and nasal allergies. As soon as the germs enter via the nose, adenoids trap them and fight them. In this process, the adenoids get temporarily swollen. With time, this swelling reduces and they come back to their original size. However, if the infections are recurrent, the adenoids, due to constant swelling, are unable to return to normal size and get permanently enlarged even in the absence of any acute URTI.
Signs And Symptoms Of Enlarged Adenoids
1. Nasal blockage causing mouth breathing, noisy breathing and snoring
2. Dry mouth, dry cracked lips, offensive breath due to breathing from mouth
3. Disturbed, restless sleep; drowsiness and sleepiness during the day; difficulty in concentration
4. Nasal voice, enlarged glands in the neck, frequent colds, sore throat, and difficult swallowing. Appetite may also be poor. A child having enlarged adenoids has a blocked nose and breathes through the mouth. Chewing and breathing at the same time are difficult, therefore these children avoid eating at all.
5. Adenoid facies: The term facies refers to a set of specific facial features in a person suffering from a particular disease. The typical set of facial features noted in a child having enlarged adenoids is known as adenoid facies. The features of adenoid facies include a long face, open mouth, high arched palate, prominent incisors, short upper lip and a pinched nose.
Complications Of Enlarged Adenoids
1. Sleep apnea (momentary pauses in breathing arise during sleep) in severe cases. Sleep apnea leads to poor sleep, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating on studies at school.
2. Ear-related complaints such as difficulty in hearing, deafness, and ear infections. The eustachian tube connects the throat to the middle ear. When the adenoids get enormously enlarged, they may block these eustachian tubes, leading to deafness or middle ear infection.
3. In fact, persistently enlarged adenoids retard the overall development of the child. The retarded growth in such cases is attributed to two main factors – poor appetite leading to nutritional deficiencies, and improper sleep. The growth hormone required in children is primarily secreted during sleep. A child who lacks sound sleep will have lower levels of this growth hormone and hence, suffer poor growth and development.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. My child has a persistently blocked nose, are enlarged adenoids to blame?
A blocked nose is a key feature of enlarged adenoids and is accompanied with symptoms like mouth breathing and snoring. However, nasal allergies, turbinate hypertrophy, and nasal polyps may also cause a blocked nose. So a diagnosis and X-ray of soft tissue of the neck are needed before enlarged adenoids can be established as the cause.
2. Can enlarged adenoids and enlarged tonsils appear at the same time?
Yes. Tonsils are located in the back of the throat, one on either side and are a part of the child’s defense mechanism along with adenoids. Both adenoids and tonsils are masses of lymphoid tissue. There are high chances for both adenoids and tonsils to get enlarged at the same time.
3. Can adenoids grow back after surgery?
Yes, there is a fair chance they will. This is because even though the adenoids have been incised, the root cause behind their enlargement remains.
Thank you for the very informative article. I have learned so much and am desperate to avoid surgery. Can you please help me.
get started. What potency and frequency do you suggest to start the remedies? Should I use two remedies at once if there are more than one complaint? My son has deafness (agraphis nutans) and snoring waking unrested (opium or china) foul mouth smell and swollen glands in the neck near the jaw(baryta carb)
Should I start with just one remedy or take them all? And what potency 30C and what frequency, how many times per day?
Sir my daughter is 9 year old ,she has been suffering from enlarged tonsils and adenoids from last 3 years ,she has sleep apnea ,she is going too much weight about 41 kg and swelling from abdomen and face..she has deficiency of vitamin D too and feeling pain in legs and arms ….she ..
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Dear Dr. Sharma,
Hello and thank you for your time. My 4 year old has continual fluid behind his ear drums, enlarged adenoids and tonsils. He keeps having ear infections every 2-3 months. He had sudden infection and ruptured ear drums 2 weeks ago. How can I get these adenoids to reduce inflammation and his Eustachian tubes to drain? The ears look like there is still fluid in behind ear drum with yellow pus and bubbles. I permitted antibiotic ear drops because I was afraid from his ear rupturing. I know oral antibiotics are not a solution even though the pediatrician doesn’t agree. We have garlic olive oil, tea tree, calendula drops and I am about to start colloidal silver nasal spray. I tried Hepar Sulph 30c every 6 hours for a few days it didn’t seem to be effective. Thank you so much for your time!
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Hi my name s shakira. My daughter 5 years old. She have tonsil nd adenoids . Doctor said need to remove. I m very scare about surgery. So pls can u help me without surgery cure tonsil nd adeniods
DR. SHARMA,
MY CHILD IS 9 YEARS OLD AND SUFFERING FROM ADENOID PROBLEM
I DO NOT GO FOR SURGERY
SO PLEASE SUGGEST A GOOD HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR HIM
REGARDS,
KASHAN JAVAID GILL
Dear Doctor
My son 10 years old has enlarged adenoids issues since 3 years, he has recurrently tonsillitis issues and doctor prescribe antibiotic and anti- allergy regularily due to fever associated with throat pain
His nose is always flowing specially when he starts eating. He cannot eat slightly spicy food as his nose is starts watery flowing
His sleep is discomfort and keeps twisting in sleep
Though he never complained ear issues
Doctors did X ray and report says slightly growth in adenoids and may need surgery
He face repeated throat infection with fever any slight exposure to dust, sneaze continuously
Please prescribe him medicine
Can Byrata Carb be solution for his issue
Thanks
Arshadullah
Saudi Arabia
DR. SHARMA,
MY CHILD IS 9 YEARS OLD AND SUFFERING FROM ADENOID PROBLEM
I DON’T WANT TO GO FOR SURGERY
SO PLEASE SUGGEST A GOOD HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR HIM
THE SYMPTOM IN HIM, WHICH I CAN SEE IS ENLARGED FACE, LITTLE SLUGGISH, OPEN MOUTH ESPECIALLY WHILE SLEEPING.
REGARDS,
KASHAN JAVAID GILL
Hi
My daughter is 5 and last year she did an xray and results came back stating that her andenoids are not big but not small either. We then saw an ENT doctor to assess her. The doctor did not recommend surgery to remove her adenoids. My daughter nose is always alwats running. She breaths fom her mouth and sometimes i feel her speech is delayed. I need something to help her nose to stop running
This message is of a great help to me though am yet to get the drugs yet. As my daughter have a reoccurrent Adenoid hypertrophy for more than a year now and she is three years old now. Please i need more help on how to get the hemeopathic drugs and it application
Hello!
What would you recommend for enlarged tonsils? Thank uou!
Hi Dr. Sharma,
my daughter had fluid in her ears at 4 years old and had surgery to have tubes put it. Fast forward a year and the tubes are out but a lot of fluid remains in her ear and her ENT believes her adenoids are swollen and she needs surgery to remove her adenoids and place tubes in again. She breathes through her mouth, has a nasal voice, is a fall risk due to balance issues. what would you suggest? Thank you.
My child have 2month before she have pneumonia, now she have adenoditis (night time sound during sleep and open mouth). Every 3 month she have infection what tondo sir
Hello Dr Vikas,
My child has enlarged adenoids, she is 3 yrs old, we had two X rays done and the ENT specialist is suggesting removal of Adenoids. During the night she breathes open mouth and feels like she chokes in between some time. She wakes up in the middle of the night also. She gets ear infection very easily. During day time she does not breathes through the mouth, just during the night only. Please suggest a Homeopathic medicine?
Hello Dr.
My Daughter is suffering from enlarged adenoids and is having ear problems- ear itching, hearing problem, infection.
She is overweight and is not able to do much physical exercises.
She sometimes snores.
ENT has suggested to remove the adenoids through surgery as it can damage her ear drums as the adenoids are severly swollen.Please suggest if homeopathy can do any wonder and save her from surgery.
Dear Dr Sharma
i have a four year daughter with reccurent nose infection that lead to ear and chest infection, horible cough with mucus especially at night. the ENT doctor said she has enlarge adenois and needs surgury. Around 12 o clock she starts coughing until she vomits 2-3 times. we took any medicine involved but its not working.decatron, antibiotics, nose sprays etc
As a child she is very very talkative and hyper during the day, she is very picky with her food.
please reply to us so we can avoid surgery.
Sir
My son is 4 year old he has 70% blockage due to adenoids enlargement doctor said for operation he snores at night and mouth breathing and water in ear please suggest me some homeopathy medicine to avoid operation and time of course
My child is 8 years old. He is suffering from the sleep apnea.
He breathes through mouth and diffculty in breathing. In x ray it was found that adenoid is very large. Also he is facing mild hearing problem which bas been also detected in test.In blood test very high allergy detected. Also vitamin D is less than normal value.He has very poor growth and lack of appetite.
I have tried homeopathy medicine but not able to find the solution, allopathic doctors suggested for surgery.
I am confused as I do not want surgery route but homeopathy also does not help.
Kindly advise.
Regards
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