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My 7 year old sister has got adenoiditis. what are the treatment options ?is it advisable to give steroids or doing surgery ?

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ENT: These decisions should be made by ENT physician who examined your sister. Usually if infection is chronic and adenoids affect breathing ENT physician will consider doing adenoidectomy.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Talk to ENT: There are other options depending on the patient. If there are disturbances in the sleep cycle, behavioral changes and/or problems at school, then the surgery may be the best option. Your ENT surgeon can guide you here.

Answered 4/24/2015

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