These symptoms are often accompanied by adenoid hypertrophy, which severely impacts children’s physical and mental health as well as their growth and development [1]. Before the age of 12, children’s ...

Uncovertebral hypertrophy is swelling or enlargement of the uncovertebral joints. These are joints in the neck that stabilize and allow for movement. Symptoms often include stiffness and pain.

Background: Adenoidal hypertrophy (AH) is commonly observed in childhood and closely linked to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Despite the high prevalence of AH, its pathophysiological mechanisms ...

Department of Pharmacy and Institute of Inflammation, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital (X.H., Y.Z., Y.W., G.L.) Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory ...

Radio commercials are full of “roars, grunts, squawks, yaps, burps, and a mixture of adenoidal and . . . honey-chile voices.” This is the considered opinion of a man who lives and scolds in ...

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most commonly recognised risk factor for paediatric OSA. Both adenoids and palatine tonsils belong to Waldeyer’s ring.15 In normal physiological conditions, ...

Conclusion: Obesity, family passive smoking, a family history of snoring, allergic rhinitis, asthma, tonsil hypertrophy, and adenoid hypertrophy may be potential risk factors for pediatric OSAS.