adenoid hypertrophy

He described that a long term adenoid hypertrophy will cause an obstruction of the nasal airways.

In case of adenoid hypertrophy, adenoidectomy may be performed to remove the adenoid.

Other factors, such as a micrognathism and adenoid hypertrophy, are likely to contribute in causing OSA.

Adenoid hypertrophy (or enlarged adenoids) is the unusual growth ("hypertrophy") of the adenoid tonsil.

An enlarged adenoid, or adenoid hypertrophy, can become nearly the size of a ping pong ball and completely block airflow through the nasal passages.

Some causes of hyponasal speech are adenoid hypertrophy, allergic rhinitis, deviated septum, sinusitis, and turbinate hypertrophy.

Adenoid hypertrophy was first described and adenoidectomy performed by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868.

Radiation exposure to the head and neck may be for historic indications such as tonsillar and adenoid hypertrophy, "enlarged thymus", acne vulgaris, or current indications such as Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) was the first to describe the clinical condition of nasal obstruction (blocked nose) with chronic mouth breathing, snoring, dull facial expression, and hearing impairment due to adenoid hypertrophy.