i am told that my abnois were taken out 2 early and they have grown back twice as large. i know that this is causing heavy breathing but wat else can you do Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I looked all over. As far as I can tell, unless you are German, you are speaking of your Adenoids, which are located in the nasopharanx (I think). They can be very dangerous when large because they can cause abnormal breathing--the heavy breathing you mentioned--and snoring. They can also cause sleep apnea if they block your airway while you sleep. Sleep apnea results in general fatigue and can be very dangerous, even resulting in death. I am not exactly sure what you mean when you say they were removed when you were too young, but I do know that having them removed is a fairly routine procedure these days. I would question the whole growing back thing. IF they left tissue behind when they removed the adenoids the first time, that would make sense, but they shouldn't have left anything as the adenoids are fairly self-contained. I think that if your doctor has not answered your questions in a manner that you understand and are pleased with, you need to get a second opinion. Take this post as coming from someone who studied anatomy for years, but is a little rusty. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Ahh so i was probably right? Now why doesn't that surprise me?! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
thanks yea thats what i was talking about but they said they are supposed to be taken out if needed when u are over 4
I found this which might explain the "age of four" cutoff. http://www.entassociates.com/tonsils.htm I would guess that the thinking is that you might need your adenoids until you're three or four years old. And yes, adenoidal tissue can grow back, although it doesn't have anything to do with how young you were when they were originally removed. They just sometimes grow back, that's all. http://www.ivillagehealth.com/experts/ent/qas/0,,242110_175479-2,00.html
I had my tonsils removed when I was very young. I am now 34 and my left tonsil has grown back completly if not much larger. I dont seem to be having any problems though.
