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,,how ,,to ,,recognize ,,them    ,,what 
,,to ,,do ,,for ,,them      ,,keep      
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,nature intends that we should breathe  
through the nose and has so arranged    
matters that the air is strained1       
warmed1 and moistened as it passes      
through the nose4 ,this is very         
important4  ,unfortunately about #aj per
 cent of all children have adenoids     
which interfere with free breathing     
through the nose4 ,so many serious      
results follow this condition that      
parents should learn something about    
adenoids and their treatment4   ,,what  
,,are ,,adenoids8  ,illustration        
,inasmuch as adenoids are tucked away up

 behind the palate1 and are therefore   
out of sight1 it may be well to study   
the picture shown above4  ,the air      
passes into the lungs as shown by the   
arrows4 ,at the place marked ,a ,t      
nature has provided a kind of moist     
cushion which helps to filter impurities
 out of the air4 ,this cushion is formed
 of what doctors call adenoid tissue and
 is similar to that which makes up the  
tonsils4 ,when this adenoid tissue grows
 abnormally large it forms what are     
known as adenoids4 ,from the position of
 these adenoids as shown on the diagram 
it will readily be seen how easily they 
interfere with proper nasal breathing4  
,illustration   ,,what ,,adenoids ,,do4 
,one of the first results of the growth 
of adenoids is mouth breathing4 ,when   
this condition develops1 the air        
breathed in reaches the throat and lungs
 in an unpurified condition4 ,moreover1 
it is not sufficiently warmed or        
moistened4 ,in a short time1 therefore1 
such children begin to suffer from      

repeated colds1 and show the signs of a 
beginning of nasal catarrh4 ,unless     
proper treatment is now undertaken the  
condition soon gets worse1 and the      
child's nasal breathing becomes more and
 more obstructed4  ,children who suffer 
from adenoids are usually pale1 often   
narrow-chested1 and altogether are not  
as strong and robust as are normal      
children4  ,but this is by no means all 
of the harm done by adenoids4 ,they     
affect the voice1 disfigure the facial  
expression1 interfere with hearing1 give
 rise to night terrors1 open the way for
 serious invasions by disease germs1    
and1 through the development of chronic 
nasal catarrh1 may lead to loss of the  
sense of smell4  ,the alteration of the 
facial expression is often so great that
 the child looks stupid and sometimes   
even half-imbecile4  ,one of the chief  
disfigurements caused by adenoids is    
that of the jaws and teeth4 ,this is    
well shown in the picture4              
,illustration3 ,stupid ,expression      

,associated with ,adenoids  ,it will be 
noticed that the teeth of the upper jaw 
stick out and are not covered by the lip
 as they should be4 ,in these cases the 
roof of the mouth1 that is1 the palate1 
is narrow and highly arched1 and the two
 jaws do not come together as they do in
 normal persons4 ,this condition is     
called malocclusion4 ,usually1 too1 the 
teeth of the upper jaw are irregular and
 crowded4 7,see pictures1 p4 #f47  ,the 
malformation of the teeth thus produced 
by adenoids may lead in turn to other   
serious conditions1 among them the      
chronic disease known as pyorrhea1      
various forms of root infection1 and    
chronic indigestion4  ,illustration     
,,how ,,to ,,recognize ,,the            
,,condition4  ,the presence of adenoids 
should be suspected if the child        
habitually sleeps with open mouth1      
snores a great deal1 or has frequent    
strangling coughing spells4 ,sleeping   
with open mouth is one of the first     
signs and should therefore lead at once 

to a careful examination by a physician4
 ,sometimes difficulty in hearing is one
 of the early symptoms4 ,therefore1 in  
all cases of ear trouble an examination 
should be made for adenoids4            
,illustration   ,,what ,,to ,,do4       
,whenever adenoids are large enough to  
give rise to any of the symptoms already
 described1 they should be removed4     
,this is especially the case in children
 under #aj years of age1 for it is      
probable that the condition will grow   
worse4 ,the operation is a simple one   
and not dangerous4 ,it should be        
performed under anesthesia4 ,relief is  
immediate and the health and strength of
 the child usually improves rapidly     
afterwards4 ,it is wrong to delay having
 the operation done1 for the presence of
 adenoids not only endangers the child's
 health1 but a few months' delay may    
cause considerable malformation of the  
jaws1 palate1 nose1 and face4           
,illustration  ,study the above         
photographs of the same patient before  

and after treatment for adenoids4 ,they 
show what can be done by proper         
treatment4  ,illustration