,,ad5oids     ,,:at ,,!y ,,are    ,,h[  
,,to ,,recognize ,,!m    ,,:at ,,to ,,d 
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,,ad5oids   ,nature int5ds t we %\ld    
brea! ?r\gh ! nose & has s arrang$      
matt]s t ! air is /ra9$1 w>m$1 & moi/5$ 
z x passes ?r\gh ! nose4 ,?is is v      
important4  ,un=tunately ab\t #aj p] c5t
 ( all *ildr5 h ad5oids :i* int]f]e )   
free brea?+ ?r\gh ! nose4 ,s _m s]i\s   
results foll[ ?is condition t p>5ts %\ld
 le>n some?+ ab\t ad5oids & _! treatm5t4
   ,,:at ,,are ,,ad5oids8  ,illu/ration 
,inasmu* z ad5oids are tuck$ away up    
beh9d ! palate1 & are !re=e out ( sight1
 x may be well to /udy ! picture %[n    
above4  ,! air passes into ! lungs z %[n
 by ! arr[s4 ,at ! place m>k$ ,a ,t     

nature has provid$ a k9d ( moi/ cu%ion  
:i* helps to filt] impurities out ( !   
air4 ,?is cu%ion is =m$ ( :at doctors   
call ad5oid tissue & is simil> to t :i* 
makes up ! tonsils4 ,:5 ?is ad5oid      
tissue gr[s abnormally l>ge x =ms :at   
are kn[n z ad5oids4 ,f ! position ( ^!  
ad5oids z %[n on ! diagram x w readily  
be se5 h[ easily !y int]f]e ) prop]     
nasal brea?+4  ,illu/ration   ,,:at     
,,ad5oids ,,d4  ,"o ( ! fir/ results ( !
 gr[? ( ad5oids is m\? brea?+4 ,:5 ?is  
condition develops1 ! air brea!d 9      
rea*es ! ?roat & lungs 9 an unpurifi$   
condition4 ,moreov]1 x is n suffici5tly 
w>m$ or moi/5$4 ,9 a %ort "t1 !re=e1 su*
 *ildr5 beg9 to suff] f repeat$ colds1 &
 %[ ! signs ( a beg9n+ ( nasal cat>rh4  
,unless prop] treatm5t is n[ und]tak5 ! 
condition soon gets worse1 & ! *ild's   
nasal brea?+ becomes m & m ob/ruct$4    
,*ildr5 :o suff] f ad5oids are usually  
pale1 (t5 n>r[-*e/$1 & altoge!r are n z 
/rong & robu/ z are normal *ildr54  ,b  
?is is by no means all ( ! h>m done by  

ad5oids4 ,!y affect ! voice1 disfigure !
 facial expression1 int]f]e ) he>+1 give
 rise to night t]rors1 op5 ! way = s]i\s
 invasions by disease g]ms1 &1 ?r\gh !  
developm5t ( *ronic nasal cat>rh1 may   
lead to loss ( ! s5se ( smell4  ,!      
alt]ation ( ! facial expression is (t5 s
 great t ! *ild looks /upid & sometimes 
ev5 half-imbecile4  ,"o ( ! *ief        
disfigurem5ts caus$ by ad5oids is t ( ! 
jaws & tee?4 ,?is is well %[n 9 !       
picture4  ,illu/ration3 ,/upid          
,expression ,associat$ ) ,ad5oids  ,x w 
be notic$ t ! tee? ( ! upp] jaw /ick out
 & are n cov]$ by ! lip z !y %\ld be4 ,9
 ^! cases ! ro( ( ! m\?1 t is1 ! palate1
 is n>r[ & highly ar*$1 & ! two jaws d n
 come toge!r z !y d 9 normal p]sons4    
,?is condition is call$ malocclusion4   
,usually1 too1 ! tee? ( ! upp] jaw are  
irregul> & cr[d$4 7,see pictures1 p4    
#f47  ,! mal=mation ( ! tee? ?us produc$
 by ad5oids may lead 9 turn to o!r s]i\s
 conditions1 among !m ! *ronic disease  
kn[n z pyorrhea1 v>i\s =ms ( root       

infection1 & *ronic indige/ion4         
,illu/ration   ,,h[ ,,to ,,recognize ,,!
 ,,condition4  ,! pres5ce ( ad5oids %\ld
 be suspect$ if ! *ild habitually sleeps
 ) op5 m\?1 snores a great deal1 or has 
frequ5t /rangl+ c\gh+ spells4 ,sleep+ ) 
op5 m\? is "o ( ! fir/ signs & %\ld     
!re=e lead at once to a c>eful          
exam9ation by a physician4 ,sometimes   
difficulty 9 he>+ is "o ( ! e>ly        
symptoms4 ,!re=e1 9 all cases ( e>      
tr\ble an exam9ation %\ld be made =     
ad5oids4  ,illu/ration   ,,:at ,,to ,,d4
  ,:5ev] ad5oids are l>ge en\gh to give 
rise to any ( ! symptoms already        
describ$1 !y %\ld be remov$4 ,?is is    
especially ! case 9 *ildr5 "u #aj ye>s (
 age1 = x is probable t ! condition w   
gr[ worse4 ,! op]ation is a simple "o & 
n dang]\s4 ,x %\ld be p]=m$ "u          
ane/hesia4 ,relief is imm$iate & ! heal?
 & /r5g? ( ! *ild usually improves      
rapidly aft]w>ds4 ,x is wrong to delay  
hav+ ! op]ation done1 = ! pres5ce (     
ad5oids n only endang]s ! *ild's heal?1 

b a few mon?s' delay may cause          
consid]able mal=mation ( ! jaws1 palate1
 nose1 & face4  ,illu/ration  ,/udy !   
above photographs ( ! same pati5t be=e &
 aft] treatm5t = ad5oids4 ,!y %[ :at c  
be done by prop] treatm5t4  ,illu/ration