muffled speech and mouth breathing @ 7yrs old
hi my soon to be 7yr old son almost always has a blocked nose. he sounds congested even when not. i looked up his nostril n im pretty sure what i saw was his adenoids blocking his nasal cavity. if i speak to him over the phone, i cnt hear what he is saying because his speech is so muffled. he has been snoring all his life n sometimes sounds like he isnt breathing. lately,he has been complaining of being tired even though he goes to bed the same time evry night and is woken up @ the same time. he also sometimes has a really bad cough. i think that hvng his denoids removed will eliviate the above mentioned problems but am not sure what the cost of such a procedure will be. pls advice. thank you joy kleinveldt
dear joy<br><br>i think you are correct in assuming that his adenoids are enlarged. they are situated in the nasopharynx (back of the nose), and would not be visilble though the nose, but what you are describing may be due to very enlarged inferior turbinates. it is impossible to give you an idea regarding the costs in the private sector, because not only does the rate differ from ent to ent, but the hospital costs are calculated seperately. the cost of the anaethetist is also added on. in the public sector you are charged according to your income. <br>the daytime tiredness is due to lack of quality sleep, and could be due to sleep apnoea. this must be addressed. <br><br>regards
hi dear, you have to talk with your baby more and more to over come this problem to some extent. i think you should take your baby for speech therapy. before that consult a paediatric ent specialist. Hello Deassy,



  

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Sore throat accompanied by cough is most often caused by strep throat (pharyngitis). This condition, in addition can occur due to infection (including infection with the Corona virus that causes COVID-19), can also occur due to allergies, irritation, and even malignancy around the throat.



  

Not only pharyngitis, complaints that your child is experiencing may also be caused by reflux of stomach acid into the throat, excessive stretch of the vocal cords, tonsillitis, rhinosinusitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, immune disorders, asthma, and many other diseases. Physical conditions that are not so good after being sick (in this case dengue fever), can indeed make your child much more vulnerable to experiencing these various complaints.



  

If there is no fever, shortness of breath, or severe vomiting, often conditions like that experienced by your child are not dangerous. If it feels disturbing, you can try to do first:







Give your child paracetamol as long as his throat is still painful  

Remind him to drink a lot and rest a lot in the house  

Don't give him food that has artificial sweetness, oily, spicy, and cold  

Keep children from smoke, dust, cigarettes, pollution, cold, and other substances that can worsen their complaints  

Give the child a mask while still coughing  

Keep the child away from other people who are coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and fever  

Put the child in the sun in the morning so the mucus causes the cough to melt



Conversely, if there are severe complaints as mentioned above, or your child and / or someone who is at home with him has contact with sufferers or suspects of COVID-19, then you can check him directly to the doctor or pediatrician to be given further treatment according to the cause the complaint is ...



  

I hope this helps. Hi raprilliya,



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It is true, excessive scraping or rubbing the nose can cause injury to the nasal cavity that causes you to bleed. This condition often appears unconsciously by sufferers because it is part of the movement that is done reflexively. It could also, nosebleeds occur when you blow your nose too hard. Nosebleeds that occur due to these causes are often not dangerous conditions so they do not require special treatment.



However, if you feel that your nosebleeds are repeated very often without a specific trigger, you need to be aware of other possible causes, for example:



Exposure to hot or windy environmental conditions Disorders of the nasal cavity, for example: Sinusitis (inflammation of the sinus cavity) Nasal polyps (benign tumors originating from the nasal mucosa) Deviation of the nasal septum (abnormal tilt of the nasal cavity) Cancer of the nasal cavity or throat Head injury or injury nasal side effects of drugs, such as aspirin, heparin Blood clotting disorders, for example due to ITP (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura), leukemia (blood cancer), vitamin K deficiency, spinal cord disorders, hemophilia, other blood clotting deficiency Frequently, nosebleeds that are worth watching out for dangerous is if it appears accompanied by the following signs:



Nosebleeds recur very often Nosebleeds do not stop by themselves in 15 minutes Nosebleeds appear with other signs of bleeding, such as bruising, bleeding gums, bloody bowel movements Nosebleeds appear with severe headaches, blurry vision, nausea, vomiting Nosebleeds are preceded by a history of head or nose injuries. that you experience, it never hurts you to check yourself directly to a doctor or ENT specialist huh .. Through a comprehensive examination, including also involving blood tests, rhinoscopy, nasal endoscopy, x-rays, CT scans, etc., doctors generally can determine, whether your condition is still considered normal, or dangerous.



In the meantime, so that your complaint doesn't always go on, here are our suggestions:



Limit it first to be in an environment that is too hot, air-conditioned or fan Do not scrape, rub your nose excessively Do not also blow your nose too hard If you have an infection or allergic airway, consult a doctor immediately Eat healthy and nutritious foods, especially those that contain lots of vitamins K Get plenty of rest and live a healthy lifestyle. Minimize risky activities that cause head and nose injuries. Not taking drugs nosebleeds occur, compress the base of the nose with ice cubes, nosebleed nose plugs with clean cotton rolls, breathe through the mouth. Hope it helps. . he need to see his pediatrician to be evaluated and may have ct of his head to find the cause so be treated, see more... this appears to be mucus plugs which may be due to excessively dry conditions like too much air conditioning. a sinus infection is less likely a cause unless you recently had a prolonged head cold. in this case the mucus is usually discolored yellow or greenish and there may be associated nasal congestion and headache Hello Aftonilman,



  

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Abnormal discharge from the ear, accompanied by ears such as stuffiness, dizziness, and pain are indeed typical of inflamed ears. Inflammation of the ear can occur only in the external ear (otitis externa), or it can also extend to the middle ear (otitis media). Depending on the location and severity of the inflammation, this condition can be treated differently, there is enough to be given medication, extracted earwax, or in more severe cases, surgery can also be done (for example if inflammation causes the eardrum to tear or the mastoid bone becomes infected) .



  

If your condition has previously been checked by a doctor, given medicine, but it does not improve, we recommend that you check yourself again to the doctor or ENT doctor. If the ENT doctor is on leave, the general practitioner is actually competent in handling ear problems as you experience them. Not only that, so that complaints get better faster, you also need to do the following steps:







Do not put anything in the ear, including water, cotton bud, wire  

Rest and drink more water  

Stay away from substances that might make you allergic  

Don't swim, dive or go to the highlands yet



Hope this helps ... hi, thank you for your question. headaches are a common problem among our population. your headaches that causes you to hardly do anything can be a terrifying experience for you. furthermore, the earache that accompanies your headache must be troublesome for you.
there are 2 main types of headaches which are primary headache and secondary headache. primary headache is only due to the headache itself without other causes. examples are tension headache, cluster headache and migraine. secondary headache is due to underlying health conditions, such as sinusitis, meningitis, trauma, tumour, bleeding and medications. some of these conditions are life-threatening and needed to be treated seriously.
it is helpful for your to keep a headache diary which keep tracks on the onset, duration, timing and progression of the headache. this helps the doctor greatly to establish a diagnosis. doctor may also need to know any associated symptoms such as fever, weight loss or history of cancer. this is important to rule out the secondary headaches. for a primary headache, the headache is normally predictable tiggers, stable pattern and individual is feeling fine in between headaches.
migraine is more common among females and can be associated with menstrual period. the headache is commonly described as throbbing, on one side of the head, becomes extremely sensitive to light and sound. if the conditions still persist without any improvement, please seek your healthcare providers to get appropriate treatment.
from your complaints, we believe that your earache condition may have multifactorial causes such as:

ear infection
change in pressure, such as when flying on a plane
earwax buildup
a foreign object in the ear
strep throat
sinus infection

in order for us to provide you with an accurate choice of treatment and management, we need additional details to explore further into your current complaints. therefore, we greatly suggest that you refer this to your nearest medical doctor.
you can easily get ear problems, but don’t let it get to you.
we believe that it could be due to sinus infection from the information given. it fits earache and headache that you are having at the moment. however, this is not definitive and you may call us or seek professional help.
you should get a doctor’s consultation to find out the exact cause of this problem in order to be properly managed. to find out the exact cause of the problem you are encountering, more information is required before conclusions can be made.
therefore, you are strongly advised to refer the matter to the doctor. please click on the link (doctoroncall) to contact your doctor to speak with our pharmacist online. we will protect your privacy. thank you.
discuss your symptoms with an ear, nose and throat(ent) specialist for their expert advice. we chose to let our son cry it out when we noticed he had picked up similar bad habits. we had never let him sleep with us, but he got used to being rocked to sleep after i was in the hospital for a few days. it seemed that, every time he came into light sleep, he would realize that he wasn't being held, would start crying until someone rocked him; and after a few nights of that, i knew we had to teach him to go to sleep on his own (again) and sleep through the night (again). we let him cry it out, and it only took a day and a half before he was back to putting himself to sleep and sleeping 7/8 hours at night. he's only two months, and i think the longer you put it off, the more difficult it is going to be. good luck! if this is old news, just a bad habit. if new onset, you need to see an ophthalmologist/neurologist to rule out any neurological disease. see more... sounds like sleep apnea. its a condition where u stop breathing during certian sleep patterns. dont stress out too much it can be treated by sleeping with an air mask or other ways but do go see a doc