Care and feeding of infants and children; a text-book for trained nurses . ition to the adrenalin ointment, is all that is usuallyneeded. Xo irritating spraysshould be used. AdenoidsThe lymphoid tissue in thevault of the pharynx is usuallyknown as the third this lymphoid tissue be-comes enlarged so as to produceobstruction to nasal breathinga child is said to have enlargement of this tis-sue may occur at any time dur-ing infancy or childhood. It isnot infrequent to find at birth,or soon after, the postnasalspace so filled with lymphoidtissue that the baby cannotbreathe
Care and feeding of infants and children; a text-book for trained nurses . ition to the adrenalin ointment, is all that is usuallyneeded. Xo irritating spraysshould be used. AdenoidsThe lymphoid tissue in thevault of the pharynx is usuallyknown as the third this lymphoid tissue be-comes enlarged so as to produceobstruction to nasal breathinga child is said to have enlargement of this tis-sue may occur at any time dur-ing infancy or childhood. It isnot infrequent to find at birth,or soon after, the postnasalspace so filled with lymphoidtissue that the baby cannotbreathe through the nose ornurse properly until the ob-struction has been removed. Inmore than half the cases there isan accompanying enlargement of the pharyngeal tonsils. Thesymptoms of adenoid enlargement are usually child breathes through the mouth instead of the nose, or itmay breathe partially through the nose when awake, but whenasleep the mouth is always open. Snoring is the usualaccompaniment. Mental Apathy.—In advanced cases, particularly in older. Fig. 5.—Front view of adenoid face,Mark the open mouth and broad-bridgednose. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT 199 children, where this condition has persisted for a considerabletime, the face has an idiotic appearance. The mental processesbecome sluggish and the child is frequently sent to the physicianby the school nurse for examination (Figs. 95 and 96). Shape of the Face.—As a result of this improper breathing
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