Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-25
Health Talks by Dr.. Brady
The Adcnoid rrob,em.


tCopyright 1919. National S.wspauc- sorvIce,
:, North Carolina correspondent sends this
letter.
My dear Dr. Brady:
Il have boy four years OLD strong an,i
robust out he has adeno!ds \ child specialist
"ho examined him in june found thut he
'''h very large adenoids, but advised us not;
:" nave tue growth removed until the sum
nc. was over NJ least Our family physician
Hdu aircady given the same al vice
When the summer was over ana ra, ar
rived the boy again began having Il running
nose. or more or less constant head cold S,ill
NV sieeiaiisS saii that the adcnoiIs had no,
"rcctcd the child In any way and he gave
hiiR very painstakinE examination The
'ce'h arc perfect. no dcformity az nose or
mouth. when tho boy has these colds he
usually shores good deal. lie leads ;,n out
coof Ire. and sleeps on u porch.
Do YOU think the adcuoids cause the colds
Should the adenoids be removed? what can
do Tor the colds once ihcy az. started
Ihcy hang on So though the; do NOT make
hini SICK. lie has never had nny Of the con-
children. though all subject to occasional
sore throat and tonsil trouble
Yours truly
"tMrs ---.)"
ihc u"thoi body is a normal structure
en- the roof OF the throat m out Of direct
sight behind tho tip OF the sof, paio,o i,
ca!tdren II is normally large. like the tom
sils II is OF the same cellular structure as
'he sonsiis ana is often called the third ton
- OF the pnar!nGeai tonSil. II probably has
the same function the tonsiIs which are
concerned in the protection or resistance OF
the oody against most OF the respiratory IN
icctlons. which term includes no; only 60
c"iied colds and sore throats and bronchial
ana lung diseases but also tho crurt!yc con-
tagioGs diseases which prevail too commonly
among children. All OF these infections In
wade tile body. If Il all. by way of m. linIny
oi nose or 'nroat. hut the adcnod body like
the ;"nsils. frequently suffers in the constant
GEht against Infections and then /, i !,
question whether these structures should 10
permitted To remain and become sources or
poisoning in themselves
Ihat question evidently influenced tho d.
cisi"n OF the family physician and the peala-
;F'st in the case Of the little boy 10 has
s"Hcred no apparent car trouble: tho nasal OBJ
structlon has apparently not been 50 great
a. I" !'ad TO faulty development (deformi;y)
of the Face, the "cc!nsion OF the teeth the
shape Q: the hard palatc.Nihe development OF
the nose chambers That the hoy ha.; suf-
'cF'd meme OF tie ali too frequent respiratory
objections umjustiy termed "childrcn'. ais
eases ut least suggests that the adcnold body
ana the ionsils arc still capable .. Junction
Ing we'll
recurring o"ryzas described by the mother
surely arc not sufficient evidence to condemn
'"Asiis or adcnc.d.. though such symptoms are
sriN!nGiy common among children with dis
cased toasiis and infected or diseased aderoias
!! he were .nj boy should he in no crcul
hurr! 10 have the adcnoiLs or tousils re-
moved. think The "watchful waiting oolicv
ni the family physician and tho pcdf:,tr.s, In
this instance is one that :, great many am
n!tiouS young nose and throat specialist.
might foiiow--or would if they had ohJr.n
Of their own