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Enlarged Adenoids: Speech, Sleep, and Feeding Signs to Watch For

Enlarged Adenoids: Speech, Sleep, and Feeding Signs to Watch For

Adenoids are a patch of immune tissue high behind the nose (in the nasopharynx). In children, they can grow large enough to narrow airflow behind the nose and affect breathing, sleep, and sometimes speech resonance and feeding comfort. Parents often hear “They’ll grow out of it,” and sometimes that’s true. But when symptoms are persistent … Continue reading Enlarged Adenoids: Speech, Sleep, and Feeding Signs to Watch For