My son is 11 years, 3 months old. And has always had heavy mucous ever since I remember. He tends to breathe through his mouth while sleeping and also when he wakes up, his nose is full of mucous. During the day also, his nose fills up atleast 5-6 times and comes out when he sneezes etc. Though there is no major physical discomfort, it is a little embarassing for him to be like this. Is it advisable to get them removed, and would the removal also lead to height increase for him - he is at present among the smaller children in his class. (Also, when he was born, he had laryngomalacia, for which we gave regular calcium supplements for 4 years, after which it got rectified)
Hello, Kindly provide me with a detailed history regarding the family history of allergies. I would recommend seeing a pediatric ENT specialist have a complete physical examination and rule out the possibility of DNS and sinusitis. Get an X-ray PNS done to see whether he has sinusitis or not. I would recommend antihistamines like cetirizine about one tablespoon at night for a month and also tablet montelukast at night for three months. Give him steam inhalation twice daily, once in the morning and once at night before going to bed. Come back to me after consultation with ENT specialists. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.