• female
• 4 Years
• 14/08/2025

my 4 year old cousin has adenoid hypertrophy with frequent cold cough and fever - is surgery always needed or can medicines help cure this

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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Adenoids can shrink with meds—surgery only if symptoms persist after 3–6 months of treatment.

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