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Joi (Decatur, Ga) on 10/01/2011

My daughter has adenoids that are partially blocking the back of her nasal passages, and it was causing sleep apnea. I tried many natural treatments with no lasting effect. I took her to an ENT that suggested surgery. Her pediatrician suggested trying steroid nasal spray and allergy testing.

She seems to have allergies: dark circles, stuffy nose, itchiness, red eyes. We tested her and she came up with zero reaction to a large panel of allergens.

We tried the nasal spray and it seems to help, but her adenoid is still huge, and the allergist did xrays and also suggested surgery.

Any ideas to help shrink the adenoid naturally?

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Replied By Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 10/01/2011

Hi Joi, The adenoids are part of the lymphatic system. Their main function is to filter the system and prevent it from any infection. Cod Liver Oil (if your child is under 12 then they need the liquid as they absorb it better this way), garlic and hot lemon and honey (better if local and raw) drinks are what our Grandparents used with success. I would also add a teaspoon or two of ginger juice or pre-steeped ginger to the lemon honey drink for its anti-inflamitory actions. Vit C and zinc are important for immunity. Echinacea and Astragalus are good for the lymph system and I do beleive you need to also work on the lymph for this condition.

It would also pay to check if you have any hidden mold in your environment. If you have carpet lay on it with your nose to it and smell. I have read of a few people who have had success with the removal of carpets when all else had failed. Don't know any personally as the few I know of personally used the cod liver oil, garlic oil capsules (usually squeezed out and not swallowed) and the lemon/honey drink. All the best.

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Replied By Joi (Decatur, Ga) on 10/01/2011

Thank you, Maria. We do have mold in our house, but it is systemic (in the drywall) and we cannot begin to tear our house apart to erradicate it.

I noticed a sinus polyp in her nose today. I gave her some ACV to drink, and dabbed the polyp with TT oil. and will do some cold liver tomorrow.

I will help her to strengthen the immune system, lower the inflamation, and hopefully it will work this time!

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Replied By Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 10/02/2011

Hi Joi, I would like to encourage you to seek some professional advice (if you have the finances that is) to deal with what is causing the mold. You may not have a damp course to stop the rising damp or even have an unseen simple leak into the wall. The reason why I want to encourage you to check it out is because we are still recovering from living in a house that had mold. It was unseen at first then became obvious. My husband has nearly recovered but I am now still a ways off. As my blood pressure was so high (220/120 became normal) I went onto blood pressure meds, big mistake, just to live there. Now a few years later am still recovering from the side effects of the meds. Now I use natural remedies for blood pressure issues which happens occasionally. Even family and friends would have sinus problems or get a cold when they stayed with us in that house. It turned out to be a leak into a wall cavity that caused the problem.

If you are unable to fix the mold issue try at least to have your windows open as much as possible (hard I know when your next season is winter). The herb Tulsi, Holy Basil, taken as a tea will also be a help for you all. Add ginger and lemon peel to it sometimes. I'm sure you already know to use tea tree oil diluted but though I'd mention it anyway. The other thing that helped us was some support for our liver. All the best as I know this is not an easy time to go through.

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Replied By Janitza (New York, US) on 04/09/2015

Hi Joi,

Did you have any success with your daughter's adenoids? My toddler has sleep apnea and snores because of his adenoids and I'm avoiding the surgery discussion like the plague. Help!!!

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Replied By Charity (Faithville , Us) on 04/09/2015

I had mine out, I still snore if I eat a poor diet, or when under stress. Msm with vit c, help. I use 2050 mg .Magnesium is the muscle mineral. Charcoal capsules at bed have helped detox. People get tonsil stones and bacteria build up and causes a lot of health issues in the mouth . Oil pulling might help , some children are doing it with good results for their oral health. Some families have more tonsil issues than others . My brother an I had tonsils cut out the same day , my adenoids had to go. I had terrible ear problems after the proceedure for three months and lost 1/4 of my body weight. The other three siblings did not have to get theirs out. Whole family snores loud.

Our kids all snore and one got infected tonsils out, still snores. Our grand daughter had to get her infected tonsils out . Both had yrs of high fevers before getting them out and are healthier now.

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Replied By Jackie (Pennsylvania) on 08/07/2016

My 6yr old son has had 4 surgical procedures to fix clogged tear ducts to no success. He also has enlarged adenoids. His Pediatritian has done a range of tests including cancer. Thankfully all negative and they have decided that enlarged is his "normal". He suffered from chronic eye/sinus infections. I stopped all antibiotic as it only masked the symptoms. He now gets local raw organic honey and immune & echinacea. He is not completely healed yet, but definitely much better.
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Replied By Brittney (Maryland) on 05/27/2023

Hi,

my baby daughter had clogged tear ducts for months and a mom in my breastfeeding support group mentioned putting breastmilk in her eye with the clogged duct. I tried it for three days and it completely cleared up the clog. We haven't had a single issue since. I'm not sure where you could get breastmilk but if you know someone it could be worth a try!

Good luck and god bless.

Replied By Brenda (Wakefield. Ri) on 10/25/2022

The dr wants to remove adenoids from a 3 year old. He won't sleep through the night and said his adenoids are causing the problem. Any natural remedies would be appreciated.
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Replied By Mama to Many (TN) on 10/26/2022

Dear Brenda,

I would try taking him off dairy, sugar and processed foods for one month. Then reevaluate.

~Mama to Many~

Replied By Rob (Kentucky) on 10/26/2022

Colloidal silver: For children that are old enough to gargle, 2 teaspoons of colloidal silver can be gargled to get colloidal silver in contact with the adenoids to kill infection. Alternatively colloidal silver can be nebulized or sprayed to get colloidal silver into the back of the nasal cavity. I always add a few drops of lugol's iodine 2% to my CS throat spray.