Adenoids are a mass of lymphoid tissue situated at the back of the nose, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the mouth.Adenoids are also known as pharyngeal tonsils or nasopharyngeal tonsils.
Normally, in children, they make a soft mound in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx, just above and behind the uvula.

Symptoms
Nose block
Snoring
Excessive nasal discharge
Open mouth
Change in voice
Ear block(Eustachian tube block)
Loss of concentration
Salivation
Bedwetting

causes
Viral
Bacterial
Allergic

Adenoid face or facies When the adenoids are enlarged, they can cause nasal obstruction and chronic mouth breathing. This mouth breathing can cause permanent changes in the facial shape - like elongation of the face and an open-mouthed, slack-jaw appearance.This is called as "adenoid face or facies".

Precautions
Avoid cold food and drinks
Take proper care during winter
Keep your room clean and tidy
Blow your nose gently
keep your mouth open when blowing the nose
Investigations
CBP
ESR
X - Ray

Homeopathic approach
Homoeopathy is very effective in curing adenoids. This treatment can be a boon for all those who are more prone to problems in the winters and often develop ailments such as adenoids due to their sensitivity to cold. Homoeopathic medicines work both ways ? They are effective in relieving the symptoms of adenoids and also preventing repeated attacks.

In treating adenoids, homoeopathy also aims at strengthening the patients constitution and eradicating the underlying conditions such as sensitivity to cold air, nasal allergies which are often behind adenoids. Homoeopathy offers a safe and a natural treatment for adenoids.

A great advantage that homoeopathic treatment offers along with the treatment of adenoids is that it also strengthens your immune system, thereby preventing you from recurrent attacks.

Some of the medicines which we use are:
Hydrastis:Yellow discharge,nose block
Kali bichromicum:Thick stringy yellow discharge,nose block.
Calcarea phosphorica:in adenoid vegetations and to increase immunity
Calcarea iodide:adenoids with fever
Baryta carbonica: recurring attacks
Cistus Canadensis:senstive to cold air,dry mouth
Agraphis nutans:Nose block,deafness