Prevalence of various symptoms in adenoids

ABSTRACT

One hundred cases of adenoids were studied at Mayo Hospital, Lahore during 1990-91. A detailed history was taken from each patient to know the frequency of various symptoms apart from the main presenting complaint. The commonest symptom thus detected, was nasal obstruction in 84% of patients. Amongst the least common symptoms were episodes of apnea in 3% of cases and cephalgia or morning headache in 8% of patients