NOT true for adenoid hyperophy:
Adenoid hyperophy/ Enlarged adenoids It is the unusual growth ("hyperophy") of the adenoid tonsil. Firstly described and adenoidectomy performed by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868. He described that a long term adenoid hyperophy will cause an obstruction of the nasal airways. These will lead to a dentofacial growth anomaly that was defined as adenoid facies. There is very little lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx of young babies; humans are born without substantial adenoids.
Mouth breathing is seen
High arched palate present
There is failure to thrive
CT scan should be done to assess size
CT scan should be done to assess size