At what age do adenoids usually stop growing?
Age 6 years old is usually when the adenoids stop growing. They involute during adulthood.
Moderately severe hypertrophy of the adenoidal soft tissues with moderately severe effacement of the nasopharyngeal airway.
Also noted is moderately severe hypertrophy of palatine tonsillar soft tissues.
The epiglottis is not well delineated on this exam.
The precervical prevertebral soft tissues are normal. Loss of normal cervical lordosis may be due to positioning. The bone density is normal. He is obese.