The Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Adenoid Hypertrophy in Beijing

Abstract

Yan Gao

Objective: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, wearing masks and frequent hand washing have become common phenomena. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of such lifestyle changes on adenoid hypertrophy in children in Beijing.

Methods: Baidu Index platform was used to search with adenoid hypertrophy as the keyword, and the search volume of terms from 2017 to 2021 was recorded weekly. Meanwhile, the visits to adenoid hypertrophy in the otolaryngology department of Blinded for review in the same period were collected and compared and analyzed.

Results: (1) Baidu index indicated that the following group to adenoid hypertrophy was mainly parents of childbearing age, and female parents paid more attention; (2) From 2017 to 2019, the online attention and outpatient visits of adenoid hypertrophy increased year by year. After the COVID-19 outbreak, the increasing trend declined and stagnated.

Conclusions: After the outbreak of COVID-19, epidemic prevention policies (wearing masks, hand hygiene, reducing movement of people, etc.) have a certain inhibitory effect on adenoid hypertrophy.

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