Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis treated with laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray

Tonsil stones are accumulated food and mouth debris that get stuck inside deep holes in the tonsils. As they rot they become smelly and...

JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148655. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48655 Quite a good study, although the mean of 4 days before return...

Here is a deep crack in a tonsil. By going very close up and into the crack you can actually see debris in the bottom, which is the...

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis can be treated with laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray in clinic.

Tonsil stones are white lumps on the tonsil surface, they can arise from deep. They are made of food and salivary debris which gets lodged.

https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/health/medical-matters/157663/how-patients-with-tonsil-problems-are-being-left-in-agony-nhs-guidelines?

Tonsil stones, bad breath, sore throats and tonsillitis. Can be treated under local anaesthetic spray using laser vapourisation.