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

Mike Dilkes MS FRCS Consultant ENT Surgeon and ENT expert witness.

The dot is the retrolingual airway, which is very narrow. The thin arrow is the unusual v shaped epiglottis of the larynx (voice box)....

Nose blockage that responds to decongestants but not steroid or antihistamine spray can be successfully treated with turbinoplasty in clinic

I've been treating patients who snore for 25 years or more. Many thousands of cases. I've learned that everything revolves around the...

I can hear his airway obstruction, and know that not only is he a snorer, but he has upper airway resistance syndrome (uars), as it's...

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea

The treatment of snoring very much depends on what the case is. From simple position in bed to nose blockage, there are several different...

Snoring is often made worse by an elongated palate and enlarged tonsils. Often the enlarged soft palate is caused by chronic snoring.