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


Nose blockage can be a chronic, perennial problem. Patients complain of loss of smell, mouth breathing, snoring. It is a very off putting symptom.
Nose blockage due to swollen inferior turbinates can be treated with laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic.
Blocked nose and snoring
Blocked nose and snoring


Blocked nose and one sided face pain
Blocked nose due to septum deviation causes snoring and facial pain.


Nose unblocking for snorers and yoga practitioners
Snorers often have a blocked nose. Yoga practitioners too. A simple solution is to perform turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic.


The nose
The nose.


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


Blocked nose causes snoring, dry mouth, loss of sense of smell and can be a cause of bad breath.
Nose blockage / blocked nose is a major symptom to many people with lots of add-on effects, such as snoring, dry mouth, bad breath etc.


Nose blockage and stuffiness sometimes does not respond to sprays and tablets.
Blocked nose resistant to medical therapy, sprays etc.
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