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


Holes in the tonsils can trap food and salivary debris leading to tonsil stones.
Tonsils stones form in holes within the tonsils. They can cause bad breath and tonsillitis


Snoring tonsils. An often overlooked cause of snoring. As seen when performing the Muller test.
Big tonsils cause snoring and sleep apnoea.


Inflamed lymphoid patch in posterior glosso-tonsillar sulcus
Inflamed Lymphoid patch below right tonsil


Nasty tonsillitis after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray
This is nasty, generally laser tonsillectomy extinguishes any tonsillitis, but this must've been coming on a few days before I did the...


Wasting money in self pay private healthcare. Do's and dont's. Part 1.
Private Healthcare in the U.K. is expensive. There is a perception that if it costs a lot, it must be good. That is not correct. Shop...


Bad Breath
Bad breath caused by rotten tonsils, tonsillitis and tonsil stones. Treated by superficial tonsil removal with local anaesthetic spray.


Tonsil stones form in holes within the tonsil, and can trigger tonsillitis
Tonsils stones and tonsillitis go together, that's a mainstay of this blog, as it's not well recognised. Tonsil stones form in holes like...


Deep crypt in the right tonsil leads to tonsil stones and tonsillitis.
Food and salivary debris gets trapped in holes and crypts in the tonsils, like this Over time it decomposes, causing a bad taste and...
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