THE ENT BLOG

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

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.

Snorer's throat

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 and stuffiness sometimes does not respond to sprays and tablets.

Blocked nose resistant to medical therapy, sprays etc.

Wasting money in self pay private healthcare. Do's and dont's. Part 2.

Be alert to coats in private healthcare.