THE ENT BLOG

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

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.

Blocked Nose Treatment with laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic within a few days.

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

Blocked nose and snoring

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

Snoring treatment is multifactorial. It depends on nose or throat blockage, weight and bedposture.

If bed posture is good (sleeping on your side) and your BMI is less than 30 (BMI = weight ÷ (height×height)), then your problem lies in...

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea, it's not good for you.

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea

Snoring treatment

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