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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
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Blocked nose and one sided face pain
Blocked nose due to septum deviation causes snoring and facial pain.
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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.
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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)....
A chap snoring on the train
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, it's not good for you.
Stop snoring and sleep apnoea
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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...
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Blocked nose and snoring
Snoring and dry mouth caused by chronic nose blockage
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Blocked nose problems. Causes dry mouth, snoring, cough, loss of sense of smell
Here is a nasal polyp so big it is protruding out of this lady's nostril. She can't smell, taste or sleep. Thankfully this kind of...
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