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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Traditional tonsillectomy is very painful. It's an operation that is 70 years old. Outdated?
Extreme pain for 3 weeks following traditional tonsillectomy. There IS an alternative, which is intracapsular tonsillectomy.
HD video endoscopy of tonsils with cracks and holes where tonsil stones are forming
Large sore looking tonsils with cracks, crevices and holes where tonsil stones form
Tonsillitis or tonsil stones - white marks on the tonsils
Tonsillitis or tonsil stones?
Tonsil stones form in holes, crevices or crypts in the tonsils
Tonsil stones form in holes, crypts and crevices in the tonsils, and cause a bad taste and bad breath - halitosis.
Tonsil stones form in cracks in the tonsils like this one. They cause a bad tasteb and bad breath.
Tonsil stones and tonsillitis
Big sore tonsils. These are causing snoring, chronic fatigue and bad breath
Large sore tonsils cause snoring, bad breath and fatigue.
Tonsil enlargement caused by tonsil stones
You can see the left tonsil is inflamed and swollen, with tonsil stones visible arising from deep in. Tonsil stones are mainly organic...
Tonsil stones, tonsillitis and bad breath are all linked
Here is a tonsil with an ulcer on its surface, causing throat and ear pain. It's not a pocket where tonsil stones and tonsillitis can...
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