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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Tonsil stones
These white lumps are organic material from the mouth, mainly food and salivary debris. This gets forced into cracks and holes in the...
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
Wasting money in self pay private healthcare. Do's and dont's. Part 2.
Be alert to coats in private healthcare.
Inflamed lymphoid patch in posterior glosso-tonsillar sulcus
Inflamed Lymphoid patch below right tonsil
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...
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