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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Very long and thick uvula
Snoring, catarrh, throat clearing, post nasal drip. All caused by an excessively long uvula.
Large sore looking tonsils cause bad sore throats, snoring, tonsil stones and bad breath.
Tonsils, tonsillitis, tonsillotomy, Tonsillectomy, sore throat, snoring, bad breath, tonsil stones.
Tonsil stones and tonsillitis
Tonsil stones and tonsillitis treated with laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray
Deep hole in the tonsil, tonsil stones are formed here.
Tonsil stones are accumulated food and mouth debris that get stuck inside deep holes in the tonsils. As they rot they become smelly and...
Nasty abscess in tonsil remnant
Laser release of tonsil pus
Study on laser tonsillotomy compared to traditional tonsillectomy
JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148655. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48655 Quite a good study, although the mean of 4 days before return...
Nose blockage causing snoring. A Septoplasty operation works very well for this.
This is a deviation of the nose septum. It causes the feeling of persistent blockage of the nose. It can be corrected with a septoplasty...
The advantages of high definition examination when looking at tonsils and tonsil stones
Here is a deep crack in a tonsil. By going very close up and into the crack you can actually see debris in the bottom, which is the...
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