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

Big tonsils cause lots of problems. They can be successfully shrunk right back by laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray.

Bad breath is more likely to be caused by tonsil problems than tooth disease! Tonsil stones are the same as periodontal bad breath causes.

The nose.

Sometimes patients with bad breath and taste don't know they have tonsil stones, they just fall out and are swallowed. It's still...

High definition endoscopic examination of the tonsils for persistent tonsil stone formation and 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.

Bad breath and 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...