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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Nasty tonsillitis after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray
This is nasty, generally laser tonsillectomy extinguishes any tonsillitis, but this must've been coming on a few days before I did the...
Beware of a chronically painful and discharging tonsil
Tonsil cancer is on the rise due to HPV infection. If you have chronic tonsil pain get it checked. See an ENT surgeon ASAP.
Bad Breath
Bad breath caused by rotten tonsils, tonsillitis and tonsil stones. Treated by superficial tonsil removal with local anaesthetic spray.
Blocked nose and snoring
I've been treating patients who snore for 25 years or more. Many thousands of cases. I've learned that everything revolves around the...
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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Deep crypt in the right tonsil leads to tonsil stones and tonsillitis.
Food and salivary debris gets trapped in holes and crypts in the tonsils, like this Over time it decomposes, causing a bad taste and...
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 Outdated?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.
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