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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Catarrh and postnasal drip - two problems that can lead to unpleasant throat and nose clearing.
Post nasal drip and catarrh are common problems in Ear, Nose and Throat medicine.
Snoring, Sleep Apnoea and blocked nose can all be caused by enlargement of the adenoids.
Snoring, sleep apnoea and nose blockage
Snoring is often caused by chronic nose blockage which can be treated with laser turbinoplasty.
Blocked nose treatment in clinic under local anaesthetic with the Holmium YAG laser turbinoplasty. Return to work straight away.
Result of local anaesthetic laser turbinoplasty in clinic. A “lunchtime” procedure.
Blocked nose treatment in clinic
Blocked Nose Treatment with laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic within a few days.
The treatment of blocked noses can be difficult as some are resistant to the usual steroid, antihistamine or anticholinergic sprays....
Big tonsils can take a few treatments to significantly shrink down.This patient is still symptomatic
Big tonsils may need laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray on more than one occasion to properly eradicate symptoms.
An unusual white lump in the back of the throat. It looks like a tonsil stone but is it?
White lumps in the throat
Multiple tonsil stones causing a bad taste and the impression of bad breath.
Tonsil stones treated with laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray in clinic.
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