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

Snoring, catarrh, throat clearing, post nasal drip. All caused by an excessively long uvula.

Laser release of tonsil pus

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...

Large tonsils can be a real nightmare for people. The option of tonsil removal, even the old fashioned way, is not widely available as...

Great documentary on snoring done by Christian Jessen and I.

https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/health/medical-matters/157663/how-patients-with-tonsil-problems-are-being-left-in-agony-nhs-guidelines?

Snoring is often made worse by an elongated palate and enlarged tonsils. Often the enlarged soft palate is caused by chronic snoring.

Lump coming out of right tonsil can be investigated with MRI scanning before being laser vapourised under local anaesthetic spray.