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


Nose blockage can be a chronic, perennial problem. Patients complain of loss of smell, mouth breathing, snoring. It is a very off putting symptom.
Nose blockage due to swollen inferior turbinates can be treated with laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic.


Snoring, postnasal drip and catarrhal throat clearing can be linked
This long thick uvula is causing all sorts of problems in this patient. Snoring, lump sensation, catarrh and post nasal drip
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Snorer's uvula causes obstruction and loud snoring. Can also be a factor in sleep apnoea.
A long thick uvula is a notable cause of loud snoring
Blocked nose and snoring
Blocked nose and snoring
Remnants after tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy for tonsillitis. Remnants can cause bad sore throats.
Tonsil stones form in cracks and holes in the tonsil and cause bad breath.
Tonsil stones cause bad breath. Laser Tonsillectomy removes the cracks and holes where they form. #halitosis


Stop snoring. The soft palate and uvula are often implicated
Stop snoring caused by a very long and thick uvula.
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