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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Not all white lumps in the tonsil are tonsil stones.
White lumps in the tonsil
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.
Large sore tonsils cause tonsillitis, snoring and bad breath. But the NHS won't treat them.
Tonsils cause several different issues from sore throats to snoring and bad breath. Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray helps
Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic may still leave tonsil stones needing a second procedure
Second stage laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray required
Tonsil stones form in crypts and holes in the tonsil. Here is one that is beginning to form.
Tonsil stones and tonsillitis can be treated under local anaesthetic spray using the carbon dioxide laser in clinic. A lunchtime procedure.
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