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


Tonsil examination via Zoom
Modern camera systems can give a very good view into the throat for tonsil problems etc.
Partial tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy for adult tonsil disease. It must be the way forward.
Problems with the tonsils are well accounted for in this blog. The old fashioned extra capsular tonsillectomy cannot be justified in all...
Tonsil Stones
People do not like tonsil stones for two main reasons. Firstly they are comprised of debris from the mouth, including dead cells,...


Post nasal drip, catarrh, abnormal throat sensation, snoring, feeling a lump
All of these symptoms can be caused by having a long, thick or just unusual uvula - the hanging down structure in the back of the throat....


Tonsil stones - how to treat them and how to permanently cure them
Tonsil stones - how to treat them and how to permanently cure them. Simple techniques to ameliorate or eradicate them.
Snoring #5. What can be done about it? A daily series of blogs by Mike Dilkes, ENT-laser.
Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray for snoring treatment. A lunchtime procedure that can be very effective.
Snoring#1. What can be done about it? A daily series of blogs by Mike Dilkes, ENT-laser. The rules:
Discussion of the options for snoring treatment from a multidisciplinary perspective.


Tonsil stones cause discharge, bad taste, bad breath, sore throats and tonsillitis.
Tonsil stones are pieces of food and general mouth debris that lodge in cracks and holes in the tonsils. They are compressed into firm...
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