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


The lingual tonsil, not the palatine/faucial ones. A common cause of snoring and sore throats.
Palatine and Lingual Tonsils


How it looks immediately after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray
Laser tonsillectomy, the view straight after.


Incidental finding of significantly narrowed airway
I spotted this today whilst looking for a cause of mild right sided submandibular pain. It's probably unrelated. When I questioned the 31...


Laser reshaping of nose cartilage
Relatively new laser wavelengths and new technology mean that lasers such as the CO2 and Erbium YAG can be used during nose reshaping...


1:750 laser tonsillectomies bleed, a bit.
Laser tonsillectomy local anaesthetic spray. A very nice and safe technique but every now and again there is a bit of bleeding #tonsilstones


Tonsil stones
It seems that people are more prepared to put up with recurrent tonsillitis than tonsil stones. It's the perception that they may have...


Covid 19 antibody test
Here's my test 4 months after contracting Covid19 moderately badly. As you can see the line at IgM has now disappeared as expected, but...


Rotten tonsils
Large, red tonsils like these are not normal and are likely to be causing quite a few symptoms. These range from chronic fatigue to...
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