THE ENT BLOG

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

Tonsil stones. Again. It seems a common problem without an easy solution. But there is one.

Tonsil stones may need more than one laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray to completely eradicate them.

Tonsil stone treatment

Tonsil stones appear on the tonsil surface. They form from food which gets jammed into holes and crevices on the tonsil surface.

Hole in eardrum?

This looks like a hole in the front lower part of the eardrum. But in fact the drum is red and retracted like it has fluid behind it. So...

Is laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic better than traditional tonsillectomy?

Comparison of the virtues of local anaesthetic laser tonsillectomy with traditional tonsillectomy

Is laser tonsillectomy better than traditional tonsillectomy?

Well it ought to be as traditional tonsillectomy is essentially unchanged over 70 years. Medicine has moved on rather a lot since then....

Tonsil stones treated by local anaesthetic spray laser tonsillectomy

Tonsil stones can be well treated by laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray.

Lateral flow antibody test for covid19

There remains a faint line at IgG so this test is still demonstrating my immunity to covid19 having had the disease 6 months ago.

Something stuck at the very back of the nose?

This patient had the sensation of food sticking in the back of her nose when inadvertently coughing or sneezing whilst eating. Initially...