THE ENT BLOG

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

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,...

Laser turbinoplasty in clinic under local anaesthetic - nose unblocking

Laser turbinoplasty works well, but in this situation the patient had some pain so it was only half completed. As you can see the part...

Blocked nose due to a deviated nasal septum. This is a common cause of snoring.

Blocked nose due to a septal deviation can be nicely treated by septoplasty.

Nose unblocking surgery in clinic. Using the Holmium YAG laser under local anaesthetic.

Nose unblocking laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic. This procedure has a high patient satisfaction rate.

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 #7. What can be done about it? A daily series of blogs by Mike Dilkes, ENT-laser.

Snoring treatment is multidisciplinary, CPAP can be very effective when tolerated by the patient.