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


Tonsil stones and tonsillitis
Tonsil stones and tonsillitis can be treated with laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray in clinic.


Large sore looking tonsils cause recurrent sore throats, bad breath and snoring
Large tonsils can be a real nightmare for people. The option of tonsil removal, even the old fashioned way, is not widely available as...


Tonsil stones can cause bad breath, bad taste and recurrent sore throats
Tonsil stones are white lumps on the tonsil surface, they can arise from deep. They are made of food and salivary debris which gets lodged.


Nose unblocking limited septoplasty in clinic with just local anaesthetic spray, using laser.
Nose unblocking laser surgery in clinic under local anaesthetic
Britain's biggest snorer
Great documentary on snoring done by Christian Jessen and I.
My view on tonsils published in the online Daily Mail.
https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/health/medical-matters/157663/how-patients-with-tonsil-problems-are-being-left-in-agony-nhs-guidelines?


Classic snorer's throat
Snoring is often made worse by an elongated palate and enlarged tonsils. Often the enlarged soft palate is caused by chronic snoring.


Lump coming out of the tonsil. This is unusual but does not look serious.
Lump coming out of right tonsil can be investigated with MRI scanning before being laser vapourised under local anaesthetic spray.
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