THE ENT BLOG

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

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis treated with laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray

Deep hole in the tonsil, tonsil stones are formed here.

Tonsil stones are accumulated food and mouth debris that get stuck inside deep holes in the tonsils. As they rot they become smelly and...

Nasty abscess in tonsil remnant

Laser release of tonsil pus

Study on laser tonsillotomy compared to traditional tonsillectomy

JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148655. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48655 Quite a good study, although the mean of 4 days before return...

Nose blockage causing snoring. A Septoplasty operation works very well for this.

This is a deviation of the nose septum. It causes the feeling of persistent blockage of the nose. It can be corrected with a septoplasty...