THE ENT BLOG

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

Blocked nose causes snoring, dry mouth, loss of sense of smell and can be a cause of bad breath.

Nose blockage / blocked nose is a major symptom to many people with lots of add-on effects, such as snoring, dry mouth, bad breath etc.

Snorer's throat

The dot is the retrolingual airway, which is very narrow. The thin arrow is the unusual v shaped epiglottis of the larynx (voice box)....

A chap snoring on the train

I can hear his airway obstruction, and know that not only is he a snorer, but he has upper airway resistance syndrome (uars), as it's...

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea, it's not good for you.

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea

Snoring treatment

The treatment of snoring very much depends on what the case is. From simple position in bed to nose blockage, there are several different...

Blocked nose and snoring

Snoring and dry mouth caused by chronic nose blockage

Blocked nose problems. Causes dry mouth, snoring, cough, loss of sense of smell

Here is a nasal polyp so big it is protruding out of this lady's nostril. She can't smell, taste or sleep. Thankfully this kind of...

Very long and thick uvula

Snoring, catarrh, throat clearing, post nasal drip. All caused by an excessively long uvula.