THE ENT BLOG

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

Tonsillitis or tonsil stones - white marks on the tonsils

Tonsillitis or tonsil stones?

Tonsil stones form in holes, crevices or crypts in the tonsils

Tonsil stones form in holes, crypts and crevices in the tonsils, and cause a bad taste and bad breath - halitosis.

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...

Tonsil stones form in cracks in the tonsils like this one. They cause a bad tasteb and bad breath.

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis

Big sore tonsils. These are causing snoring, chronic fatigue and bad breath

Large sore tonsils cause snoring, bad breath and fatigue.

Tonsil enlargement caused by tonsil stones

You can see the left tonsil is inflamed and swollen, with tonsil stones visible arising from deep in. Tonsil stones are mainly organic...

Tonsil stones, tonsillitis and bad breath are all linked

Here is a tonsil with an ulcer on its surface, causing throat and ear pain. It's not a pocket where tonsil stones and tonsillitis can...

Tonsil remnant causing bad taste and smell

This is a small remnant after laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray. Usually they are not troublesome. However this one is...