THE ENT BLOG

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

Snoring treatment is multifactorial. It depends on nose or throat blockage, weight and bedposture.

If bed posture is good (sleeping on your side) and your BMI is less than 30 (BMI = weight ÷ (height×height)), then your problem lies in...

Deep crypt in the right tonsil leads to tonsil stones and tonsillitis.

Food and salivary debris gets trapped in holes and crypts in the tonsils, like this Over time it decomposes, causing a bad taste and...

Traditional tonsillectomy is very painful. It's an operation that is 70 years old. Outdated?

Extreme pain for 3 weeks following traditional tonsillectomy. There IS an alternative, which is intracapsular tonsillectomy.

HD video endoscopy of tonsils with cracks and holes where tonsil stones are forming

Large sore looking tonsils with cracks, crevices and holes where tonsil stones form

Tonsillitis or tonsil stones - white marks on the tonsils

Tonsillitis or tonsil stones?

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

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea

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...