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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
My own voice box (larynx)
Self examination of the larynx
Covid checks starting to disappear
All these front of house checks, free masks etc are about to be stopped.
Hard to believe this hole is not the cause of tonsil stones
Tonsil stones, tonsillitis.
Hard to believe this is just impacted food.
It looks more like a tooth coming out of the right tonsil in this man. However the treatment is the same, laser vapourise it right back...
Tonsil stones. Again. It seems a common problem without an easy solution. But there is one.
Tonsil stones may need more than one laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray to completely eradicate them.
Tonsil stone treatment
Tonsil stones appear on the tonsil surface. They form from food which gets jammed into holes and crevices on the tonsil surface.
Hole in eardrum?
This looks like a hole in the front lower part of the eardrum. But in fact the drum is red and retracted like it has fluid behind it. So...
Is laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic better than traditional tonsillectomy?
Comparison of the virtues of local anaesthetic laser tonsillectomy with traditional tonsillectomy
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