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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Blocked nose due to septum deflection and enlarged inferior turbinate.
This patient complained of chronic left nose blockage causing mouth breathing and snoring. Examination showed a septal deviation (left...
Big sore tonsils
Big sore tonsils need addressing.
Tonsil stone??
This is a strange one. It looks like a tonsil stone, but it is poking through the back of the soft palate into the post nasal space. So...
Very obstructed throat in a loud snorer
Snoring and sleep apnoea are caused by blockage of the airway. Here is a picture of the back of the throat where the tonsils are so big...
Tonsil stones. Smelly white lumps that form in the tonsils. Patients don't like them!
Tonsil stones, tonsillitis
The lingual tonsil, not the palatine/faucial ones. A common cause of snoring and sore throats.
Palatine and Lingual Tonsils
How it looks immediately after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray
Laser tonsillectomy, the view straight after.
Incidental finding of significantly narrowed airway
I spotted this today whilst looking for a cause of mild right sided submandibular pain. It's probably unrelated. When I questioned the 31...
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