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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Tonsil stones and bad breath
Tonsil stones are a cause of bad breath and halitosis.
Blocked nose and one sided face pain
Blocked nose due to septum deviation causes snoring and facial pain.
Tonsil crypt with debris beginning to turn into a tonsils stone. A cause of bad breath and soreness.
Also a cause of bad breath and halitosis. The crypts can be completely removed using local anaesthetic spray only, a lunchtime laser...
Big tonsils can be lasered back to very small remnants.
Big tonsils cause lots of problems. They can be successfully shrunk right back by laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray.
Tonsil stones and bad breath
Bad breath is more likely to be caused by tonsil problems than tooth disease! Tonsil stones are the same as periodontal bad breath causes.
Nose unblocking for snorers and yoga practitioners
Snorers often have a blocked nose. Yoga practitioners too. A simple solution is to perform turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic.
The nose
The nose.
Mike Dilkes
Mike Dilkes MS FRCS Consultant ENT Surgeon and ENT expert witness.
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