THE ENT BLOG

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

Blocked nose problems. Causes dry mouth, snoring, cough, loss of sense of smell

Here is a nasal polyp so big it is protruding out of this lady's nostril. She can't smell, taste or sleep. Thankfully this kind of...

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...

Lump of lingual tonsil tissue at the back of the tongue - a cause of snoring

Snoring caused by a lump in the back of the tongue.

Large sore looking tonsils cause bad sore throats, snoring, tonsil stones and bad breath.

Tonsils, tonsillitis, tonsillotomy, Tonsillectomy, sore throat, snoring, bad breath, tonsil stones.

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis

Tonsil stones and tonsillitis treated with laser tonsillotomy under local anaesthetic spray

Deep hole in the tonsil, tonsil stones are formed here.

Tonsil stones are accumulated food and mouth debris that get stuck inside deep holes in the tonsils. As they rot they become smelly and...

Study on laser tonsillotomy compared to traditional tonsillectomy

JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148655. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48655 Quite a good study, although the mean of 4 days before return...

The advantages of high definition examination when looking at tonsils and tonsil stones

Here is a deep crack in a tonsil. By going very close up and into the crack you can actually see debris in the bottom, which is the...