THE ENT BLOG

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

Big tonsils can take a few treatments to significantly shrink down.This patient is still symptomatic

Big tonsils may need laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray on more than one occasion to properly eradicate symptoms.

An unusual white lump in the back of the throat. It looks like a tonsil stone but is it?

White lumps in the throat

Not all white lumps in the tonsil are tonsil stones.

White lumps in the tonsil

Multiple tonsil stones causing a bad taste and the impression of bad breath.

Tonsil stones treated with laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray in clinic.

Even tiny remnants after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray can cause problems

https://medicalcaseoftheday.blogspot.com/2021/08/tiny-tonsil-remnants-with-micron-sized.html Those tonsil stones are micron size but...

Large sore tonsils cause tonsillitis, snoring and bad breath. But the NHS won't treat them.

Tonsils cause several different issues from sore throats to snoring and bad breath. Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray helps

Blocked nose due to polyps

Blocked nose due to nasal polyps can be treated in clinic with the Holmium Yag laser.

Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic may still leave tonsil stones needing a second procedure

Second stage laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray required