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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
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.
Tonsil stones treated by local anaesthetic spray laser tonsillectomy
Tonsil stones can be well treated by laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray.
Tonsil stones can be quite deep in the tonsil, so you sometimes have to look hard.
Tonsil stones are sometimes quite deep within the tonsil.
Breakthrough!! Tonsil stone and tonsillitis? Remote Zoom consultation and examination. The future.
New improved way of Zoom consultation using a disposable usb endoscope sent in the post, which is the second camera on Zoom.
Big sore tonsils
Big sore tonsils need addressing.
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
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