THE ENT BLOG

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

Stop snoring. The soft palate and uvula are often implicated

Stop snoring caused by a very long and thick uvula.

Unusual cause of snoring

Snoring caused by throat obstruction. How can I treat my snoring?

Snorer's throat

The dot is the retrolingual airway, which is very narrow. The thin arrow is the unusual v shaped epiglottis of the larynx (voice box)....

Blocked nose and snoring

I've been treating patients who snore for 25 years or more. Many thousands of cases. I've learned that everything revolves around the...

A chap snoring on the train

I can hear his airway obstruction, and know that not only is he a snorer, but he has upper airway resistance syndrome (uars), as it's...

Snoring treatment is multifactorial. It depends on nose or throat blockage, weight and bedposture.

If bed posture is good (sleeping on your side) and your BMI is less than 30 (BMI = weight ÷ (height×height)), then your problem lies in...

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea, it's not good for you.

Stop snoring and sleep apnoea

Snoring treatment

The treatment of snoring very much depends on what the case is. From simple position in bed to nose blockage, there are several different...