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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
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.
Blocked nose causes snoring, dry mouth, loss of sense of smell and can be a cause of bad breath.
Nose blockage / blocked nose is a major symptom to many people with lots of add-on effects, such as snoring, dry mouth, bad breath etc.
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)....
Nose blockage and stuffiness sometimes does not respond to sprays and tablets.
Blocked nose resistant to medical therapy, sprays etc.
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Blocked Nose Treatment with laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic within a few days.
Nose blockage that responds to decongestants but not steroid or antihistamine spray can be successfully treated with turbinoplasty in clinic
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