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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Blocked nose and snoring
Snoring and dry mouth caused by chronic nose blockage
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...
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.
Nose unblocking limited septoplasty in clinic with just local anaesthetic spray, using laser.
Nose unblocking laser surgery in clinic under local anaesthetic
Laser turbinoplasty in clinic under local anaesthetic - nose unblocking
Laser turbinoplasty works well, but in this situation the patient had some pain so it was only half completed. As you can see the part...
Blocked nose due to a deviated nasal septum. This is a common cause of snoring.
Blocked nose due to a septal deviation can be nicely treated by septoplasty.
Nose unblocking surgery in clinic. Using the Holmium YAG laser under local anaesthetic.
Nose unblocking laser turbinoplasty under local anaesthetic in clinic. This procedure has a high patient satisfaction rate.
Snoring #7. What can be done about it? A daily series of blogs by Mike Dilkes, ENT-laser.
Snoring treatment is multidisciplinary, CPAP can be very effective when tolerated by the patient.
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