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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
Tonsil stones and bad breath
Bad breath is more likely to be caused by tonsil problems than tooth disease! Tonsil stones are the same as periodontal bad breath causes.
Mike Dilkes
Mike Dilkes MS FRCS Consultant ENT Surgeon and ENT expert witness.
Bad taste and breath but no tonsil stones or teeth/gum problems?
Sometimes patients with bad breath and taste don't know they have tonsil stones, they just fall out and are swallowed. It's still...
Bad breath and tonsil stones
Bad breath and tonsil stones
Chronic Illness and tonsils, is there a link?
M.E., Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia are all chronic diseases that have been linked to chronic tonsil infection. Often there is...
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)....
Catarrh and postnasal drip can originate from the tonsils
Catarrh and postnasal drip can originate from the tonsils.
Snoring tonsils. An often overlooked cause of snoring. As seen when performing the Muller test.
Big tonsils cause snoring and sleep apnoea.
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