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THE ENT BLOG
Ear, Nose & Throat insights from Mike Dilkes, expert in ENT laser surgery
An unusual white lump in the back of the throat. It looks like a tonsil stone but is it?
White lumps in the throat
Not all white lumps in the tonsil are tonsil stones.
White lumps in the tonsil
Multiple tonsil stones causing a bad taste and the impression of bad breath.
Tonsil stones treated with laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray in clinic.
Even tiny remnants after laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray can cause problems
https://medicalcaseoftheday.blogspot.com/2021/08/tiny-tonsil-remnants-with-micron-sized.html Those tonsil stones are micron size but...
Large sore tonsils cause tonsillitis, snoring and bad breath. But the NHS won't treat them.
Tonsils cause several different issues from sore throats to snoring and bad breath. Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray helps
Laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic may still leave tonsil stones needing a second procedure
Second stage laser tonsillectomy under local anaesthetic spray required
Very large tonsils need laser tonsillectomy under general anaesthetic using an operating microscope
Tonsillectomy by laser for very large tonsils
Tonsil stones form in crypts and holes in the tonsil. Here is one that is beginning to form.
Tonsil stones and tonsillitis can be treated under local anaesthetic spray using the carbon dioxide laser in clinic. A lunchtime procedure.
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