Are you suffering from a persistently blocked nose with loud snoring, causing difficulty breathing and a feeling of suffocating? Many people have a frequently or persistently blocked nose and depend on their mouths to breathe, but yet don’t realise that mouth-breathing is abnormal. Mouth-breathing usually means that your nasal airways are blocked, and this restricts the oxygen flow into your body, affecting…
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Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) problems in children are pretty common in Singapore, as well as all over the world! So what common ENT conditions trouble our little ones? At our ENT specialist clinics in Singapore, many kids present to us with blocked nose, persistent coughing and difficulty breathing, both during the daytime and at night when asleep. Noisy breathing, including snoring,…
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Did you know that the house dust mite is the Number one cause of nasal and skin allergies in Singapore? House dust mite (HDM) allergy can trigger off flare-ups of allergic rhinitis and eczema skin issues, as well as set off an asthma attack. But you can’t get rid of house dust mite problems just by cleaning vigorously away as the three…
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Tinnitus or “ringing in the ears” is a very common symptom in Singapore which affects many people, some of whom are so disturbed by tinnitus that they find it difficult to sleep, work or perform their usual everyday activities. But did you know there are many different types of tinnitus which patients come to see me with, as an ENT specialist in…
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Snoring is extremely common and often an anti-social habit that bothers your sleep partner, rather than you. But did you know snoring actually means there is a significant degree of airway obstruction going on when you are asleep? It’s not just a quality of life issue here that we are talking about. At The ENT Clinic in Singapore, many snoring patients come…
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I thought it was high time for an update on the very common problem of dizziness, giddiness, imbalance and vertigo in Singapore since my last blog on this interesting topic was a few years ago! That last blog on dizziness was extremely popular, so popular that one of my patients called me “the Queen of Dizziness” – I’m honestly not too sure…
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Have you been suffering from a persistent lump in your throat symptom? You might not be able to feel any lump on the outside of your neck but the obvious concern is that there might be a lump growing inside your throat. As a busy ENT specialist in Singapore, we see many patients who have been disturbed by a throat lump sensation,…
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Have you noticed a sudden annoying noise in your ear or ears recently? This is called Tinnitus, a word used to describe any humming, whistling, crackling, popping, screeching or ringing sound in your ear(s). The meaning of the word Tinnitus originates from the Latin term, “tinnire” : To ring or tinkle. Tinnitus is all about having the perception of a noise in…
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Are you thinking of having your tonsils removed? Having your tonsils removed with a surgical procedure is called a tonsillectomy, one of the most common procedures which ENT surgeons perform in both children and adults in Singapore. Everything you need to know about having a tonsillectomy is explained here, so read on! A) WHY DO YOU NEED A TONSILLECTOMY? There a few…
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Does your partner snore loudly? So loudly that you yourself have trouble sleeping?! Men usually snore much more than women, so it’s usually their partners who persuade them to come to see us at The ENT Clinic in Singapore. Of course, some women snore too but most snorers tend to be male. What are the reasons for snoring to occur in Singapore?…
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