Have you wondered why your nose is always blocked? Why do you always find it so difficult to breathe through your nose? Breathing through your mouth will give rise to a dry mouth, especially in the morning. This means that little airflow is entering your nose at night when you sleep, due to a variety of reasons. Mouth-breathing is abnormal by the…
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Did you know that many people suffer from difficulty trying to pop their ears and keep trying to unblock their ears with all sorts of strange jaw or facial movements? The most important time that you really need to be able to equalise your ear pressures is during a flight, especially during flight descent and landing. The pressures building up behind your…
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Do you know that if you suddenly lost your hearing in one or both ears, you need to see your ENT doctor as soon as possible? If the hearing loss is severe, it’s not going to be due to “just earwax”! Sudden hearing loss is a rare but serious ENT condition in Singapore and we see see approximately 3-4 cases every month…
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Have you ever had an ear infection? If you have suffered ear pain before, then you will understand how terribly painful an ear infection can get. An eardrum infection can be even more painful than an infection of the outer ear canal, usually because the eardrum is inflamed and swollen, stretching the sensitive nerves of the eardrum to result in severe ear…
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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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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 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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So you’ve noticed this lump growing on or behind your ear for a while but aren’t sure what to do? Should you worry and get it removed as soon as possible? Hopefully, as an ENT specialist in Singapore, I can help you understand what to do and when to sort out your ear lump. At our ENT specialist clinics in Singapore, many…
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Have you noticed that you haven’t been able to hear as well as before? Hearing loss is pretty common in Singapore and can affect both young and old alike. But why do you actually have hearing problems? We see many patients at our ENT specialist clinics in Singapore with all types of hearing loss, which may be caused by ear infection, ear…
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Have you ever wondered why you need a healthy normal eardrum? The eardrum is a special ear membrane which protects the inner ear structures from infection and it also conducts sound to help you hear clearly. When the eardrum bursts or ruptures, there is a much higher risk of ear infection with hearing loss, ear discharge, dizziness, ringing sounds (tinnitus) and earache….
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