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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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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Have you ever suffered from itchy blocked ears? Most people would have experienced this really annoying ear problem at least once in their lives and it can really drive you crazy! We see many such patients with itchy ears or blocked ears at our ENT clinics in Singapore, with many having an irresistible urge to dig their itchy ears. Once you dig…
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Ear pain in children in Singapore is pretty common and we see many such cases at our paediatric ENT clinics in Singapore. As a parent, what can you do about ear pain or earache in your child? Ear pain in a child, especially if he or she is unwell or has a fever, should not just be dismissed as earwax. In fact,…
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