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On this page, Singapore ENT doctor Annabelle Leong shares her thoughts on ENT conditions and questions asked by her patients. Given Dr. Annabelle’s subspecialty interests in ENT problems in children, as well as hearing, dizziness and balance problems, her blog posts will tackle these topics, in addition to discussing common conditions affecting sleep, snoring and sinuses. She looks forward everyday to helping her patients and their families get better from their ear, nose, throat and airway problems. Take a look at our blog and reach out with any questions or topics you want covered! Sleep well, breathe well, hear well.
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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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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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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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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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Did you know that many children often suffer ear, nose and throat problems for quite a while before their GP realises it’s time to refer them to a Children’s ENT specialist in Singapore? Some children may have had hearing loss which has gone undetected until the school decides to carry out a hearing screening test which shows that their hearing is abnormal….
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Did you know that many children often suffer ear, nose and throat problems for quite a while before their GP realises it’s time to refer them to a Children’s ENT specialist in Singapore? Some children may have had hearing loss which has gone undetected until the school decides to carry out a hearing screening test which shows that their hearing is abnormal….
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Everyone has had a sore throat at least once before in their lives but sometimes, your sore throat doesn’t seem to be getting better! So what might be causing your sore throat? In children and adults who come to see a top ENT specialist in Singapore, many have sore throats due to tonsillitis or recurrent tonsil infections. Other common reasons for a…
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Everyone has had a sore throat at least once before in their lives but sometimes, your sore throat doesn’t seem to be getting better! So what might be causing your sore throat? In children and adults who come to see a top ENT specialist in Singapore, many have sore throats due to tonsillitis or recurrent tonsil infections. Other common reasons for a…
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So what do you do if you have accidentally injured your nose or even fractured your nose in Singapore? As an ENT specialist in Singapore, we see a few nasal injury cases every month, both children and adults with possible nasal fractures. Sometimes, the nasal fractures are the result of having been involved in a traumatic fight or argument, but more often,…
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So what do you do if you have accidentally injured your nose or even fractured your nose in Singapore? As an ENT specialist in Singapore, we see a few nasal injury cases every month, both children and adults with possible nasal fractures. Sometimes, the nasal fractures are the result of having been involved in a traumatic fight or argument, but more often,…
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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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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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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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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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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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