Are you suffering from a persistently blocked nose and snoring, causing difficulty breathing? Many people have a frequently or persistently blocked nose and snoring. The don’t even realise that they are depending on their mouths to breathe. Do you know that mouth-breathing is abnormal? You only use your mouth to breathe if your nose feels blocked! Mouth-breathing usually means that your nasal…
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Do you know that poor sleep quality can lead to poor health and increased risk of early dementia? We now know how important good sleep is to keep us in great physical health. Good sleep helps to prevent us from falling ill and maintain good mental fitness. As a busy ENT specialist in Singapore, I see many patients with poor sleep, snoring…
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Have you lost your sense of smell? Hyposmia is the loss of sense of smell and it may happen because of many reasons, ranging from the common cold or flu, to sinus infections and nasal tumours. At our ENT specialist clinics in Singapore, we see many patients who have lost their sense of smell because of nasal allergy issues, nasal polyps and…
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Do you suffer from ear pain and blocked ear problems? Suffering from a painful ear and blocked ear are common problems which can affect your health and well-being. At our ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore, we see many patients with ear problems. Sometimes, ear pain and blocked ear may originate from the back of the nose. The nose and ear are connected…
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Have you been suffering from a blocked nose and blocked ear at the same time in Singapore? There is nothing more annoying than having a persistently blocked ear, blocked nose. These tend to affect your hearing by giving you this muffled hearing sensation. In addition, it becomes difficult for you to breathe through your nose. At ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore, we…
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Have you wondered why your nose keeps leaking mucus from one or both sides of your nose in Singapore? This commonly happens in both adults and children in Singapore but it isn’t normal. The nose is a highly sensitive sensory organ which can react to different changes around you e.g. temperature and humidity. So when is it time to have your nose…
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WHAT DOES HAVING A BLOCKED NOSE MEAN? Have you ever suffered from a persistently blocked nose? Some patients just cannot breathe through their nose. They depend on regular use of decongestant drops or sprays, just to breathe through their nose. This is not advisable due to longterm side effects of such off-the-counter medications! HOW LONG CAN I KEEP USING OFF-THE-COUNTER DECONGESTANT NOSE…
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It’s strange but true! Allergy problems of the nose CAN lead to dizziness or lightheadedness. Allergic rhinitis may cause headaches or migraines too! At ENTcare Clinic Singapore, many patients present with recurrent headaches and dizziness. They don’t seem to have a clear cause initially but nasal allergies may turn out to be the cause. This is especially true in children who can present…
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Blocked ear is one of the most common presenting symptoms at our ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore. Indeed, this can be very annoying and troublesome for many patients with ENT problems. Some patients report popping and crackling sounds in their ears. This is usually a sign of their Eustachian pressure tubes trying to clear and open up. CAN NOSE AND SINUS CONDITIONS…
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We’ve all heard of kids sticking things up their noses and not being able to remove them! I run a busy clinic as a paediatric ENT specialist. So I often have to fish out weird and wonderful objects from inside children’s noses. HOW DO I TELL IF THERE IS A FOREIGN BODY TRAPPED INSIDE MY CHILD’S NOSE? Sometimes, parents have actually seen…
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