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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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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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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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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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, prevent us from falling ill and maintain good mental fitness. As top ENT specialists in Singapore, many patients with poor sleep, snoring and breathing problems come to see us…
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It might be you or your spouse who keeps on snoring but have you ever wondered why? Is the persistent loud snoring something to worry about? Can you just blame your snoring on having a blocked nose or is it something more sinister lurking beneath the loud snoring noise? Read on and find out why it is important to sort out your…
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Ever wondered why you keep on suffering from bad breath, sore throat or a feeling of something stuck in the back of your throat? Well, one of the possible reasons may be due to the presence of tonsil stones growing at the back of your throat! At our ENT specialist clinics in Singapore, the ENT specialist doctors see patients who turn up…
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It’s funny but even in this current Coronavirus circuit breaker (CCB) lockdown, some patients find it so difficult to breathe through their nose that they have no choice but to come see a top ENT specialist in Singapore for a checkup! Their blocked nose or nasal congestion can make it so uncomfortable for them to breathe that they are unable to sleep…
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Have you or your partner in Singapore been snoring loudly when asleep? Sometimes, loud snoring may also be accompanied by strange breathing sounds, choking or gasping noises punctuated by sudden silences due to pauses in breathing. In the daytime, tiredness and fatigue due to poor quality sleep may be a problem, with headaches in the morning too. Memory loss and feeling as…
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Have you noticed your child snoring? We see many children with snoring problems at our ENT clinics in Singapore. As a paediatric ENT doctor in Singapore, we know that many children snore occasionally, with about 10% of children snoring on most nights. So why do some children snore whilst others don’t? Snoring occurs during sleep when the child is breathing in and…
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