Do you know that if you suddenly lost your hearing, you should 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. We see see approximately 3-4 cases every month at our busy ENT specialist clinic in…
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Did you know that many children suffer ear, nose and throat problems for ages before they finally see a Children’s ENT specialist? Some children may have had hearing loss which has gone undetected. The hearing loss is discovered at school during a hearing screening test. Other children may suffer a persistent blocked runny nose and breathe through their mouth. Their parents don’t…
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Everyone has had a sore throat at least once before in their lives. But what if your sore throat doesn’t get better? For patients who come to see a top ENT specialist in Singapore, many have tonsillitis or tonsil infections. Other common reasons include acid reflux (gastritis) and a chronic postnasal drip irritating your throat. DO I HAVE TONSILLITIS? A) If the…
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So what do you do if you accidentally fracture your nose in Singapore? As an ENT specialist in Singapore, we see a few nasal injury cases every month. Both children and adults may suffer possible nasal fractures after trauma. Sometimes, the nasal fractures happen after a traumatic fight or argument. More often, nasal fractures occur after an accidental fall. We also see…
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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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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 ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore, many kids present to us with blocked nose, persistent coughing and difficulty breathing. This can occur both during the daytime and at night when asleep. Noisy breathing,…
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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. It can also trigger an asthma attack. You can’t get rid of house dust mite problems just by cleaning vigorously away. The three species of house…
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Tinnitus or “ringing in the ears” is a very common symptom in Singapore which affects many people. Some find it difficult to sleep, work or perform their usual everyday activities. But did you know there are many different types of tinnitus? Tinnitus can affect children and adults, due to a wide range of ear, nose and throat conditions. Can Tinnitus Occur with…
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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 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 ENTcare Clinic in Singapore, many snoring patients come to seek…
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I thought it was high time for an update on the very common problem of dizziness, imbalance and vertigo in Singapore. My last blog on this interesting topic was a few years ago! That last blog on dizziness was so popular that my patient called me “the Queen of Dizziness”. I’m honestly not too sure what to make of that label! I…
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