Do you find the above picture familiar when you look at yourself in the mirror? Or when gazing at your family or friends? Has persistent mouth-breathing eventually led to changes in a person’s facial structure and appearance? Sometimes, mouth-breathing may have gone on longer than you think! We often hear from parents how they thought mouth-breathing was “normal”. It’s quite common to…
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Some patients do not realise that their seemingly innocent ENT symptoms were due to tumours. Many people tend to think it might “just” be a blocked nose, or blocked ear, or “I guess it might go away soon” or “it’s just one of these things”. But frankly, only benign conditions will usually get better in 1-2 weeks. If your ENT symptoms don’t…
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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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Do you ever wonder what happens in a “typical” day of a top Ear Nose Throat (ENT) specialist in Singapore? Each day is so exciting for me as a busy ENT specialist! Every patient we see and treat is completely different, although they may seem to suffer similar ENT symptoms! I see my ENT patients at ENTcare specialist Clinic at Mount Elizabeth…
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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. Itchy ears can really drive you crazy! We see so many patients with itchy ears or blocked ears at our ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore. Well, many people have an irresistible urge to dig their itchy ears. Once…
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Have you heard of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)? Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection causes many cancers. So these include cervical cancer, anal cancer and also throat, tongue and tonsil cancers. In fact, HPV infection is the cause of up to TWO-THIRDS of throat, tonsil and tongue cancers! At ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore, we see many patients with sore throat and a…
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Ever wondered why you keep on suffering from bad breath or sore throat ? How come you keep feeling something stuck in the back of your throat? Well, one reason may be due to the presence of tonsil stones growing at the back of your throat! At our ENT specialist clinic in Singapore, we see patients who with recurrent sore throats. Some…
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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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Even though Singapore is going to go through one month of lockdown in April 2020 to try to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) viral infection, our ENT specialist clinics in Singapore continue to remain open to provide an Essential Service. Many patients suffering from ear, nose, sinus and throat infections will still present acutely with severe pain and swelling, discharge…
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